8 Months Old

I can't believe it but Jake is 8 months old today! He is crawling everywhere and getting into everything! He has started pulling up to his knees and sometimes feet when he holds onto the couch. I know he will be walking a lot sooner than Sam did just because he is trying his best to keep up with Sam. He is such a good baby! He can say "Dadadada", "bubbabubbabubba" (which is what Sam says Jake is going to call him - Bubba), and he says "mommamomma" but only when he eats which is more likely moremoremore than momma! He loves to eat and is a very messy eater. He does not mind having his hand in his mouth with a full bite of food. He has 3 teeth and he is not the teether that Sam was. Jake lets you know he is teething about a week before the tooth actually comes in. He will wake up in the middle of the night numerous times, he is EXTRA cranky during the day, and he drools everywhere! Jake loves to follow Sam whereever he goes, which one day will get him in trouble! He has also learned to defend himself against Sam. Sam tends to get right in Jake's face to talk to him and this weekend Jake started swinging his arms and hands and actually hit Sam in the face a time or two. Of course Sam just thought it was funny but one of these days Jake is going to ball up a fist and sock Sam for aggravating!

I just can't believe he is already 8 months old. Here are a few pictures of Jakey!

School has Started

Sam started 3K yesterday and loved it! He is going 3 days a week this year instead of just 2. He did not have any of his friends from last year in his class but that did not stop him from already making some new friends. His teacher this year is Ms. Margaret and there are 8 boys and 3 girls in the class...Ms Margaret has her hands full! I am a bit nervous at how he will do this year because they have more independence. I knew that he had to be potty-trained before school started so I assumed that the rooms had individual bathrooms in them and I was wrong. When he has to potty he has to go across the hall into the little boys room and then come back into his classroom once he's done. I guess my concern is because sometimes he still needs a little help to pull his pants back up...he has his momma's butt!

Noni's Eventful Carpool Yesterday Morning: Sam decided half way through the carpool line that he needed to potty (he would NOT go before they left the house). Noni asked him if he could hold it until he got into school and he said yes but since it was the first day of school the carpool line was extra slow so Noni took Sam and Jake inside the school for Sam to potty. Sam finally got into his classroom and had a great day! Tomorrow will be the big test...he will be dropped off at the curb with the teacher aides and must walk to his classroom by himself!

Here are a few pictures of the boys from last week. Jake thinks he can do anything his brother can do!

Jake is 7 Months Old

What a weekend! Jake was 7 months old on Friday, cut his 2nd tooth on Saturday, and started crawling on Sunday! I can't believe how much he has changed! He loves to follow Sam around and I had no doubt that he would start crawling or walking before Sam did just because he would want to keep up but wow it did not take him long to master crawling or pouncing! He will be in the middle of a crawl and just stop and then all of a sudden he pounces forward like a cat. It's hilarious! He has also started eating Puffs! I remember going through a ton of Puff cans with Sam and Jake is not showing any signs of being any different. He took his Puffs with him to Noni's today and when I set them on the counter he pitched a fit until I gave him one!

Here are some pictures of him crawling and his new tooth he proudly shows off!

Below is a video I took of Jake laughing. Sam was running around like a wild man behind me...Jake thinks he's crazy!

One More Month Until MDO Starts

We have had a great summer! It has been extremely busy but so much fun! The latest adventure we had was Alan's 30th Birthday!! We took Sam to the beach and Jake stayed home with Noni & Pappy! We had a blast and did whatever Sam wanted all weekend. I was a little surprised when he said he wanted to play golf (putt-putt) because we had never done that before and since he is 3 I did not think it would interest him that much but boy was I wrong. Sam LOVED putt-putt! We made it through 16 of the 18 holes and the only reason we did not finish is because it was already 9:30 and we had to wait at every hole...Sam does not have the best patience! Once we left all we heard about the rest of the trip was putt-putt (which of course makes Pappy very happy)! I found a place in Pelham and Trussville that have Putt-Putt so we can take him one weekend.

