Taking advantage of the weather

When I get home from work, I always take Jacob outside for walks. We like walking to the mailbox. Jacob loves playing with the stop sign post on our front lawn. He also likes to hear cars go by and make funny faces like the one below. As the flu season appears to be getting worse and RSV shots in a week, Jacob is finally on lockdown. He will be homebound until March. Sad, huh? It won't be as difficult as last winter, but we are lessening his interaction with people and crowds more than before. SOOOO...if you're visiting or planning on visiting, please make sure you are NOT sick and be prepared to wash your hands...A LOT! =) He's an expert in walking and now just exploring how to 'speed walk' or in other words, RUN. He's so curious. He picked up random leaves and branches and tried putting it in his mouth. I'm like...Kiddo!! whatcha thinkin'?!!? I like that he's exploring his environment, but it makes me really nervous. Looking for Gracie...

Playing with grass...not a big fan of it. However, now he'll walk on it.

Told you...he's not a big fan.

This is me asking if he wants me to pick him up...hahaha...look at his face.

The pole to the stop sign that is on the corner of our lawn.

He is so adorably cute!

This is how small he is...very small compared to an average 12 mth old.

He's probably tired of me taking pictures of him every 2 seconds.

Aww...look at me...I just wanted one decent picture of us together before he pushed and shoved me away. He so cute. I think he looks a lot like Jeremiah in this picture. He's fast! His first pair of stride rites...loooooove their shoes. I rate them higher than pediped, robeez, see kai run shoes, nike's, and department store shoes. Gracie trying to squeeze herself through the bottom of the fence as we walk by the side of the house.

Jacob signing, "MORE."

Playing outside

The weather outside is absolutely gorgeous today! We woke up, had a great breakfast, and watched the 179th semi-annual general conference on our computer. It was nice to be home and listen to the general authorities speak and not worry about Jacob walking all over the overflow causing problems. We had a few, "Jacob, no uh-uhs" but we were able to enjoy the entire session. After watching conference, Jacob and I decided to go outside and soak up the sun a little bit. Plus, I wanted him to get used to walking with shoes. We had a lot of fun in the backyard, but Jacob wasn't too thrilled when we went walking in the front yard. =)

Here, we are just getting ready to go on our weekly trip to the farmer's market in town. This week, it was just the two of us. Jacob was soooo good in the stroller. We had a fun day, except for when a lady almost backed up into the stroller in the parking lot. She was LITERALLY millimeters away from hitting it. Fortunately, Jacob was already strapped in his carseat in the car. Anyway, as she backs up past the stroller, she rolls down her window and says, "I'm sorry! I didn't know a baby was in there." I was like..."Uh...really??!?!?" Yeah, I wasn't too happy about that.Jacob is wearing a jacket Grandma Horn got for him when he was in the hospital, like a year ago. LOL. He fits it now.

The jacket matches Grandpa Horn's jacket. I guess they're supposed to be twins one of these days.

WARNING: Lots of crying in this video, but the smile in the end makes it all worth watching!

Up and around

Walking

Jacob's new horse

Daddy surprised Jacob with a new toy...a rocking horse! Jacob is a little reluctant to ride it because it's unfamiliar, but I'm sure in a few days, he'll be brave and ride it. It's pretty neat. It neighs and makes galloping sounds. The head rocks back and forth and the tail does too. I really like Robeez, Pedipeds, and See Kai Run shoes, but didn't feel like driving all the way to Modesto or Pleasanton for the mall to get them, so I stopped by the Tracy Outlets and bought what I could find. Fortunately, we were able to find Nike walking shoes that were on clearance for $20 and the lady discounted it to $15 because it had some dirt marks on the side. Again, because it's new, Jacob doesn't walk in it just yet. By the way, he's a size 5...bigggg feeet! Jacob is pouting because I took a toy away from him. He likes to chew on everything, especially paper and reading books. In this video, I took a piece of plastic toy away from it.

Our baby is walking!

