Updates

I don't have any new pictures yet, but there are a few things we wanted to share.

We had snow last week--about 6 inches--and it stuck around for about 2 days. Jacob never got to play in it because he had a runny nose and I was keeping him inside. Yesterday, it was 50 degrees so Daddy took him outside to play. He apparently had a lot of fun splashing in the mud. Today, it's snowing again! I'm not sure Jacob really knows what is going on. Every time we leave the house, it looks different outside.

We're making some progress on learning body parts. He already knows "eye," and he'll show us his tummy but doesn't say it. He calls hair "nice," because we taught him that you touch people's head nicely. I guess that's something! When he says that, I always tell him, "yes, that's nice hair" so he'll hopefully catch on some day. He's been trying to put things in his ear recently, so we're trying to teach him "ear." He calls it "eye." If we correct him, he corrects us. It's pretty funny.

He has enjoyed playing with light switches for quite some time, but now he knows that they turn things "off." I might be combing my hair in the bathroom, and all of a sudden I hear "off" and then I'm in the dark. He also likes to be the one to close the garage door when we come inside. He always says "off" when he pushes the button. Close enough for now.

One other thing is that he is finally learning what "hi" and "bye" really mean. He will say "hi" when he sees someone, or if I'm on the phone. He just recently started saying "bye" when he leaves the room or if he wants you to think he's leaving. Then he will come around the corner and say "hi" again. Just this morning he said "Hi mama" to me, and that was pretty cute. He's been trying to put 2 words together, but most of the words he knows are objects, so it doesn't really work. We know he's working hard though! His friend Scarlett knows a lot of words, so I think he's picking some up from being around her. They have these really cute "hi" back-and-forths.

He should be up from his nap soon, so that's all the updating I'll do for now. Hopefully next time I can have some new pictures. I just need to get some that don't have him running away from me.