Just because

Just a quick update because I can... :)

 

My baby continues to grow every day! Jacob can now sit by himself, although we tend to still keep the boppy or pillows around him because he'll occasionally fall over reaching for a toy or something and our hardwood floors are no fun to fall on! He also loves to face-plant himself into the pillows we put around him. He'll lean forward, face in the pillows, then sit back up with a huge smile on his face. It's pretty adorable. Jacob loves to explore and learn. He absolutely loves his activity table with a walker around it and has learned how to move himself some around the table to reach different toys. Just the other night, after finally getting batteries in the table, Jacob would hit some of the buttons and just squeal in delight! He will also work so hard to try and get something he wants. There's one toy that spins but Jacob wanted to put it in his mouth but it doesn't bend, just spins. But Jacob tried and tried to get it closer to his mouth, spinning it away! It was pretty cute to watch. He's still not crawling but is a pro and rolling back and forth from his back to tummy or tummy to back. And he is getting so close to crawling!

 

We've also tried some new things with Jacob to help with some tummy issues recently. Jacob has now tried prunes... something he is not a fan of! His face was priceless after those first bites! And he's tried some apple juice - out of sippy cup even - and he kept making a face when he would get a taste but wanted more! I'm sure it was pretty sweet and tart for him! I'm glad we gave it to him in a sippy cup versus a bottle because it was such a new flavor for him. Jacob also LOVES to watch us eat our food. And of course, he wants some! :) He's such a curious boy! And he'll reach out and try to grab our food if it's close enough! In fact, he was quick enough to grab Great-Grandpa's roll at Thanksgiving! I think it's going to be really fun to start introducing him to new foods since he's so curious! I'm planning on making all our baby food too so that should be quite an adventure for me! :)

 

Jacob has been teething for a while now, dealing with sore gums - which has not been fun for any of us! He loves to just gnaw on anything he can get his hands on - teethers, clothes, burp clothes, toys... But finally we can say some of his pain has been worth all the trouble its caused! Jacob's first tooth has started to make an appearance! His bottom front right tooth has cut. Pretty exciting find for me as I was letting Jacob chew on my finger the other night. :)

Our bath chair finally came in the mail and has made bath time a lot more fun and a lot easier! We actually put the chair in a laundry basket in the tub for two reasons. One, the bottom of our tub is textured so the chair won't suction to it. And two, the laundry basket actually keeps all of his toys reachable for him! Thank you Pinterest for the life hack! :) So bath time is still a lot of fun for Jacob! And he knows after he eats, he gets to take a bath. He will eagerly look towards the bathroom when he hears the water running!

And eating his evening meal is getting so much easier! Jacob has gotten so great about opening his mouth wide for a big spoonful of rice cereal! As we get closer to his 6 month appointment, I'm excited for when we can start trying new foods! I'm still planning on making all our baby food too so it would be nice to get a start on that!

Also, if you haven't visited our Vimeo video page recently, check it out. I try to update it as much as possible with some fun little videos of Jacob! I think it helps for all our family since they live far away. :)