Now I Know My ABCs

I'm playing catch-up. I didn't realize that it's been almost a month since the last post.

The biggest news from the past month is that Jacob knows his letters! It started off with just a couple (O and Y), and then he added a few more. Suddenly, in what seemed to be overnight, he knew almost all of them. He has an alphabet puzzle that he really likes to use in showing off his new knowledge. He loves to tell us which letters to draw on his doodle toys (Aqua and Magna). When we go shopping, he reads the letters on the building. The one thing he doesn't know yet is the alphabet song, but I'm sure that will come someday. He still confuses some of the letters that look similar, but he's figuring them out quickly. For awhile, he would tilt his head and call a Z an N, but now he calls it a 2. I'm not sure if that's a step in the right direction, but it's pretty funny. We are very, very proud of his letter accomplishment.

Jacob had a very busy Halloween. He wore his costume several times, yet we had trouble getting a picture of him wearing it. Either he wouldn't wear the hat, or he wouldn't stand still. We attended 3 Halloween parties, plus took him trick-or-treating for the first time. He caught on very quickly that when he rang the doorbell, someone would come to give him candy. After a few stops, he started pointing out things he could see in people's houses--like stairs, a dog, or a TV. It was pretty cute. We only went to about 10 houses on our block, but he came home with a bucket full of treats.

Jacob at the MOMS Club Halloween party, not cheating at the bean bag toss game

Sitting with his friend, Scarlett the fairy princess

Oh, so that's what his costume is! He's Curious George!

Curious George with his bucket, ready to trick-or-treat

Jacob's first-ever trick-or-treat stop, the neighbors across the street

Counting his loot at the end of the night. He may have sampled some, too.