Jacob and Friends

We've been pretty busy since our last post! You may notice in some of these new pictures that Jacob's hair is shorter - yep, he got his first U.S. haircut this past Wednesday - I took him to the salon that I go to. He did really well with the haircut part - I'm sure it didn't hurt that all the ladies in the salon were making over him, telling him how handsome he was!

On Valentine's Day, Jacob gave valentines to Mommy & Daddy! We also went that day to visit his daycare - we got to spend some time in his classroom and see all the kids he'll be together with. It's a really nice place - part of the church we go to.

He also went shoe-shopping on Saturday, getting his feet measured & sized right for some New Balance sneakers!

We've been out to eat with him twice - once to Culver's, once to Red Robin. Both times he ate hamburgers - no surprise there that he would like hamburgers being Chris's son!

Here are some things we're learning about Jacob:

1. He agrees with Daddy - everything tastes better with ketchup. (Won't touch zucchini without it)

2. The dogs would be fun to play with - on his terms.

3. Food is also fun to play with - on his hands, nose, face, sticking his tongue out with food on it still, spitting things out, "finger painting" with food on the table, you get the drift...

4. Toys & books are fun. What's more fun is to throw the toys or books. What's even better than that? Throwing them into the toilet, dog's water bowl, or the trash can!

5. He is getting more & more "expressive" - he's "talking" more & more, louder & louder - just can't understand anything still. He also gives hugs & kisses, blows kisses, gives high 5's, and is just starting to understand waving bye bye. He even kissed Rusty this morning through the crib rails.

6. He is getting around better, too - he is a much faster walker (not quite a run), he likes to walk backwards, pulling a toy or Mommy or Daddy, and he turns in circles, as in the Hokey Pokey "turning yourself around".

Here's some pictures from the past week or so they include a few with Braden, our friends Amy & Ben's little 2 1/2 year old son. We got together with them for dinner this past Sunday.

-Enjoy! Love, C&C&J