Toilet Paper

As I was prepping lunch today, I realized that it was rather quiet in the living room. So I went and checked, and he wasn't in the living room. He was in the bathroom discovering the wonders of toilet paper.

Jacob and the toilet paper

Another Tooth!

Yes, that makes seven, and three of them in the last nine days. Poor baby. Now if only he would learn to eat with those pearly whites...

(Sorry, no pictures this time.)

Hello, Christmas card readers!

I've uploaded some full-resolution versions of the Christmas card pictures, for those who were asking for them:

Christmas Card photos

Next, we finally managed to capture his elusive lip-playing noises on video—check it out. I swear, we did not teach him this. It's all a Jacob original. (For those paying close attention, "Goose" is our Jacob nickname.)



We've also captured some great photos of Jacob doing some of his current favorite things. He loves brushing his teeth—any time he sees Mommy or Daddy doing it, he demands his toothbrush so he can play too. He is also fascinated by watching the washing machine rotate—good thing we got that front loader! And finally, he loves cruising and switching from one piece of furniture to the next.

Toothbrush, Washing Machine and Transferring

As for the current tooth count, Jacob has six! He cut two last week, he'll be cutting another any day now, and another sometime in the next couple of weeks. And his eating is slowly getting better. He occasionally likes jarred food and he loves the little Gerber puffs, but that's about it.

Merry Christmas everyone!

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