TWO Teeth

I am happy (and tired!) to report that yesterday Jacob cut TWO teeth at the same time!! TWO! He is the proud owner of two little itty bitty sharp bottom teeth. Maybe now he'll chew on something besides his own fingers.

Overrated

I like to keep track of some of my friends from high school through their blogs. I love to follow Jenny and her life with twins. She must be super mom... twin kiddos, full time job as a teacher, very involved in her church in Bowling Green, active social life, active blogger and she makes her own baby food - THAT deserves and award all of its own. A few days back she posted something NOT about kids, this post about things that are highly overrated.

I have recently found several things I previously liked to be quite overrated, and a few things that just never hit my radar.

My list would be as follows:
1. My iPhone and the ability to always be accessible
2. Makeup, except mascara
3. Getting up with the sun so as not to "burn daylight"
4. Starbucks coffee
5. Twitter
6. Yankee Candles
7. Fashion jewelry
8. Twilight and Harry Potter series
9. Paying big bucks to go see a movie in a movie theater, just rent it in a few months.
10. Bottle warmers

What about you? What are some things YOU think are "highly overrated?"

Check Up

Jacob had his 4 month checkup last Friday (10/9)... I'm a little behind.
Everything went well at the doctor's office. Jacob is a growing little boy. He's long and lean. Pat often affectionately refers to Jacob as "shorty" but I have a feeling it won't take long for "shorty" to outgrow his name.
I decided it was easier to make a chart that I can add to after doctor visits for my own records... you know me and an excel spread sheet... Laura and Alice, please refrain from snide comments :)

date	weight		height		head
birth	7 lbs 2 oz		20.5 inches		??
2 weeks	8 lbs 4 oz	(25%)	21 ¾ inches	(75%)	36 ¼ cm	(25%)
2 months	10 lbs 11 ½ oz	(25%)	24 1/8 inches	(90%)	39 ½ cm	(45%)
4 months	14 lbs 2.5 oz	(48%)	26 1/8 inches	(92%)	42 ½ cm	(52%)

A sweet pickmeup

Nothing makes me happier than a cold morning and a warm (not too hot that it burns your tongue) cup of french vanilla cappuccino from a gas station. Sugar and caffeine - YUM!
Lately my nights have been late and my mornings early. I am fortunate that Jacob sleeps through the night, with only a few nights a week that he stirs and needs to be calmed down at 2 and 3 am... but I've spent the last 4 months being tired, and I'm sure will spend the next 17 1/2 years that way.
Speedway has $.99 coffee, my preference is the french vanilla cappuccino, it doesn't taste at all like coffee - more like candy - and it's loaded with caffeine! Just enough to keep me going after a late night followed by a morning of getting everyone ready for the day and then heading off to work.

Game Day

Saturday was game day!!

Listen to Jacob getting excited about going to the game. We were up bright and early, ready to cheer on the Cats!

I was lucky enough to score 4 tickets to the UK v Alabama game in the lower level (bench back seats!!) and a parking pass in the blue lot (stadium parking lot) WOO HOO! Since Pat's sister Annie, her husband Carl and friends Matt and Amanda were in town, not all of us could go. So the girls went and took Jacob along. Jacob was SSSSOOOOOOOO good! I can't begin to describe how great of a companion he was. We left the house around 10:30 and didn't get home until almost 4:00. He was such a trooper. He was dressed head to toe in UK attire, and made friends with just about everyone around us in our section. Several UK fans came up to him just to say hi, and were glad to see such a little UK fan. I thought we'd be lucky if he could make it to half time, but he made it all the way to the beginning of the 4th quarter - when the Tide was far enough ahead, there was no way we could come back, so we left early. Jacob really enjoyed people watching, the music and watching the movement on the field. He even took a little nap during the second quarter. The weather was perfect for him to be there... low 60s and sunny with plenty of wind to keep us cool. The sun was to our backs, so I was able to keep him completely shaded since he was in a carrier and had his baseball cap on. Too bad the Cats didn't pull out a W. Oh well, in honor of Alice, Roll Tide!

4 month pictures

4 Months

Jacob is 4 months old as of yesterday/today. With him being born on the 31^st, I never really know how that works during the 30 day months…

Anyway, there has been lots of activity this week. Jacob has been working on his hand/eye coordination and really concentrates to pick up his rattles and put them in him mouth, and his pacifier - he’s almost got the hang of. There has been a little bottle holding going on this week too but I’m pretty sure he might not really know what he’s doing there…just holding on to something.

Sunday Pat and I bought an exersaucer and it’s been a big hit! Jacob loves to “stand” and has really good head control, so we thought we would give it a shot. SUCCESS! Pat put it together Tuesday while I was at a meeting and when I came home Jacob was having a big time. He played for almost an hour! He can only touch one foot to the bottom, but that doesn't seem to keep him from enjoying the new toy and a little bit of freedom.

Yesterday was a big day too. I had been concerned about Jacob’s lack of wanting to hold his head up when he’s on his tummy. Most babies his age have been doing this for a month or more now… not Jacob. I thought maybe we hadn’t given him enough tummy time during the battle with reflux. When ever he has been on his tummy he would just scream, and almost NEVER tried to hold his head up, he would just burry it deep in the carpet. I had seen him hold his head up twice before yesterday. I didn’t say much about my concerns to anyone other than Pat, and we just made an effort to let him play on his play mat on his tummy the past few days. Must have paid off quickly. Yesterday morning after Jacob had his bottle I put him down on his stomach. To my surprise he didn’t scream, he held his head up and looked around! He watched a little GMA and then put his head down. I thought that was a great accomplishment! Until, he picked his head up again! This when on for about 10 minutes…and then my little wiggle worm picked his head up and rolled over! I was in shock. I immediately called Pat and on speaker phone he told Jacob how proud he was of him. I couldn’t get him to do it again before we left for work and daycare, so I thought it was a one time thing. When we got home last night I put out a blanket and put Jacob back on his tummy and just as Pat looked up from the kitchen, Jacob picked his head up and rolled over again! We were able to see him roll over one more time... then about the time I got the video camera out he buried his head in the blanket and started to cry and wouldn’t roll any more. Go figure.

Continued proof that children really will do what they want in their own time.