Haircut

The boys playing nicely together :-)

"Mmm, these 'knee' things can come in quite handy."

Losing hair, not weight!

Well, we finally bit the bullet and gave Jacob a haircut. His hair was beginning to fall down into his eyes all the time and he has ezcema on his cheeks so that wasn't helping matters! Dan got out the scissors and in a matter of minutes, he was sporting a shorter 'do. (Of course, I saved the clippings for the baby book!) We've been having a lot of sleepless nights lately because of Jacob's restlessness. I took him to the doctor to make sure he wasn't coming down with an ear infection or something but everything looks good. He's now about 22 lbs and 6 oz. He's obviously hitting another growth spurt as well, so he's back to eating in the night again. The teething has just been really tough for him and we're finally coming out of a rough week. I knew things were bad when one night, as I was trying to give Jacob some Tylenol as he was screaming and get Micah some dinner, Micah said, "Can we pray for Jacob to feel better?" Poor kid. I know he's probably been waking up at night with all the noise, but he never comes out of his room. He's a total stoic. As you can see from the pics, Jacob is becoming much more mobile, up and all fours and rocking back and forth. He and Micah have enjoyed playing with their nativity set over the last week. It plays music and there's  a star that lights up on top of the stable which has been a source of great amusement for the under 1-yr.-old crowd :-) (Also on the entertainment lineup: playing with feet and rocking out of the bouncy chair and onto the floor, followed by giggling.) Micah's been asking lots of questions about where the baby Jesus lives. In a manger? In heaven? In our hearts? How do you explain to a 4 -yr. old?

In a week from today, we'll be boarding a plane for Delaware! I hope Jacob's a good flyer, but just in case he's not, there will be Tylenol involved! Hope everyone is enjoying the holiday and balancing that with the extra tasks this time of year always brings. We're looking forward to seeing family.