Wild times at my house

Here we all are sitting ever so nicely!

Jacob, Presley, Hayden, Samuel, Carson, Keira & Olivia

Today I had a bunch of my friends over to play and we subjected the mummies to some wild times. At first when they all arrived I was all quiet but then I decided to let loose and demonstrate my vocal abilities by shouting loudly. Then my friend Hayden sampled the strawberries all down his new shirt. Presley showed us her new earrings and sat quietly while the wild ones ran around. My buddy Samuel showed us his toddling around the coffee table until he fell. Keira ran around trying to sample everyones cups and then she decided to join me in my box of toys (I think I stepped on her too). Olivia stayed close to her mummy but she did try to stick the bucket on her head (ya I like to do that too!). My friend Carson who is the youngest tried to stand up on the wood floor but his mummy didn't put gripper socks on him (don't worry Carson, I'll teach you how to stand on furniture!). We had a great time and I think we even managed to swap some tricks with each other. I tried to show how to stand up on my table toy but mummy foiled my attempt. Some of the others tired to help my mummy by cleaning up with my vacuum and broom and the dishtowels (mummies really like the help). Toys were a flying everywhere especially the ones in my hands (sorry to anyone I poked with my sword). It was a fun afternoon and it definitely tired me out, so I had to nap to restore my energy for tomorrow when my cousins come and babysit me. Hmm, I wonder what devious things I can plot!!!!

Vancouver Sun Run - Completed!

This morning started off different from any other that I have had so far. Mummy and daddy whisked me out of my cozy slumber at 5:45am and bundled me into the car for a short car trip to Mission where we took an even more exciting trip. My first TRAIN RIDE! We met up with some of daddy's friends and took the train past water, towns, other trains, boats and wood piles and finally stopped at our destination- Waterfront Station on route to the Vancouver Sun Run. When we got off the train there was a trillion people (okay there was actually only 54,000). Mummy and daddy told me that we were going to go for a very long walk with all these people and see all sorts of different sites and hear alot of music. That sounded fun but then we got stuck in a big jam of people and had to wait like forever. Mummy was worried that someone was going to walk over my stroller where I was sitting so she lifted me up to her shoulder and wow there were balloons everywhere (oh ya and tons and tons of people). When we finally got to move we had to wait in with another bunch of people for our turn to start walking (I'm not really sure why you have to wait to walk cause it's not like we couldn't use our legs).

So all this waiting around really tired me out so apparentally by the time that we actually started the walking part I had fallen asleep and missed the excitement of walking past the starting line. Mummy and daddy were enjoying the walk and when i woke up around 4km into the walk I got to enjoy all the noise and people around me. I saw people wearing tires on their backs, other mummys and daddys pushing two babies in one stroller and lots of colourful shirts.

I also got to eat on the stroll. Mummy had this technique where she would plop food onto my tray without stopping. She even managed to clean my sticky hands and face. Then when we wanted to go faster, mummy would walk in front of the other people to slow them down so daddy could zip me and him past all the slowpokes. It was very fun.

After an hour and 35minutes we made it to the finish line and daddy ran ahead to catch this picture of mummy and me

So there you have it, I have officially competed in my first ever marathon (and so did mummy and daddy). I think I might be able to take on a biathalon next!

It has started!!

Well this has been a very busy week for our little monkey. For Easter we bought him a potty seat for the toilet and this last Thursday, Steve sat him on it and he pee-peed in the toilet. He was very excited but then when we put him in the bath he tried to pee again and couldn't figure out where his stream was. This evening I put him on the potty again but no go until I put him in the bath and then he immediately peed and tried to catch the stream coming out.

So I'm not sure if it will be an easy thing to train him or not cause he appears to like peeing in the tub and making splashes on the water. Yup he's definitely a man in the making!!!

