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Check back in this album as we have more fun Halloween adventures to come.
Friday, October 31, 2008
Happy Halloween
Our Halloween adventures began on Thursday with trick-or-treating at Blizzard (John's work). Here is our little farmer.
Check back in this album as we have more fun Halloween adventures to come.
Check back in this album as we have more fun Halloween adventures to come.
Monday, October 27, 2008
It's Haircut Time
It was definitely time. It's been 10 months since his last professional cut and I just couldn't maintain it any more. So, we went to the kids hair cutting place today and this time I remembered the camera. What do you think?
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| Haircut |
A Busy Saturday
We took Jacob to the Pumpkin Patch on Saturday. Normally, I'm not too fond of places like this, since pumpkins do not grow in mall parking lots with fair rides. But, we took Jacob to an actual pumpkin farm last year, and we have just been so busy that a quick trip to the mall was about all the energy we had. And he had a great time looking at all the animals, having his first pony ride, and riding a train.
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| The Pumpkin Patch |
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Birthday Bash
We went to the birthday parties for Noah and Elexia a week ago and had a marvelous time. In a couple of weeks, we will be heading to Hannah's birthday, so stay tuned for more pictures.
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| Birthday Bash |
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Naptime Woes
Perhaps most parents struggle with naps at some point. Today, I apologized to my own mother for being a difficult napper, because Jacob follows in his Mama's footsteps (my dad loves to point out that diaper is "repaid" spelled backwards- well, daddy, I'm certainly being repaid now).
Jacob has always been a difficult daytime sleeper, and I have tried many different things. I have a pretty scheduled routine, that slowly gets altered over time as things work or don't work. I have tried putting him down earlier, later, taking toys and his beloved "Thummie" away, sitting with him, napping with him, leaving his pre-sleep CD on while he tries to fall asleep, and the list goes on. Some days some things work, and the next day it won't. I never know. I do know that he is too young to give up a daily nap, and I am unwilling to deal with a very cranky toddler all afternoon if he doesn't nap. It's days like today where I wish I worked so at least I wouldn't have to deal with the nap routine 5 days a week.
So here's today's story. After following a normal pre-nap routine, I place him in the crib and go downstairs. Pretty soon, I hear him hooting and singing. I think to myself that it's not a good sign, but sometimes he'll fall asleep on his own and I leave him be. After 45 minutes, I go check on him, and remove everything but Thummie. Fifteen minutes later, I go in and take away Thummie. Sure enough, as I leave the room, he begins screaming, and I tell myself that he will tire out and fall asleep. Fifteen more minutes and the phone rings. I talk to my parents for approximately half an hour, going up to check on him once, when the screams had died down and believing he was done. When I get off the phone, it has now been an hour and 45 minutes since placing him in the crib, and he is alternating between crying and being quiet, so I go check on him. He is standing in the middle of the crib, but his diaper is in the middle of the floor. He has nothing but his shirt on. Our little boy is expressing his redheaded independence (please God, let this next child have brown hair). No, thankfully no poop in the diaper, and no mess in the crib.
He did finally fall asleep after another 15 minutes.
Jacob has always been a difficult daytime sleeper, and I have tried many different things. I have a pretty scheduled routine, that slowly gets altered over time as things work or don't work. I have tried putting him down earlier, later, taking toys and his beloved "Thummie" away, sitting with him, napping with him, leaving his pre-sleep CD on while he tries to fall asleep, and the list goes on. Some days some things work, and the next day it won't. I never know. I do know that he is too young to give up a daily nap, and I am unwilling to deal with a very cranky toddler all afternoon if he doesn't nap. It's days like today where I wish I worked so at least I wouldn't have to deal with the nap routine 5 days a week.
So here's today's story. After following a normal pre-nap routine, I place him in the crib and go downstairs. Pretty soon, I hear him hooting and singing. I think to myself that it's not a good sign, but sometimes he'll fall asleep on his own and I leave him be. After 45 minutes, I go check on him, and remove everything but Thummie. Fifteen minutes later, I go in and take away Thummie. Sure enough, as I leave the room, he begins screaming, and I tell myself that he will tire out and fall asleep. Fifteen more minutes and the phone rings. I talk to my parents for approximately half an hour, going up to check on him once, when the screams had died down and believing he was done. When I get off the phone, it has now been an hour and 45 minutes since placing him in the crib, and he is alternating between crying and being quiet, so I go check on him. He is standing in the middle of the crib, but his diaper is in the middle of the floor. He has nothing but his shirt on. Our little boy is expressing his redheaded independence (please God, let this next child have brown hair). No, thankfully no poop in the diaper, and no mess in the crib.
He did finally fall asleep after another 15 minutes.
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Who Needs Toys?
Every parent learns the lesson at some point or another that children are much more interested in found objects then toys. Many of the pictures in this album show examples of the found objects in our house that become some of Jacob's favorite things. Today, it was unsharpened pencils, the shovel in the backyard, and a green paperclip.
Some of the pictures are while I was in Texas, at the annual MOPS convention and Jacob got to spend four fabulous days with Daddy and Grandma and Grandpa. Thank you, Grandma and Grandpa for teaching Jacob his first alphabet letters! Jacob can now correctly identify "X" and "O" thanks to the very large tic-tac-toe board at the park. He even attempted to draw them tonight. I'm so proud!
Some of the pictures are while I was in Texas, at the annual MOPS convention and Jacob got to spend four fabulous days with Daddy and Grandma and Grandpa. Thank you, Grandma and Grandpa for teaching Jacob his first alphabet letters! Jacob can now correctly identify "X" and "O" thanks to the very large tic-tac-toe board at the park. He even attempted to draw them tonight. I'm so proud!
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| Who Needs Toys? |
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