IT'S FOR SURE NOW!!!!!

Okay so the walking thing is now official! Jacob has finally decided to get both feet working so no more walking in circles with the right foot. I say it's about time since the kid has been standing on his own since he was 7 months old and he has been dancing on his feet while standing for the last month. I figure if you have that much balance you gotta be walking and finally he has blessed us with his cowboy walk. Look out ice rink here we come!

Toboggan fun!

Of course the weekend that we pick to go to Whistler to play in the snow, it not only snows here but it actually stuck! So not one to waste the opportunity presented we decided to have a snow day today. We drove up to the property and bundled Jacob up in his snowsuit and drove into the virgin snow to make our mark.

This is Jacob's second snow experience and he handled it much better than when he was 2 weeks old. Of course he couldn't move with all his clothes on and he didn't make a sound either (so not really sure what he thought of all the white stuff), but we liked it. We brought our toboggans and sledded down our driveway and then we made some snow angels. If it wasn't so cold I would have thrown a couple snowballs.
Now I can't wait for next year when I can build a little outdoor rink and we can go skating!

My first toy truck

What is a boy without a truck? Today when we went out I couldn't resist getting Jacob his first truck (suffering a little guilt that we are going away). It is a Mega-bloc dump truck that he can scoot around all over the place. I swear that boys know instinctively what to do with trucks cause he had it figured out without me showing him what to do with it.
My sister can say that I swore I was never going to buy lots of toys but hey it's a truck and it doesn't come with a whole bunch of little pieces that will drive me crazy .

So I will sit back, smile and watch my little boy make zoom, zoom noises while he crashes into things and runs over the cats.

Life is good!

First Sleep-over

I am going to spend the day and night at Gramma and Grandpa's tomorrow cause my mummy & daddy are going to Whistler to have fun in the snow. Mummy says that they have to haul all my stuff over so that I will be able to sleep well and so that I don't wiggle when Gramma tries to feed me. On Sunday I am going to Church but mummy says that I will miss the sermon cause hopefully I'll be asleep but if not i can peek through the window and watch everyone. Maybe Grandpa and Gramma will take me out for lunch or maybe Christmas shopping so i can point out what I need.
I'm not sure how i will feel when Mummy and Daddy aren't there to put me to sleep, hopefully I will be able to sleep okay. Maybe Gramma will sing songs to me or Grandpa will give me a long cuddle.
I hope Mummy & Daddy bring back some snow to play in cause i want to try out my new tobaggan and snow gear.

Mummy's special helper

Mummy needs my help alot and one of the things I like to help her with is putting the dish towels away. As you can see I am very good about making sure that they are all put away properly. Mummy really appreciates my help cause she told me that she couldn't do this without me.

I don't want to jinx this but......

I think we may finally have the sleeping through the night issue resolved. For the last couple weeks, Jacob has been doing great with the sleeping. He has been sleeping through from about 7:30-8pm to around 7am and he's been going to bed without crying. He is usually so tired that he goes to sleep fairly quickly but sometimes he lays in his bed and plays, pulls his clothes off (if they are not attached by zipper or buttons), throws some or all of his soothers out of the bed or the new one is learning to climb the crib rails. He is also usually in a good mood when he wakes up and will sometimes play in his crib before he lets us know that he wants to be up.
Now all I have to do is get him used to his playpen so that he will sleep in it when he goes to his grandparents for babysitting and for when Steve and I go away. I think though that as long as we bring his nice comfy bedding that he should be okay.
I'm really happy about this as I was despairing that he would be one of those kids that decided he didn't want to sleep through the night until he was 5 and then I would have to have the Super Nanny come and give me heck for doing something wrong. Now all I have to do is learn to sleep through the night myself and life will be peaceful.

My Baby took baby steps!

Jacob took his first steps yesterday evening. I was playing with him and holding up some toys when he finally decided to test those feet of his on his own. He was so excited and Steve and I were encouraging him that he had the biggest smile on his face. He took three steps at one point but he is still not quite sure how to get the left foot forward. He has no problems standing and bouncing around though cause later his Grandma showed up and he danced for us all when we put some music on. He had a very fun evening and even gave me a cuddle after he tried to walk. So now everytime he is on the floor now we will be encouraging him to try some more steps and it won't be long before he will be flying all over the house on two feet instead of a crawl.

10 months old

Our baby is 10 months old today and time is just zooming past.