Sam Update

Today was the first day of school for most of Shelby County and it was obvious with the increase in traffic. Sam and I counted 13 school buses between our house and Grandmas. Sam kept asking when he gets to go back to school. He loves school and has been ready to go back since July! I can't believe it but he starts 3K in September. No more walking him into his classroom you just pullup and let him out of the car in the carpool line. This is great news for Noni since she is the one that drops him off but I can't believe he is ready for this already! Time is really flying by!

Jake Update

Jake will be 7 months old tomorrow. I can't believe how much he has changed in the last 2 months. He rolls around everywhere and will be crawling before long. He actually gets on all 4's and scoots his legs but does not move his arms so he ends up face first into the carpet! I am not sure if I am ready for him to be crawling! He loves to be outside or in his stroller so he can sit up and watch everything that is going on around him. He is such a happy baby!

Nothing else to report except that we are ready for football season!! ROLL TIDE! We will be going to Atlanta for the first game and spending the day with James and Melissa! We are always chasing the kids around when we are with them so we should have SOO much fun on our short trip without kiddos!

Jake's 6 Month Doctor Visit

We took Jake for his 6 month checkup yesterday. He is 19.7lbs and 27.5" long which is 80% for both weight and height. The doctor said he is healthy and doing exactly what he should be doing at 6 months old. He had 4 shots and did not like them at all. His face turned red and he got really mad. Once I picked him up though the tears stopped and he started laughing as we walked out of the office! He's a trooper!

When we got home I immediately went to check Sam's baby book to see what his measurements were at 6 months because I would have bet that Jake was longer. I was wrong! Sam weighed 21.8lbs and was 28.5" long and in the 90th percentile. I guess I just forgot what a big baby Sam was but then again Jake is not that far behind him. I can say that Jake does not have the head that Sam has and probably never will!

**Jake's 6 month doctor visit pic above...Sam's 6 month doctor visit pic below!

YEA for Sam!

I am so proud of Sam! He is finally potty trained! We cut it a little close on getting him officially potty trained because he could not have started 3K in September until he was able to go the potty by himself. I took a day off work on Thursday, July 2nd and told him that he was no longer wearing pullups and that he'd be wearing big boy pants.

He has been using the potty for 13 days and we are now on our 9th day without an accident!!! He only had 3 accidents since he started using the potty!

He also learned on Friday how to stand up to t-t (at first he was sitting down to t-t)! He thinks its funny that when he t-t's standing up it makes bubbles!! We did reward him with chocolate/m&m's when he goes to the potty which has been a big hit! I went last night to get an M&M out of the jar and he said "Momma did you go potty because you can't have one until you go potty"! Needless to say I put the lid back on the jar and walked away because I did not have to go potty!

Jake is 6 Months Old

I can't believe it but Jake is 6 months old today! He has changed so much in the past few months! He is learning to sit up by himself and he is starting to scoot (he goes backwards but at least he's moving)! He also rolls EVERYWHERE! Sunday he was about to roll into the kitchen and Sam ran over to him and grabbed his legs and pulled him back into the middle of the den! It was hilarious and Jake just grinned the whole time. Jake is learning to put up with his brother but I don't think it will be long until Sam gets his payback!

Jake's new trick is to blow bubbles. He is constantly making some of the funniest noises with his mouth. He also says "dadadadada".

Jake is also eating baby food at every meal and loves it! So far he is not a picky eater! This past weekend I started putting him in his highchair to eat and he gets so excited because he knows its time to eat! He is not a messy eater at all. He is a bit greedy because he eats every drop of every bite and grunts for more if you are not fast enough between bites! He is eating either 2 fruits or 1 fruit and 1 vegetable at each meal along with a 4-6oz bottle which is great because he is only eating 3 times a day now instead of 4! He does get a juice bottle late in the afternoon to keep him content until dinner!

I am taking Jake for his 6 month visit tomorrow so I will post his measurements later this week.