Then if Thursday wasn't exciting enough for him he decided to test the theory of gravity. The theory is if you put your legs over the sides of the crib and you have no fear, will you fall out painfully or tumble lightly. Well Grandma got to experience Jacob's first tumble from his jail bars. She put him down for his nap and shortly after listening to him play nicely, she heard him crying quite loudly. He wasn't in his crib but was crying beside the rocking chair not really sure what to do. Now you might think this would stop his climbing attempts but nope he's determined to master the technique and get out of bed lightly. This weekend, Daddy is putting the gate across the top stairs in case he makes an escape attempt while half asleep.

Jacob has also discovered that when mummy says "No" she really likes to repeat herself a thousand times and when that doesn't work she tries some other methods like dumping water over his head (now before everyone gets in an uproar it's because i had raw chicken on my hands and couldn't wash them quick enough so I grabbed the water glass beside me in the hopes that he would stop what he was doing). Well I soon discovered that water doesn't faze him and that he enjoys playing in it (Like duh mum cause he plays in the cats water dish all the time!) So I must now use my high panic "No" to get him to stop (and even then it's only for a few seconds). My son is unfortuately going through his rebellion stage now. When I say "No", he hears "Well sure go ahead" and so he climbs onto the tables, tries to pull things over, sits in my plant (cause he saw the cat do it) and touches things that he shouldn't. When I try and stop him he figures that if he throws himself backwards or cries real hard or stomp his feet that I'll give in. Most of the time i win but sometimes he wins in that I will let him do something as long as it's safe (I mean cat food won't hurt him and if he coughs up hair balls then I can clean it up)

Mountain biking

Good Friday was definitely a good day. Mummy bought me a nifty new seat and then she had daddy attach it to her bicycle. Then we loaded her bike and daddys onto the roof of daddys car and set out to Rotary trail for a little exercise. What a fun time, I got to sit in front of mummy and see everywhere that we were riding (of course I also got to expericence bugs in my teeth and eyes). We went for miles and miles and we rode over every bump there was.

Then daddy thought i should experience how mountain biking really feels so we jumped this knarly log and flew through the air and landed safely in the dirt. Okay so we really just posed for this picture but daddy says when mummy's not with us he'll take us for a ride down peach trail and we can be real mountain bikers!

When we got home, both mummy and daddy were whining a bit about how sore their butts were. I'm not sure why cause mine felt fine. I guess the folks just aren't made for this kind of riding!

Horsing around

On Saturday, Jacob went with his cousin Kristen to visit the horse that she has been learning to ride. Jacob had a great time meeting Jewel and even got to brush her and then go for a little ride with his cousin. It was great that he didn't freak out when he was put on her and even better he didn't fuss when Jewel gave him a kiss on the top of his head and left a bit of drool. I'll definitely have to take him riding when he is a bit bigger so that he will develop a liking for horses.

Two little monkeys

We have some monkeys in our house but they are not your typical monkeys. One likes to climb and the other one likes to talk on phones. They're both so darn cute though that we can't get upset with them for just being monkeys.



This is Monty the construction monkey wearing his fashionable tighty whiteys, construction hat and sporting his very popular cell phone.

Tough Love

Well tonight is the night that I try a little tough love on Jacob. For the last 3 weeks or so he has been getting up in the night and we have been giving him a bottle to go back to sleep. Well enough is enough and tonight we try to change this behaviour cause his mummy and daddy want their sleep back. So I have taken the day off work tomorrow and gave my mum instructions to load him up on food today and hopefully he will eat enough dinner and he will just sleep through. If not I fear that it may be a long night for the both of us cause he won't be getting a bottle. I'm not even sure if the reason he wakes up is cause he's hungry or if now it's because he knows that he can have a bottle to help him fall back asleep so he doesn't try on his own. Hopefully it's not cause he's hungry cause then I'll feel bad. But i figure when he starts throwing his food on the floor at meal times it's because he's had enough or he's just really picky:( and he should be able to go 12 hours without needing to eat again.
So wish me luck and hope that this habit doesn't take too long to break or one of us is going to be tired all the time!

Mud Fun

I love mud puddles! Today we went up to the property again and I got to play in the DIRT! I had so much fun, I went for a wheelbarrow ride, sloshed in some big puddles and sat on my rock pile.

A Boy's heaven

You dirty rat you!

