Eight Months

He loves playing in his bed

 First time in the swing...

Napping at the zoo

Clapping (I love when Emma says, "Isn't that great!")

Enjoying his finger foods

Swinging Again

How he looked after Emma fed him for the first time

He wouldn't do "So Big" but a cute video of him playing.

Check out his wild hair. I love how crazy it is.

Sweetly sleeping

Breakfast time with helper Emma

He has the bottom two teeth as well as the top four

Yes, he is chewing on a clean diaper. It is amazing what you let the third child do if they are quiet!

At Eight Months Jacob...

• eats finger foods - O's, puffs, green beans, peas, carrots, potato, pears, peaches, bread, chicken
• has not found a food he doesn't devour
• rolls both directions and moves himself across the room by stringing his rolls together
• claps his hands
• does "so big"
• plays ball by rolling the ball back and forth with us
• plays peek a boo with a blanket
• sucks his thumb any time he gets a handful of an object whether it is my hair or a stuffed animal or a towel or Jonah's puppy
• is rocking back and forth on his knees
• sits himself up from laying on his tummy. His crib is his favorite place to do this
• loves to knock over blocks that I stack for him
• is super excited about Jonah's garage. He loves watching the cars come down the ramp.
• loves being outside and going for walks
• has six teeth 
• says dada and ba. Still no mama
• he is working on waving
• loves to read..when someone actually stops to do that with him
• still is working on his sign language. I have not been as consistent with his signing
• pulls his socks off all day long and chews on them
• still loves to blow on my skin
• gives intentional kisses to mommy and daddy
• enjoys skyping and interacts with whoever we are skyping with
• has CRAZY hair. We love it and I have no intention of cutting it anytime soon. It is so funny and sweet and a great conversation piece with strangers.
• enjoys his brother and sister, but especially his sister!
• does a great job in the nursery at BSF and church
• is INTENSE, opinionated, high strung and LOUD. He is very quick tempered and I am quite sure we have our work cut out for us with him.
• has had two ear infections in the past month.
• will only calm down for Mommy in the middle of the night
• reaches intentionally to be held
• tenses up and shakes when he is excited
• is over 22 pounds and wearing 18 month clothes - he and Jonah were sharing some shorts before the weather got cooler.

Seven Months

Seven Months Old

• loves to sit up and play with a basket of toys
• enjoys the mega saucer and has figured out how to move his body to get the saucer to slide across the floor to the other side of the room
• LOVES to be outside...he stops screaming immediately when he gets outside. We have found that putting him in the saucer on the porch while we eat dinner allows us some quiet and the ability to all eat at once
• still not rolling from the front to back - he has no interest in this
• still only says dadada - he makes LOTS of noise all day, but dada is the only real syllable he says
• really enjoys blowing raspberries on my skin - anytime he gets a patch of my skin he starts blowing
• has yet to meet a food he doesn't like and really doesn't appear to favor any particular foods
• is highly distracted when nursing by anything around him
• has had two ear infections in the past week - he was on amoxicillin for the first one which cleared it up but a second one developed in the other ear 
• has two teeth but there are about 6 that are waiting to pop through
• likes to bounce and bounce and bounce
• is a mama's boy
• has started eating cheerios - he is still working on the pincher grasp but is able to get some in his mouth
• eats a huge amount of food - 2-3 containers of baby food per meal and would keep eating if I let him
• has started taking longer naps in the afternoon YAY!
• likes to get a handful of my hair in his fist and then suck his thumb - in the midst of the ear infections this was his comfort in the middle of the night
• he is a very sweet and flexible baby. He has handled the transition to Emma's school schedule very well and does not fall asleep in the car, which is such a gift! He loves his siblings and spends most of his day smiling and interacting with them. He can definitely hold his own and is very loud out of necessity. We are so excited to see his personality continue to emerge. We love you so much Jacob Daniel!

Six Months

 Oh, sweet Jacob! You are already seven months and I am just now posting pictures from six months. At least you have pictures!

Six months, I feel, is the turning point. It is the month that you begin to regain some freedom and that precious baby starts to explode with personality and begin to do new things every day. We have hit that point! Here are a few highlights from this past month...

21pounds, 29inches (off the charts in height and 95% in weight)

knows and responds to his name

says Dadada

sits up unassisted

reaches for and touches the touch spots and flaps in his books

still does not roll from his front to back

spits up in very large quantities all day long

FINALLY Jacob can wear sunscreen. That opens up a whole new world of activities for us in the land of sun. This was his first trip into the pool. He LOVED it and just hung out. Since this visit we have gotten him a great raft and he loves to just chill in the pool and watch all around him.

Poor guy has these random bumps/blisters on his feet that show up and disappear within a day. He gets these a couple times a week for several months and the pediatrician has no idea what they are.

Sweet baby on the way home from the beach

Jacob went through a screaming stage where he screamed and yelled to experiment with his voice all day long. Thankfully that is subsiding some.

At the pier with Grammy and Poppa

I tried to capture a smile - this is the best I could do

He loves Emma's duckies and when he gets them near his face his thumb goes in...love it!

sitting up and playing

When Jacob gets mad he blows and spits. It is hilarious.

Sweet boy just snuggles me in church and then falls asleep. I love that cuddle time with him and as long as he continues this I will not be putting him in the nursery any time soon.

Five Months

First cereal...he LOVES food. He is now eating lots of fruits and veggies as well

My sweet boy! He is definitely a mama's boy!

This is how he sleeps at night. And, he looks so big in his crib.

I love the fat rolls!

His attention was split between the camera and the duck

Perspective

He is SO long. I am anxious to see how big he is at his six month appointment

So precious

I just want to kiss those huge cheeks!

Four Months Old

Happy boy!

Chubby Cheeks

Smiling at Jonah - only because Jonah was far away

Jacob plays with his feet all day long

Look how big I am!

Keeping an eye on Jonah

Sweet face! He has some cradle cap on his head and seborrhea between his eye brows

Not the best picture, but they are all in one together = success!

Sweet smiles from Emma and Jonah

Jacob is now 4 months old. At his 4 month check up he was 18.6 pounds (96%), 28.5 inches (99%), and his head was 17.5 (95%). He is a big, healthy boy! We love how squishy and solid he is! At four months Jacob is grabbing toys and putting them in his mouth. He loves to watch his brother and sister. He smiles and giggles at Emma all day long and starts crying when Jonah gets too close - within several feet. Jacob is not rolling over yet but he is rolling up onto his sides. He loves to stand and also likes to "sit" and play with his toys. He is a long way from sitting on his own. In general, he is super laid back and just goes along with the craziness in our daily life. I am thankful for that! He is cuddly and sweet and we love him so much!

Jacob in June

Jacob has figured out how to roll onto his side. No rolling over yet. Mike keeps reminding me that it takes time for the "Titanic" to turn.

He sweetly rubs the hand he is sucking with the other hand. Love it!

Oh! That smile!

He now sits in his highchair at meal time and enjoys seeing what is going on.

Sleeping with Monkey and rubbing his hand

He has grown out of the bouncy seat but still sits in it. Emma broke the bottom. She fell on him one night and broke the bottom of the seat, but thankfully Jacob was ok.

He has also outgrown his changing table on the pack n play. We are still using it, but he is far too long for it.

Sweet baby!