9 Months Old!

Jacob has had a very busy birthday indeed! He spent the morning in Joyland at church while mom was in MOPs. When he got home, he was a very sleep boy because he seems to not want to nap at church! The day was full of fun time with mom and lots of snuggles!

Jacob was definitely in a much sillier mood than he was last month!!

Busy Bee

Now that Jacob is crawling more proficiently, our house has become quite the playground! He got his first official boo boo a few weeks ago, as you can see in the first picture. I felt so horrible, but realized it was the first of many to come!

Instead of laying on the floor playing, Jacob is now standing tall to enjoy his toys. This toy went from having no legs, to two, and now all four!

Jacob looooves his rocking baseball man that Grandmommy and Grandaddy bought him. He lets momma know he's ready to play by crawling to "Homer" and giggling at his face. Sometimes, he'll even start pulling him over to his play area!!

One of our first projects while baby-proofing was to get a gate for the top of the stairs. Jacob loves to play in his gameroom and it's a great place for him to explore safely. Like I said previously, he's pulling up on everything including the gate, which makes momma very nervous!

Time Flies

It doesn't seem so long ago when we used to lay Jacob on the floor (on his back) surrounded with toys to play. Now, it's hard to imagine! Each day, Jacob gets a little more adventurous and has crawled so far as the foyer and dining room. We had to lower his mattress (yet again) because he's pulling up on everything! Instead of going in his room after naptime and finding him awake but on his back, we find him standing up, waiting to be "rescued". It truly is such a fun time, to see him discover new things and develop his little personality. Probably the thing we love the most is how Jacob makes himself laugh! He'll be playing with his toys and just start cracking himself up. He truly lifts our spritis every day and makes us so thankful.

"Guys?? Guys?? Can somebody help me??"

In Loving Memory of Grandmommy

8 Months Old!!

This month's photo shoot was a bit different from months past. It was...shall we say, exhausting??? My how things change when babies become mobile!

Jacob thought it was so much fun to sit on his chair alone and discovered that it moved when he hopped. You can imagine what happened next, as seen in the progression below. By the third picture, I was convinced he was going to fall off, but alas, he did not.

Finally sitting still!!

Below is the one and only picture I took of Jacob in his 12 month onesie. Although I'd prefer to have his thumb out of his mouth for the photo, it was the only shot I got before he continually rolled over and crawled away. Argh.

Lean, Mean, Crawling Machine

Okay, so he's not lean, and he's certainly not mean, but he is most definitely a crawling machine! Baby gates and outlet covers...here we come!!!

Happy Birthday Brady!

Yesterday, Jacob got to celebrate his cousin Brady's first birthday. It's hard to believe that in four short months, we'll be celebrating Jacob's first birthday!!

He was so excited to celebrate with his three cousins, but was a bit sad that he wasn't able to participate in the fun games and eating of ice cream sundaes and cake! But, he still decided to be festive and sport the birthday hat anyways.

Jacob sought good advice from his older and wiser cousin, Brady. Oh boy, I see trouble in the future!!

The boys loooove spending time with Poppa, he's so silly!

Brady wasn't so sure about the cake, but after a few minutes he dug in and made a real mess!

After all the yummy treats and games, we spent some time outside swinging and playing. It was such a beautiful evening and we wanted to take full advantage of the mild weather. Jacob loves Brady's swing and can't wait for his own next year.