On Monday we went to my cousin Tessa's 11th birthday party and I got to finally meet all of their pets. This is Bella and she tickles! I can now say that I have met a rat. Some day when we get some sunshine, my cousin Kristen is going to introduce me to her horse (I already know how to talk to them though).

I have had a very busy week what with getting two more teeth (mummy thinks they are my molars but I won't open my mouth long or wide enough for to peek). Today I learned how to say "Hot", "cat" and I got to practice my finger wagging and my "No,No,No" on mummy when she tried to give me back the food i had thrown on the floor. I also learned how to lie on my back in the tub and kick my feet and make big splashes. Mummy said that maybe we can go swimming this weekend so I can practice in the big tub.

I have also figured out to climb onto the kitchen chairs, onto mummy and daddy's window seat and how to slide down banisters (with some help). All in all I would say that it has been a very educational week and now I can email my uncle and brag about my teeth (see Uncle Roy - you can to get your molars at this age!!!!)

Hamming it up

Mummy said that I have been a ham lately but I'm not sure if she meant as meat or as being precocious! I have discovered a new drawer with fun pans in it. Mummy asked what we should have for dinner and I suggested - Baby back ribs!

Yesterday i turned 14 months old and I couldn't resist the opportunity to ham it up for the camera.

Later that day, daddy took me to Hope to have lunch with my sisters and brother cause they haven't been to see me or daddy in a really long time (daddy says it's cause they are "teenagers"). We had a great lunch and later when mummy got home from shopping she gave me a brand new peekaboo kiss book. Tonight we get to eat some of my cousin Tessa's birthday cake (yummy). Maybe I can try out my sthick on the rest of the family!

All in a day's work!

Every Monday, I help mummy with the housework. I like to take charge of the vacuuming and sometimes when mummy decides that it is her turn to run the hose around i like to let her know whose really in charge by unplugging the vacuum on her when she's in another room.

I also like to help with the polishing (cause when mummy does it she makes the floors way too slippery). Mummy gives me a cloth or I take one and then I wipe off all the drool spots that daddy leaves on the floors. Once we have finished that, I then like to go to the windows and point out all the spots (by personally touching them)that need to be cleaned so that I can see outside. Once all the housework is done, it's time for the laundry. I'm very helpful there too! Mummy has a hard time sorting the clothes into the correct machines so I have to constantly unload them and then shut the machine doors real fast so that she doesn't accidentally put the whites in with the darks. I know that mummy really appreciates my help because she always give me a treat and tells me to please run along and play!

For Sale!!!!!

I heard my mummy say something to daddy about putting me up for sale! Now i know mummy likes sales cause she says that she can get things at good prices. Daddy likes to buy tools on sale too. But I don't quite understand why mummy and daddy want to buy me cause they already have me and all the fun things that I do. Like the last two days I have been a little grouchy. I'm not sure why but it seems that I have been wanting to sleep lots but when I'm awake everything makes me upset. I get upset when mummy puts me down, when she doesn't give me the bowl that I want, the drink quick enough, when she puts my coat on, when she takes things away from me and well you know how the rest goes. Grandma thinks that maybe I'm cutting another tooth and that this ones not as easy as the others were.
Now so you all don't think that I have been a grouch the whole time I have managed a few happier times this weekend. On Saturday, mummy and my auntie Kim and uncle Frank went to see Mike Holmes in Vancouver. He was very entertaining and I clapped and shouted for him. Then auntie Kim let me run over pushy peoples feet when they tried to block mummy from walking with us. On Sunday, we went up to the property and laughed as daddy tried to start a fire with wet wood. Then mummy let me drive in the drivers seat with her and when she asked me if I enjoyed driving I replied a resounding "NO". That night we went to help uncle Frank eat birthday cake and I got to have fun with my cousins. But on the drive home I was cranky again and making my parents wonder if some monster had taken over my body.

Skating Fun

Today mummy and I went skating with Keira and her mummy and Ellenor and her mummy. I had lots of fun cause mummy pushed me around in the stroller really fast and then she put some funny little two bladed skates on my boots and stood me up on the ice. At first it wasn't fun cause I was very tired and I didn't really want to stand up but then she let me play in this cool car and she carried me around and skated really fast.

