New Accomplishments

Jake is changing and growing all the time. It seems each week he's doing something new. Yesterday he played in his exersaucer for the first time. He loved it. He plays with all the toys and spins around in his seat.


He decided that it was time for him to sleep through the night. Joel put him to bed at about 9pm and we didn't hear a peep from him until 7am! It was a great night of sleep for all of us!

Thanksgiving

Here's some pictures of Jakers on his first Turkey Day!

As promised

Here are a few recent pictures of Jake.







He had his two month check up today. He weighed in at a healthy 13 lbs 9 oz and measured 24 1/2 inches. Both his height and weight are in the 90th percentile. He also survived his first set of shots. He cried some, but I think it was mostly because he was hungry. I had started feeding him while waiting for the nurse to come and he was very upset that I took away his bottle!

Random Occurence in November

Today while Jake was napping, I was outside helping Joel prepare the yard for winter. With the "help" of the dogs, I had finished picking up all the sticks, had rolled up the hoses and put them in the shed and decided to sweep all the mulch back into the mulch beds. As I was doing so, I felt a sharp prick through my glove on my thumb. (I was wearing those little little gloves for winter.) I thought to myself, "Wow, I must really have a sharp little piece of wood stuck in my glove." I looked down and much to my surprise, I saw a bee stinging me. What in the world!?! I thought all the bees were either dead or "hibernating". Needless to say, I made sure that bee wouldn't live to see next summer!

Homemade wipes

For those of you who like to use organic and homemade products for your babies, here is an easy recipe for homemade baby wipes. I've been using them on Jake for about 2 weeks and they've worked great!

1 paper towel roll (cut in half so it looks like a toilet paper roll)
2 cups water
1 tablespoon baby oil
1-2 tablespoon(s) baby wash

Mix the water, baby oil and baby wash together. Place the paper towel roll in a plastic container of your choice and pour the water mixture over it. Let is set for 10 minutes or so then pull out the cardboard center of the roll. The wipes then begin from the center.


I promise to post some new pictures of Jake this weekend. But for an update --- he smiles a lot, is trying to talk a lot, giggles a bit, and has learned to play/interact with his toys -- especially those with eyes.