Jacob had a fairly uneventful day today cause he was up lots last night (I think he is catching my cold). We all went grocery shopping and Jacob decided that he should touch all the frozen items in the cart. Then thinking that he might be ready for his nap (cause he did fall asleep on the way home) we put him to bed when we got home and the little turkey decided that he wasn't really all that tired yet. He played in his crib for 2 hours before he finally drifted off for an hour. His schedule today is all messed up now cause he had a very late lunch and is now occupying himself by taking all the papers out of the shredder and eating them himself. So with half the day shot I decided that his 10 month pictures should be outside in the rain since that appears to be our weather options. So here is he is in his nice new raincoat ( I can't wait till he walks and splashes in the puddles). Maybe for his 11 month pictures we will find some snow!

Going to Mummy's office

Today we went to mummy's office so that we could visit her friends.
Mummy had to ask her boss if she could change her work schedule for when she has to go back to work (boo hoo). Mummy has said that she would rather not work but spend all day with me but that if we want to move to the big house that she will need to leave me for a little while in the days. She said my Grandma's are going to look after me so I will have lots of loving and treats. Mummy also told me that I better get on the walking thing before she has to go to work cause I have to show her first. Daddy is sure that I took my first solo step in the tub last night but I am keeping it a secret.

My kitties

I have three kitties, their names are Frisbee, Sassy & Whisper. This is Sassy, she doesn't really like to play with me but sometimes she likes to try and sneak into my bed. I don't mind as long as she doesn't try to bed hog.

Whisper doesn't know what to make of me yet cause she isn't used to loud, grabby little boys. I keep trying so hopefully when I'm bigger she will like to play with me.

This is Frisbee and she's my second mummy. Whenever I cry and mummy doesn't get to me fast enough she comes to check on me. She enjoys playing with me. We like to to play WWF wrestling. I plow drive onto her and she pretends that she would rather be somewhere else. She really likes me cause she never tries to hide whenever I say it's time to play.

Mummy and Daddy have said that when we move to the big house that we will get a puppy. I like puppies cause they help clean my face and it is funner than when mummy cleans it.

Visiting

Today after lunch I am going to visit my Aunty Leasa cause it's her anniversay tomorrow with Uncle Pete. Mummy made them some bananna bread and we are going to deliver it to them. Maybe Uncle Pete will be home too and we can have a cuddle. If we time it right I'll even get to visit with my cousins cause I haven't seen them for awhile even though they live in the same town. My Aunty Leasa and Aunty Kim are going to Prince George to visit my Uncle Dave. I've only seen him a couple times cause he lives far away. My other Aunty Lisa and Uncle Mark are also going to visit my other cousins and Aunty and Uncle in Ontario. I've never met them but sometimes we get to talk on the computer with them. Mummy says that maybe this summer we might fly on another plane and visit them.

Mummy bought me a big belt to wear in my highchair cause last night I wasn't a very good boy. I heard my mummy say that she was not amused even though I was smiling and laughing myself. Now this belt makes it much harder to get out of my chair, but I'm working on it. Mummy says if I get out of this then she is super gluing me to my chair. I wonder if it tastes good!

Vroom, Vroom

Honk, honk, here I come! I have been having lots of fun lately. My favourite game to play is sitting in the laundry hamper and pretend that I am driving a car. Mummy and daddy put a cushion in and then push me all around on the carpet while i make squealing noises. This is fun and it makes mummy and daddy laugh.
But one day, mummy let me drive her truck and it has a big wheel that I can hold on to. I like it cause it makes noises when you step on the wheel thing. Of course the truck didn't move but one day mummy says when I am really, really old and they are infirmed they will let me drive them all over the place. I can't wait!

Straightjacket required!

Steve and I are considering buying a straightjacket for Jacob because it seems everytime we put him in his highchair now he wiggles himself out and stands up and leans towards the counter. At first it was cute but now in a matter of seconds while I am trying to rinse out his cloth he is out and standing (literally 10 seconds). I don't think this kid knows how to do anything at a slow speed once he has learned a skill. So today I went on the hunt for a 5 point harness highchair (didn't find one yet) in the hopes that if we buckle up his arms he can't possibly get out. Gee maybe he won't be a dentist but will actually become the next Houdini!

Stair Climber

Well, I'm a long way from scaling Mt. Everest, but I figure that learning to climb stairs is the first step to getting there. I hope when I arrive at base camp, Mom or Dad will be behind me in case I fall backwards. Check out my climbing skills

Let it snow, let it snow!