Then she showed the other mummy's how to spin around and make themselves dizzy. Mummy said that she wants me to really like skating so that we can share these fun times together. I think I could learn to really like it.

Here's my friends and their mummys pushing them

Fully Protected

On Monday, mummy took me to the store to buy me a pair of bobskates and some protective gear. Since I couldn't wear the skates in the house she thought I should practice with my new helmet and pads. I thought I should at least practice with my car too to see if they can withstand running into walls at full speed.

I thought I might also need some protection elsewear but mummy said this wasn't the right peice of equipment for that.

Weekend Fun

I have had a very fun weekend. On Saturday morning I got to hang out with the boys and we went to the park and played on the slides, swings and climbers. I had fun eluding mummy everytime she tried to take my picture and she finally had to ask one of the other mummies to hold me to get a picture of me near the tube. I even got to go down the slide by myself and this time I didn't bonk my head.

Mummy and I tried out the swings together and then I got to sit on the big swings on my own (so mummy could take my picture).

I was running around and even managed to fall into the dirt and get it all over my face. Being a boy is great cause mummy didn't even try to wash it off right away.

That night after all that playing rough, mummy thought I should have a treat so I got to have a bubble bath. She filled the tub up super full and ran lots and lots of bubbles into the tub. Then she showed me how to blow them all over the place. I thought they looked tasty and tried to eat them but then found out they don't taste as good as they look.

Today, mummy, daddy and i went grocery shopping for some fun food for me. Mummy put all sorts of fun things into the cart and daddy ranted and raved about not being able to find things (it's a good thing mummy didn't go to Stuperstore). When we got home i got to have lots of great foods like cheese sticks, pudding and rice cakes.Later that day we went to visit my Aunty Lisa and goofy Uncle Mark. I got to play the guitar, chase the dogs and cats and talk on the phone. I was even practicing my sharing by giving my aunt a piece of my rice cake (she didn't seem too fond of it though).

Tonight I got to have another bath and well I have been having a few accidents in the tub lately that have caused a few short tub times. I'm not sure what all the fuss is about, most of it floats and at least i didn't make a diaper dirty.

Happy Valentine's Mommy!

Since I lurned to type yesturday (sorta), I werked realy hard on my spelling so I cood rite a pome for my faverit purson:

A Valentine for my Mommy

Mommies are not rare, thoe good ones are quite preshus.
They love to love thare famlees and cope with Daddy's messes.
They let him act romantik (or get him drunk) so maybe
they can get him ware they want him... in bed to make a baby!

Then when they got us in them, they put up with the puking
and hope that Daddy clues in and helps out with the cooking.
They let us kick thare innards and make thare bladdurs pop;
and even seem quite happy when at last our waters drop!

They grunt and grone and howl and moan and sweat a pail or two,
They push down low and huff and blow (sometimes they even poo!)
As many watch, we leave thare crotch, beneath deflated tummies;
to be wiped down (I was quite brown) and given to our mummies.

Her love for me was instint, like a pakaged cup o’ noodles;
and seemingly unending (her and Dad adore me oodles).
They brott me home and showed me to thare fuzzy kitties three,
and littel did I know it, we became a family.

Thru many munths (some sleepless) mummy spared me from her wrath;
Despite some bitten nipples and me crapping in my bath.
I figger I have soiled ‘bout a thousand pounds of Pampers;
I’ve lurned to empty drawers and to upset londry hampers.

But most of all I lurned to trust my mummy to the bone.
She says that I am preshus too and made hur house a home.
And even when she calls me “brat” I know that I’ll be fine,
‘Cause she’s the world’s best mummy and she’s my Valentine!

