This isn't my bottle!!??

This past weekend, we decided to introduce Jacob to one of his new sippy cups. He absolutely loves to suck on wet washcloths (like in the bath or when getting a clean face after a messy meal!) so we thought he'd enjoy a little bit of water. I suppose he was expecting something different to come from the spout, because when he got a taste of the water in his mouth, he grimaced! Let the journey begin...

Happy 4th of July!

Jacob spent his very first Independence Day swimming and playing at Grandmommy and Grandaddy's house. He had an absolute blast and would consider his first 4th of July a success!

With his new shades, ready to go to Grandmommy and Grandaddy's house

"You're a grand old flag..."

The obligatory family picture

He's a lean, mean swimming machine!

Jacob got to try out Grandmommy and Grandaddy's swing while we ate dinner and he had so much fun! Whee!!!

Playdate Fun!

Jacob loves that it's summertime and he gets to have his friends over to play. Although this mostly consists of just looking at one another and making random baby sounds, he really seems to enjoy it!

Last week, Emory came over to play. Since the babies are only two weeks apart, it's really fun to see all that they are learning to do and how they are growing.





Today, Jacob's friend Carson came to play. Carson is a "big boy" and is doing lots of things Jacob can't quite do yet, but it's fun to see what Jacob will be like in a few months! Jacob and Carson used to play together every day when Mommy worked, it's nice to have play time with both mommies present!

It was more difficult to get a picture of the two boys together because Carson is mobile. Luckily, we can still sit Jacob down somewhere and he doesn't move! Above is a picture of Carson exploring the game room and Jacob peeking into the picture in the lower left corner.

Jacob definitely looks forward to more playdates with his friends this summer!!

Happy 6 Month Birthday!

When I woke up this morning, I could hardly believe that six months ago, Jacob had just come into our lives. It feels like he's been here all along, yet he has changed so very much!

Jacob had a very fun and relaxing birthday, lots of play time with mom and dad (after the obligatory photo shoot, of course!). He continues to grow each and every day into such a fun, happy, silly little boy. We absolutely love seeing more and more of his personality come through and it's just shocking that he's not a helpless little infant any more!

Happy boy!

In the afternoon, Jacob tried out his new pool. He wasn't so sure at first (especially because the water was a bit chilly!) but got used to it after a few minutes. Each day he grows stronger and is able to sit up on his own a little longer, but after a while in the pool, he had had enough!

New Diapers!

Tonight, Jacob is doing a little test run of his new cloth diapers, the Bum Genius 3.0. We are wanting to switch to cloth full time, but decided it was best to try them out first. About a week ago, Jacob became a tummy sleeper, which started causing leaks out of his diapers and middle of the night changings. We are hoping that the absorbant cloth will remedy this situation.

As I write this, I notice that perhaps the cloth diapers have solved our problem, just not in the way we expected. The diaper seems to be a bit bulky (which is normal), but bulky enough to make our little one not be able to roll to his tummy as easily as before! Instead of rolling over a mere few minutes after being laid down, Jacob has fallen asleep on his back and is out like a light!!

I'm sure we'll keep you all updated as we become cloth diapering "pros"!

Does this make my butt look big???

Jacob loves the masculine color choice!

In a moment of defeat, Jacob resigns to sleeping on his back tonight!

Father's Day Weekend

Sportin' daddy's hat in honor of his beloved team, the Rangers

What a busy weekend! Unfortunately, Daddy had to work on Friday (boo!) but Jacob and Mommy had a nice time together. We went over to Mim and Poppa's house where Jacob hung out with Poppa while Mim and Mommy did some running around. Jacob just loves his Poppa!

Jacob couldn't wait to get in Mim and Poppa's pool on Saturday while we celebrated Father's Day with Courtney's side of the family. He loved "swimming" around, splashing, and playing with his cousins.

"Put me down, and let me swim already!"

"Hey, where'd you get your cool swim outfit?"

"Higher Poppa, higher!!!"

After church on Sunday, we celebrated Father's Day with Nathan's side of the family and had the opportunity to get in the pool again. Jacob is becoming quite the little fish! He had a good time hanging out with his Uncle Davis and Aunt Amanda, in town from New York, and Daddy's cousins Jennifer and John. By the end of the day, he was a very tired little boy and couldn't wait to get a good night's sleep in his comfy crib.

Swim time with Daddy!

With cousin Kaya and Grandaddy.

Right after his bottle. Jacob just loves when Grandmommy feeds him!!

Welcome Cousin Levi!!

On June 3rd, Jacob welcomed his cousin Levi Declan Blair. Levi is Jacob's fifth boy cousin on Mommy's side of the family and Jacob is just so happy to not be the littlest one anymore!!

Jacob loves getting pictures of baby Levi along with his big brother, Sam, and hear about all the things he's up to. We don't know when they'll meet, but we hope it's soon!

Levi, one day old.