Today I went with my mummy and Grandma and had my Christmas pictures taken. The lady took lots of pictures but when she gave me the cookies they wouldn't come off the plate. Mummy said that I behaved very well and that she wasn't going to be able to choose the best pictures so she would have to buy them all. I got to wear my winter hat, scarf and mits even though the snow wasn't real. Mummy says that when there is real snow that her and daddy will take me sledding and that I can eat all the snow (not the yellow stuff though) I want. We can't wait for it to snow.

Mummy says that soon I can go visit Santa Claus but not the real one cause he lives at the North Pole and tell him what I want for Christmas. I think i will tell him I want some music makers cause I like to boogey. I hope I don't have to wait long for this Christmas to arrive.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

This is Jacob's first Halloween .
Jacob's Aunty Kim made his costume for him and I asked her to make him a TURKEY outfit cause that is what I call him and I think he looks adorable.


Here he is carving out his pumpkin earlier today, or should I say eating the spoon. He wasn't too sure of the pumpkin guts but he got brave and picked some up and then tried to eat the seeds.


We took Jacob to visit his grandparents and so Steve could raid the candy.

Grampa & Grandma Popham (My parents) and Steve's mum Grandma Hatzl

All by myself.

Well after some technical difficulties I am able to post again. Jacob has been busy learning to feed himself and has even managed to get the food into is mouth. He still has a hard time putting the bottle in his mouth but I think it's just because he doesn't want to tie up both hands with the effort. I have gotten real good at feeding him his bottle and driving at the same time!
We seem to be getting much better at the sleeping thing though he still wakes up once at night but usually I can give him his soother and rub his back and he's good to go. His daddy and I made him a nice comfy mattress topper and some bumper pads cause he is such a restless sleeper that he constantly bonks his head against the railings (and wakes us up).

I have a new Mummy

Today my Grandma came to visit me and my mummy left us to play (actually I ended up taking a nap cause I was tired after helping mummy clear the dishwasher). When I woke up from my nap there was a new mummy at my bed. It sounded like my real mummy but she looked different and those stringy things that I pull on were shorter and there weren't as many to grab hold of. I wonder if this is what my mummy meant when she said there were going to be some changes going on. Geesh I was even a very good boy today and had 2 naps and didn't even make any fuss (I might even decide to be good all the time and go to sleep like good boys should). Anyway I'm just glad that mummy's face didn't come back like daddy's face cause his is kinda scratchy.
This is me and my new mummy,
don't we look nice

Sweet Sounds

Yup today I will write in Jacob's journal as the day that he verbally acknowledged his mommy. On October 25th he finally said "mumma". I wasn't really sure if I had heard correctly cause we were at our playdate but then he said it again and it was definitely mumma. When I told Steve he was a little skeptical but then when he was feeding him his dinner he said it again and now it is true. Of course it is not really his first word as he said "meow" in early October but he was talking to the cat so it doesn't really count.
Today we also went to the Pumpkin patch with all our friends and picked out a great pumpkin to carve. We are not sure what it will be yet but Jacob is sure to help clean the guts out (and possibly taste test them too.)
Everyday I am amazed at how quickly he is learning new things such as walking, talking, dancing and chewing the big people food. I am also amazed at the things that he is learning that make us laugh even though we don't always agree on what he's learning such as climbing the stairs everytime our backs are turned, squirming out of his highchair, standing up in the tub, and smiling at us when we tell him "NO" and continuing to do what he's not suppossed to be doing. He's a challenge but we have decided to keep him anyway.

By George I think we may have it!

Well I think we may have stumbled onto the secret of getting Jacob to sleep. Since Thursday, I have been giving him his milk and then putting him down to nap/sleep while he is awake and then putting a pillow on the floor and laying in his room until he nods off. Sometimes it involves some crying, other times it involves alot of him playing with toys, acting like a chimpanzee and other times it involves him holding my finger until he has gotten comfy. Last night he slept from just before 9 until 6:30am and then he fell asleep again after I fed him until 8am. Of course today he wouldn't nap in the morning (he found his toys more entertaining) so i dragged him with me to buy a TV (ya that was fun!). He did manage to fall asleep on the way home and missed having his lunch but I guess he has decided that maybe one nap a day is all he wants.


Yesterday we went down to the school near us and played in some leaves. Of course I had to pile them up so I could take some pictures and so Jacob could taste test them. Today he gets to come up to the property and help us burn all the grass, thistles and blackberries that Steve has been busy cutting down. One day when he's bigger he will get to help his daddy do all the yard work.