Jacob visits Grandma and Grandpa's

Although Steve (the dog) is not in the frame for many of the pictures, Jacob's eyes are on Steve in every picture in this album. He is fascinated by dogs.

Grandma and Grandpa's (Thanksgiving)

Incrediblock

Here is Jacob with his new toy! It's something he can pull up on, and it has lots of blocks for him to shake and put in his mouth. He seems to like it a lot so far.

Incrediblock

9 Months Old!

We can hardly believe it ourselves. He is 9 months old! He is also 30 inches tall (76 cm, Jay) and 20 lbs.! Wow! Jacob still only has four teeth, but he is busy as can be exploring his world. He is still working on pulling up on furniture, but once he's up, he's cruising away!

Here are some of our holiday pictures (we had to save some for Christmas). I also included a couple of Jacob cruising along the coffee table today.

Holiday pictures and early cruising

Halloween, and then Jacob stands!

Jacob got to go trick or treating at Blizzard on Tuesday. But we forgot the camera. We did get some pictures of him on Halloween, though, before going to visit the neighbors. He makes a totally adorable Snoopy.

Jacob has also been crawling all over the place, still dragging his belly. He has started to pull up though, mostly on us. But lo and behold, we discovered him in his crib today. I think it's time to lower the mattress!

The last seven pictures show Jacob about a week ago crawling down the hallway. Enjoy!

Halloween, crawling, and standing

Jacob Likes Yogurt

As many of you already know, we have had our difficulties trying to feed Jacob solid food. It has been an uphill battle all the way. So recently we have been trying to be more flexible, maybe try some different approaches to feeding, just to see what works and what he likes.

Well, he likes yogurt, if we let him eat it his way. It's quite messy and entertaining and a lot easier than spoon-feeding. This was a fun experiment and might be worth trying with some other foods as well.

Videos from around the house

We've captured some fun Jacob moments on film for all to enjoy. First, here is a video of our typical bathtime experience nowadays. He does this every time we put him into the tub—he's really enjoying his new game.



Although now, we have to close the shower curtain because he splashes so hard!

Next, here he is with one of his toys—it's a block with a piece you can pull. It looks like a frog leg. When you pull it back, it retracts and makes the block vibrate. Now, we've enticed him with this before by showing him how it works, but we didn't expect he'd find a way to operate it on his own. (It helps to have teeth. His current count: four!) Well, he sure proved us wrong:



He's pretty darn clever! It never ceases to amaze us.

Jacob Has Surgery

Jacob had surgery, again, yesterday at 7:00 am. Jacob developed another lump on his bottom, in a different spot from before. They did the exact same procedure as done previously. Unfortunately, we don't know what causes it, how to prevent it, or whether or not he will get any more. The procedure was in some ways much easier this time, as we knew what to expect, and it was done so early in the morning (Jacob only complained about not getting his breakfast for about 20 minutes before the surgery). Also, because it was taken care of so quickly, the infection was much smaller this time, and should heal faster. He fell asleep in the car on the way home yesterday morning, and then slept for almost 3 hours! Other than that, he has been his happy busy self. Now, we just hope he doesn't get any more of these darn things.

To demonstrate how well Jacob is doing, I included pictures of him at dinner last night.

Jacob's sippy cup