Jakob is 3 months old!!

Well, Jake is now officially three months old! It's hard to believe that he is that old already. It seems like ever week he is doing something new. His new thing this week is to stick his tongue on his top lip like he is thinking of something. It is sooooo cute. :) In our unofficial measuring he is up to 24" and is over 12 pounds. Most of his 0-3 month old clothes are getting snug but most of the 3-6 month old clothes are still too big. Oh well, he'll grow out of those soon enough too! Jake is really excited about the 4th of July and Tillie's birthday party next weekend. Jason keeps telling him that he needs to take notes for his 1st birthday, in 8 months. I'm sure he'll be asleep by the time fireworks start but maybe we'll be able to get a least one picture of him with some fireworks in the background.

Enjoy the 3 month pictures and have a great Independence Day!!!

Quick Update

O.K. I'm a little behind...Jake's 2 month appointment went well. He cried for about 2 minutes after the shots and then calmed down and was fine again. He really is a good baby. Two weeks ago he was up to 23 inches and 11 lbs. 7 1/2 oz!! There are a few 3-6 month outfits that he is even fitting into, but just a few. He has been doing great at the babysitter's house and seems to really enjoy his time there. Whenever we tell him he is going to Ms. Martha's house he gets a big smile on his face :)


This past weekend we had our oldest nephew Izaiah come up and stay with us. We all went Downtown to the Sailor & Soldier's Monument & World War Museum. Izaiah had a really good time and Jake slept through most of it. I'll attach some pictures of the boys in front of the World War Museum. It really was a good time and best of all it was free! I really will try to update more often, going back to work hasn't left me with as much time as I had hoped!!

2 months old!!

Jakob is finally 2 months old!!! He has his 2-month check on Friday and will have his first round of shots. He doesn't care, but mommy sure is nervous. Mamaw has been staying with us the last few days to help out while daddy is on his trip and the baby sitter is out of town. Jake has really enjoyed having the extra company...as has Heiko! Jake is smiling all of the time now and is even trying to laugh sometimes. He's also having lots of fun with tummy time, but only for a few minutes before he lets everyone know he is done. He's getting so strong that when he does tummy time on the Boppy he can bring his head up to eye level with us. We'll update with the vital stats after the appointment on Friday. Until then enjoy the pictures!

Jake's 1st tummy time!

Our 1st Mother's Day!!

6 Week Update

Jakob is now 6 six weeks old and his umbilical cord has finally fallen off!!! It held on until Tuesday night's last diaper change before bed and then it was under his diaper.

No Cord! Here it is!

We all also survived our first weekend visit to Brazil so that Jason could go to drill. It was a very busy weekend going to Greencastle Saturday morning for Izaiah's soccer game, back to Brazil for the afternoon, then going to spend time at Pop-Pop's Saturday night and then to Granny's on Sunday. Jake did much better than expected still sleeping through the night at Mamaw & Paw's...even with 2 cats and Izaiah there too:) While we were there on Sunday, Paw brought home a really big mushroom he found at Aunt Tammy & Uncle Chris's property. Here is a picture of Izaiah holding the mushroom, although he really didn't want to touch it (he's a little Monk at times)!

Jakob is really smiling now! He really likes to pet Heiko and the cat just lets him pet him. Jake has also started playing on his play mat and really trying to get the toys. It's very cute because his legs are still shorter than the rest of him so he just kicks and kicks until his arms get the toys.

Jakob's 1 month old!!

Well, Jake is officially one month old as of Sunday and went for his one month doctor's appointment yesterday. He's up to 9 pounds 2 ounces and is now 21 7/8 inches long. This puts him in the 30th percentile in weight but the 61st percentile in height. Our suspensions that he will be a tall boy are continuing to grow! He is still sleeping at least 5 hours each night and sometimes will sleep for 6-7 hours before waking up to eat.

The new thing this week is that Jake is beginning to hold his head up to look at us when we are holding him with his chest to ours. He has always tried to do this but is now doing so for long periods of times, sometimes for 20-30 seconds with really good head control! He's such a strong baby :) We all survived our first overnight trip to Brazil this past weekend, although Jake did have a hard time getting back into the swing of things when we got back home. He is doing better today and is back to taking his morning naps...thank goodness!!!

4 weeks old!!!!

Jakob's Week 4 Update

Jakob is nearly 4 weeks old now and is growing like a weed. When we get on the scales with him he adds 8.5 pounds to our weights!!! He is also getting too long for his newborn outfits. This is the first of many changes we have to look forward to in the upcoming months & years. Sometimes it's just as sad as it is exciting knowing that he is growing so quickly. The other day we went by a soccer field and we both commented on how it will just be a blink of the eye before Jake is out there playing soccer too. Jason is already planning out which sports Jake will play and when we'll need to start signing him up for each sport!

Jakob survived his first Easter with the Campbell Family with no problems. Actually, he slept most of the day only really waking up to eat...he even slept during the egg hunt with Izaiah and Aunt Tammy (who was hunting for sleeping Tillie). I just walked around with him in his carrier and he just slept. He did enjoy getting his picture taken after everyone left, posing with all of his new stuffed animals.

We go back to the doctor Monday for his official 1 month check-up. We'll update everyone with the vitals then!!