New tooth?

I don't have any new pictures to post, but hopefully we will remedy that this weekend! Since it's Labor Day, we are trying to think of something fun to do together out of the house before this school year really gets crazy. I'm pretty sure Jacob's working on a tooth--he's gnawing on his hand quite a bit and I think I can feel a little something coming through the gum. It'll probably take awhile for this first one to come down but it doesn't seem to be bothering him too much yet. It's been a busy but good week. Jacob has been eating more and more each day at daycare which makes me feel better about leaving him there. On Monday, he only took 1.5 oz all day so we were a little concerned, but once we figured out he needed to be wrapped up to eat well there he started downing those bottles like nobody's business. Micah continues to have potty success and everyone's still healthy right now, which is a blessing! Hope you all have a relaxing weekend!

Keeping Our Chins Up

Here's a cute video of Jacob enjoying tummy time. As you can see, he is doing a great job holding his head up. At daycare they are putting him in a Bumpo seat that helps him develop those muscles needed to  sit up. Unfortunately, his thighs are a bit too wide for the seat so I don't know how long that'll last :-) Today is Jacob's first full day in daycare. Dan took both boys in this morning so I wouldn't be focusing on that since today is also my first full day back at work. The goal is to just keep our chins up this week and navigate these new waters as best we can. On Saturday Dan watched the boys while I headed to a children's consignment sale with a friend. It was nice to get out for awhile and to get some really great deals on gently used clothing for the winter. I even scored a Spider-Man coat for Micah--that's his latest favorite thing. On Sunday night we went to our church's back to school bash, complete with inflatables, snow cones and hot dogs--in short, kid heaven. It took Micah a couple of tries before he got up the nerve to go down the big slide with the older kids, but he managed! A little girl came up to Jacob and me and said, "Don't take this the wrong way, but I think that's the chubbiest baby I've ever seen!" I told her I wasn't offended at all, and that I preferred chubby babies :-) I'm so glad to hear that our family and friends on the East Coast made it through Irene ok. I know there's been quite a bit of destruction in some places. It seems like no region has been safe from extreme weather this year. I hope the winter is uneventful, in that aspect, this year.

Firsts

 All ready for his first day of daycare!

 Micah enjoying the fruits of his labor

Well, I think we've finally done it (knock on wood). I think we're on the road to having Micah fully potty trained! Without going into too much detail, lets just say that we had a successful weekend with several reward parties :-) Micah loves parties, so we thought that would be a good incentive for him. What wouldn't he do for a chocolate cupcake with sprinkles? :-)

Today is Jacob's first day of daycare. I took him over at noon before I headed into work. I go back full-time next week so he'll be going in full days next week, but we thought a gradual start would be best. I hope he does well! I was encouraged to see a teacher in the nursery who Micah had when he started at this daycare over two years ago. It made me feel a little bit better about leaving him when I could turn him over to her instead of someone I didn't know as well. She's a wonderful, sweet lady. I know it's a good daycare/preschool he's going to--great facilities and teachers, low turnover, educational programming even for the babies--and that helps. There's a little boy in there only 7 weeks old. I feel blessed to have had these twelve weeks with Jacob. But it still hurts.

Happy Face

Here is a photo and video of our sweet baby! I don't know if it's possible, but I think he's almost outgrown another size this weekend. I don't want to jinx it but he's been sleeping 6-hour stretches at night if I top him off right before I go to bed. I hope it continues! We had a great weekend, with a bit cooler weather which allowed us to talk a family walk, and both boys napped on Saturday which meant we got to also! This Sunday was Jacob's first day in the church nursery because we were teaching Micah's class. He did great, but I had a hard time thinking about putting him in daycare next week. Me and every other working mom, right?

Dimples

Here are a few photos I took of Jacob and his room this morning. In the video you can see that he's got dimples--one on the left side and a small one on the right that I'm not sure is a "real" dimple or just a product of all the "cheek" he's got. He's a smiley boy most of the time and it doesn't take much to get a grin from him.

Look Alike?

As I was looking at this photo that I posted in the last entry, I was wondering if Jacob looked a lot like Micah did at this age. So, I posted a photo of Micah at 2 months old below. What do you think?

Full House

Last night was Jacob's first night in his own room. He did very well, waking up at the usual times and even slept 3 hours in his crib! This was the first time he has slept there for any length of time. I was a little reluctant to move him out of our bedroom since I like to have him close but it's only about 12 steps away from us anyway. Silly momma! I realized that now all the rooms in our house are full. It's a good feeling. I'll post some pictures of his room soon--it's the same Beatrix Potter theme we used for Micah but with more green accents.

This just in: Micah has started using "y'all" on a regular basis. Last night it was "Y'all done (with dinner)?" I guess it's inevitable that he will pick up some of those southernisms. I'll have to teach him some good yankee idioms to throw in there, though. A midwestern dad, an east coast mom (with a New England mom) and a southern birthplace. Our kids will have a lot of flavor, that's for sure.