Daddy's little helper.

Some monumental moments of the past week or two:
Jacob so enthusiastically aided his dad with laundry and we had to document it. From what i hear, Jacob even pushed the button to start the wash...so proud.

Jacob tried peanut butter with no negative consequence, aside from a messy face and a new favorite food (especially when in mom or dad's sandwich).

Jacob not only learned about doing laundry, but he's taken to sweeping everything at any time. We just have to work slightly on deliberate and controlled sweeping motion.

Not a milestone, but of developmental interest: Jacob has taken to stacking things or putting things in order quite well. He also enjoys removing every toy or item in a bowl or bucket and then climbing in himself...as seen below.

(and he loves to remove his own shoes.)

Other things of interest: Jacob continues to go to the park and play with a ball the entire time. Today a little boy tried to take the ball from him but jacob clung so desperately to the ball that he belly flopped. It was hilarious. The boy gave up and Jacob was pleased to continue playing with the ball, holding it, and chasing it.

Our little boy is communicating well! He now says "up" as he walks up the stairs, uh-oh when he drops things, and blows kisses on occassion. He babbles and laugh all the time...and we are having a blast with this toddler!

a snippet of walking

Sorry for the crazy wind and ignore my talking! Other than that, here's the drunken old man Jacob walk from this past weekend.

A glimpse...

This past week Jacob gave us a glimpse of what kind of trouble we may be in for having such a high energy kid on the go. To preface this story, let us just simply review that Daniel and I are attentive, educated, and responsible parents, but it turns out that with Jacob that is sometimes not enough.

So, it was all a normal evening -Jacob was playing (aka: getting frustrated when his plane didn't magically shrink to fit through small places) and goofing around. He then had some dinner and even used his infant fork to play with some of his food!

After dinner, we let him continue to play with his infant fork and suck on the soft, squishy handle side, as seen below. In this scenario, the infant fork in question has metal prongs that are rounded (actually bulbous) at the tips as to not stab anything other than soft foods. Right.

Somehow upon his travels from the living room, where Daniel was, to the kitchen, where I was, he managed to insert the pronged end into his mouth and impale his soft palate. There was no fall involved nor anything to scare him and make him jump. It appears that jacob just outright got excited and jabbed the sucker back into his mouth.

Skipping right over the gory details, suffice it to say that our hearts stopped for about 5 straight minutes as we tried to assess the damage and next course of action. Fortunately in talking with nurses and doctors (our first call to the after hours number!), and because Jacob finally opened wide enough for me to glimpse the little wounds in his mouth...everything calmed down and hearts restarted. In all our nights with Jacob including the first anxious nights after his birth, that night was the stand-out worst. He was pitiful, in pain, unable to nurse, unable to sleep, frustrated, and exhausted. But, after that night, he never showed another sign of pain or distress.

Our lesssons learned:

First, Jacob won't be using a fork until he's 10.

Second, kids really are insanely resilient.

Third, Daniel and I realized that there will be more hearstopping moments such as this one as parents. And now we know our protocol for emergencies!

For those in need of proof of Jacob's resiliency, here's the little imp the following evening...with a block in his mouth.