Sorry that it has been a while since I've last updated this blog. Things get so hectic with a baby and I kept telling myself that I will post one day soon. Two months has been long enough!
Chris and Hannah
Chris has been super busy the past two months. He has had done two rotations in Intensive Care and Internal Medicine. Both of these rotations required a lot of time commitment at the hospital and at home. He's looking forward to his next rotation because he'll have more free time to spend time with us and also work on his residency project.
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| Chris finally has his ninja turtle buddy |
I've been doing good. I feel like I am enjoying my time at home with Jacob a lot more. It's so much fun to watch Jacob grow and learn. Jacob has finally gotten old enough where he can go on playdates and I'm starting to arrange playdates with other moms at church. Now that Jacob is taking longer naps, I've been enjoying having time to sew. Still working on a cross stitch Christmas stocking for Jacob. I joke with Chris that the number of kids we have will be determined on how frustrated I get with making these Christmas stockings. They are so much work and the idea of having one or two kids just so I can stop cross stitching sounds pretty good.
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| Jacob and I hanging out |
Jacob
Jacob is doing great! He is the sweetest boy in the world. Constantly happy and social, it's fun to see different aspects of his personality come out. He loves to play games all day, especially games of anticipation like peek a boo. He also enjoys being scared, you would think a person jumping out of no where would scare him but he thoroughly enjoys it. Jacob is starting to turn into a bashful little flirt. Whenever someone comes up to him and says hi, he'll smile and the bury his face. He does this with women all the time. He loves to smile all day. He is the easiest baby to get to smile. All you have to do is smile yourself and he immediately gives you a big smile. He is also good at smiling and acting cute in front of the camera. You can tell that he is very smart and intelligent. He is constantly aware and alert about his surroundings and wants constant stimulation. He loves playing with household items and is always wanting to explore new things.
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| My sweet, bashful little boy |
Last month at his 6 month check up, Jacob weight 19 pounds and 5 ounces (I think now he's close to 21 pounds) and 28 inches long. His weight percentile jumped from 23rd to 80th! He's such a chubby chunk now, but in the cutest way possible. On his 6th month birthday, Jacob cut his first 2 teeth. Then with in two weeks, 2 other teeth broke through. He now has all four of his front teeth visible and he's starting to have a toothy grin. Jacob is currently working on learning how to walk. All he wants to do is to stand all day long and recently he has figured out how to walk forward with help. He refuses to learn how to crawl and he is determined to walk upright just like his parents. He has started eating solid foods and he is such a great eater. Everything that we have offered him, he has been open and great with eating it. His favorite foods are squash, sweet potatoes, pears, oatmeal and banana cracker wheels. He's especially likes eating crunchy things since he has big, sharp teeth now.
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| Jacob loves helping Mom out with laundry |
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| Cute in my backpack! |
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| Don't I look so cute? :) |
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| Love playing with the washing machine! |
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| I'm big enough to be in the big tub all by myself |
Last weekend Grandma and Grandpa Newman came to visit us. We had a wonderful time with them! Jacob instantly bonded with both of them and thought it was the greatest when Grandma Newman talked to him. It was really funny watching Jacob converse with Grandma Newman. While they were here we went to the zoo and Jacob had a blast. He loved seeing all the different kinds of animals. His favorite parts of the zoo were the bird house, corral fishes, and goats in the petting zoo.
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| Jacob with his Newman grandparents, Curt and Teresa |
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| Having fun at the zoo with Grandpa! |
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Riding the train after a fun day at the zoo!
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Thanks everyone for your patience. I know it's been awhile since the last post. I hope in the future I will do better with updating, but it's kinda hard to do when you're having so much with this little guy!
