A sad excuse

Jacob and I got flu shots yesterday. He seems fine, but my arm is pretty sore today. Too sore to do much typing, so pictures will have to do for now. Hey, I said it was a sad excuse!

Don't call child protective services. He really wanted to go in there!

Jacob playing in his toy from last Christmas. Yes, he is way too big for it. This lasted all of 5 minutes.

Standing on a pot. He figured this out all by himself. Climbing is a big thing these days.

Playing in his laundry basket. Notice a trend over the next few pictures...

Sitting in a Culver's bag. Note that the bag says "Good to Go." As is Jacob.


Sitting in a diaper box

Reading the Sunday paper. I think he was kind of annoyed that I interrupted him.


Slouching in his booster seat. He likes to do this, even though it looks horribly uncomfortable.

A dragon! Jacob at the MOMS Club Halloween party


The back of Jacob's dragon costume

Yes, I let him eat some Doritos for lunch. As you can see from his chin, he really enjoyed them.

Last but not least, someone spilled water at the party and Jacob helpfully sat in it to soak it up.

New Video (no sound)

There is a new video at the left. There is no sound, because it's mostly Mommy and Daddy cheering him on and it's a bit distracting. Jacob has figured out that spoons and forks (thankfully) are for more than just playing. He started feeding himself yesterday. Now he wants to do it all the time, especially using the fork. My new challenge is finding a good assortment of foods for him to practice on. So far, the easiest food is meat cut into cubes. Ravioli works well, too. I'm going to try banana tomorrow. He's been not as crazy about fruits and veggies lately if they aren't complete mush (like applesauce), so it could be a challenge. Maybe using a fork will make him excited about eating diced fruits and veggies.

Also, for those of you on the edge of your seat, I have been working on his 1 year photo slideshow. As with all things, it has been hard to find time to work on it lately. I was also very behind in loading the pictures, so I had 3 months worth to sort through. I've also figured out how to add in video clips, so of course I had to take advantage of that. The result: I may be finished with it by the time he graduates from high school.

Jacob Appleseed

Jacob went to the apple orchard today. It was a lot of fun. We rode on a hay wagon and picked some apples. Well, Jacob ran around in the tall grass and played in the mud while I picked apples. We had a lot of rain yesterday, so the mud was just perfect this morning. Jacob and his jeans approved. His taste buds approved too. This is one thing I would like explained to me: why does Jacob throw Goldfish crackers on the floor, but dip his hands in mud and then lick them off?

Anyway, after the apple picking, we walked through the pumpkin patch. Wait, I should correct that statement. I tried to get Jacob to walk through the pumpkin patch, but he was more interested in walking away from the pumpkins and trying to find more mud.

Walking in the tall grass at the apple orchard

Jacob's version of picking apples: off the ground

Another way to pick apples: out of the bag after Mommy puts them in

Checking out a pine tree--maybe getting ready to help pick out a Christmas tree?

Running out of the pumpkin patch

Standing near the pumpkins, but not TOO close

Pumpkins are too heavy to lift