Lots of luv and drool,
Jacob

Jacob's account of things

Mummy has been doing a really good job of writing in my blog and writing down what I tell her to, but I thought it was time that I type down what my thoughts are since i have been reading lots and I figure I can tell everyone what I have been doing. So here goes

Well first I did this
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Needles

Well we survived the dreaded day of taking Jacob into to have his one year shots. Steve and I were dreading these sets of shots because Jacob is now old enough to realize what is coming. Amazingly he did great. The first shot was in the muscle of his arm and he didn't cry until it came out and then when his daddy hugged him closer he guessed what was next. Two more shots one in each arm. By the time the third shot was over, the poor guy was in tears and didn't want to be cuddled cause he was afraid there was more. Luckily that was it and when the health nurse blew some bubbles and he tried to catch them he was over his crying. then if that wasn't enough, I took him with me to the doctors and had his lungs checked out to make sure his cold hadn't progressed to something else. Well he was not happy that he had to sit confined against me while the doctor listened to his chest and checked out his throat and ears, he probably thought he was going to get poked again. Needless to say, I'm sure that he didn't think today was a very fun day. Hopefully tomorrow will be better and he can play with his friends and have some fun at the park.

Busy, busy, busy

This weekend has been a very busy one for me. Friday i had the babies come over to play and we got into all sorts of things. I showed them my cupboard of dishtowels and we had fun scattering them all over the floor. I also played a fun game with mummy where i would bash my toys on the glass coffee table and she would say something in a high voice and then toss me around. I think she had fun too!

Then on Saturday I went for a nice long walk in the carrier on daddy's back while mummy walked beside us making faces at me. When we got home, I didn't really want to sleep so mummy and daddy had to help me with it (No we didn't knock him out!). After I got up from my nap, mummy took me shopping. I helped her pick out a new boobie sling. Of course I just liked to pull the tags off the clothes when she strolled too close to them. After ahwile I got sick of sitting in my stroller so she let me walk from one end of the mall to the other. You should see how much glass there is to smush your face up against. On the way home we stopped at the park near my grandparents house and I got to play at all the fun play areas. Mummy let me go down the slide by myself twice but I ended up bonking my head so I wasn't too happy. I had lots of fun and then we stopped to see Grandma and Grandpa before heading home.

On Sunday we went for another walk (in my stroller this time cause it was spitting out). We walked over to Grandma Hatzl's and I got to help my daddy fix a chair and ride the vacuum. On the way home I fell asleep in my nice soft sheepskin. Once again though I made mummy and daddy help me fall asleep when we got home. I blame it on this cold that I have, it feels better when mummy and daddy hold me. After my nap we went for a car ride to visit some friends and found out they have another new baby. they have lots of nice kids to play with and they even let me play with their toys.

Now just in case you think that all I did was play this weekend. I also learned to say "more" (but sometimes I still like to scream for more), "Bib" though sometimes it sounds like "bub" and I have learned to use some sign language to tell my parents what I want. I still get frustrated and have learned that some things just annoy me cause my hands can't do everything.

My memorable part of the weekend was this afternoon when I decided that I needed to join daddy in the shower cause he looked like he was having too much fun. So when mummy opened the shower door to hand daddy something, I took that as my invitation to step in. Of course I still had on my shirt, onsie and diaper but they were minor problems. My goal was reached, I was standing under the spray with water falling on my head. Okay mummy did eventually rescue me from from wet clothes so that I could enjoy the experience au natural.

Mummy has said that tommorow is not going to be a very fun day so she's glad that I had such a good weekend. I wonder what she means by that????

Checking out the new backyard

Today was a very busy day. This morning we went up to visit my new backyard. Mummy got me all bundled into my mucky clothes so I could walk around and check things out. I found out that my new yard is very, very muddy and mummy said that hopefully by the time we move up there we will have some grass planted so that I don't end up covered in mud everytime i step outside.
I also found out that I have my very own tire to swing on. Of course I had to taste it to make sure that it was safe to use and it was so mummy let me go for a swing.

I think I might like this new place once it's all done. There's all sorts of things that I can get into up there.

Then this afternoon we went shopping and I got to help mummy and daddy look at doors and windows. I was being very good so mummy let me out of my stroller to walk around and i met all sorts of friendly people when i was pushing my stroller into them. It was a very full day so I had a very late nap and now I'm raring to go all night long.