Mama's Birthday

My birthday was a week ago, so here are a few pictures from the weekend's events. John and Jacob had a great time mixing and decorating the cake, and we had fun playing with the new camera.

Mama's Birthday

We are still trying to figure out what exactly we are going to do to add baby #2 (the gosling) to the website updates, so this blog address will probably change soon. We'll keep you all posted. Have a great Monday!

A Message From Jacob

Hi, everybody! This is Jacob. Thanks for reading my website. Mama is letting me do my very first post ever.

A lot has been happening around here lately. I am very busy learning new words every day and perfecting my art skills.

Mama says something big and special is going to happen soon (March 21 to be unofficially exact.) Mama and Daddy have been looking at a bigger car and Mama is sleeping a lot more and eating lots of chocolate chip cookies, which I love to help make.

Mama wanted me to post these two pictures, too. Have a great day. Love, Jacob

** Remember to click on the picture to see the whole album.

Jacob's post

Little Artist

Another of Jacob's favorite activities is to color. We like to use the high chair because he is contained and any marks on the tray wipe off. We had fun this afternoon with the bag of markers.

little artist

That Darn Goose!

He threw his shorts in the toilet! And we have locks on our toilets!

Jacob demonstrates mastery of hats

Jacob knows all about hats. Here he is, sharing his knowledge with us.



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Little Reader

Jacob loves books. No, let me rephrase that. Jacob LOVES books. A big part of every day is spent with books, whether we are reading to him, or he reads to himself. Since most of my higher education has had to do with how young children learn to read, and children's literature, etc., I find his fascination with books truly incredible. The first thing he wants to do in the morning is read stories. We now keep a handful of books in his crib, and in the morning and after nap, he sits in his crib and reads to himself for 20 minutes or more. It's amazing that we can lose Jacob in our home because he has disappeared behind the rocking chair in his room to pull tons of books off the shelf and read them. Now he knows how to put them back on shelf, and he's very particular about which book he wants to look at. It's so fun to have him run up to you with a book in his hand. The other day, we took him to the book store, and he thought that the aisle full of board books was (almost) as amazing as the ceiling fan section of the home improvement store. We were able to set a bunch of books on the floor, and Jacob had a great time deciding which ones to actually buy. And now that he has a bit of language, he is able to point to things that he recognizes and tell us what they are. I love it. I pray that our son will always love books and reading as much as he does now.

Reader of books

Vocabulary Lesson

“mama”- me
“da-dee”- John
“daw-tee”- dog and a variety of other unidentified objects
“haw-tttt”- turning on the stove, any mug, or a sidewalk in the sun
“hatt”- anything that is placed on the head, including toys, books, etc.
“eez” or “deet”- keys, cheese
“nnna-na”- a banana, or a picture of my mother
“(breathe in and make a meow sound at the same time)” – cat
"hi, hi, hi, hi"- used at random times
Will repeat after you if you say it: up, apple, kitty, any of the above

Study up. There will be a quiz.