Jacob is walking! YES...walking!! He began taking small steps about a week and a half ago. This weekend he took more steps and walked all over the place. He is such an amazing boy. I am so so sooooo proud of him. It's so much fun watching him walk too. He gets so much better each day. Jer and I kept calling each other to look at Jacob as he walked from point A to point B. It's such an amazing feeling to see your baby walk...it's indescribable! I tried catching it on video, but he'd stop, drop, and crawl over to grab the video camera. I'll work on getting it on video because it's a must see!

Thank you Aunt Maricia for Jacob's absolutely adorable beanie! We love it! It comes with a pair of mittens too. We're getting ready for winter...

Thank you Grandma and Grandpa Sorensen for Jacob's blanket! He looooves it! We do too!
And...a thank you to Aunt Sokimna for Jacob's BYU shirt. I think Jeremy loves it more though. Hehehe...

Milestones & BYU boys

Jacob has picked up a lot of new skills in the past month.

1. Jacob is learning how to walk. As of late, he has taken six steps all on his own. With help, he is able to walk around for much longer.

2. Jacob can pick up food and place it in his mouth.

3. Jacob has six teeth; four on top and two on the bottom.

4. Jacob still sleeps with us. Despite the kicks in the ribs at two in the morning, we honestly would not have it any other way. We joke around about how nice it would be if he'd sleep in his room, but we'd rather cuddle with him any chance we can get.

5. Jacob has learned how to squiggle and squirm out of his bumbo. (3 months ago)

6. Jacob is transitioning to whole milk. We are on day two and it's not looking too good.

7. Jacob can climb very well.

8. Jacob's favorite song for me to sing in the car is, Sally the Camel and The Green Grass.

9. Jacob loves to play with my ear lobes.

10. Jacob loves to kiss me. Sometimes he likes to sneak in a bite...ouch!

11. Jacob bites.

12. Jacob has learned how to turn the knob to get the water ready for his bath. (He learned this all on his own! It totally surprised me.)

13. Two things will keep him totally still...one, Taylor Swift and two, cleaning his ears with q-tips.

14. Jacob hates strollers and carseats.

15. Jacob loooooves to be read to.

Below are some pictures of Jacob.

Jacob is standing right next to his first outfit, first pacifier, and first sized diaper.

First diaper and curent diaper ...
He's getting taller...

Jacob with his first Halloween costume...(check October 2008 posts for pics of him in this costume)

My BYU boys...Jacob with his cousin, Eli Jacob

All About Jacob

Crawling around while waiting for his Nanny Edith to arrive. Jacob doesn't cry when I leave to go to work. However, he does cry when Edith leaves. He loves his Edith. We love her too.

Jacob's first haircut given by Grandma Horn. He was soooo good. He didn't cry at all. As a matter of fact, he was more curious than he was scared. I was so proud of him. His new cut. It looks so good. Grandma did a fabulous job!

Grandma and Jacob after the cut. Grandma gave him a luxurious bath afterwards...what a package!

During the cut...(somehow the pictures aren't loading in order...don't know how to fix it)

You'd think a size 24-36 month costume would fit, but we were wrong. The turtle costume was sooo cute, but we had to return it because it wouldn't zip up all the way.

One of Jacob funnies...climbing on EVERYTHING! It's Taylor Swifts fault. The other day she was on TV singing and Jacob climbed up on the bean bag...stood there looking up, listening to her sing. We were surprised bc he was still for a good two minutes watching her sing. Now, he does it all the time.

Jacob funnies #2...banging on the laptop. We bought him one so he could bang it all he wants, but NOOOOO, he'd rather bang our laptop. As soon as he sees the laptop, he drops what he's doing and reaches for the keys while on his tippy toes to hit the keys. He's very funny.

The NICU support group meeting held monthly. This is our good friend, Aimee Hensley, and her miracle daughter, Julia Grace. She is only 6 1/2 month old. She's as long as Jacob...hehehe.

A MUST SEE: This is what happens when I say, "No...uh-uh, Jacob."