Where we’re at
December 9th, 2006 by amylherzog
First things first: I really, really enjoyed reading and hearing about what all of you are thankful for. This time of year always makes me sentimental and mushy, and I love knowing that you are all surrounded by beauty, joy, and good things. (Even through very, very rough times.)
Jacob is 15 months old.
(!!!)
When the hell did that happen? Seriously, isn’t he still a newborn? I mean, I remember kissing those pudgy, ill-controlled little feet like it was yesterday. And yet, probably thanks to the severe sleep-deprivation at the time, when I try to remember individual things I almost always fail. When exactly did his teeth break through? How old was he when he started waving bye-bye? Clapping? Trying to tickle me? Who knows? Not me, that’s for sure.
(Can you tell I was trying to fill out his baby book yesterday? Do you think he’ll be heartbroken if he finds out later that I mostly wrote down educated guesses?)
So here’s a snapshot of Things Jacob Does and Likes as of December 2006.
Jacob still puts almost everything he comes into contact with in his mouth. No amount of pleading, distracting, or threatening on my part can stop this.
He also likes to draw, though. He produces mass quantities of scribble in many eye-rending colors.
Being naked still tops the “fun” list, but he also enjoys pushing his little bus around making vroom-vroom noises. OH MY GOD THE CUTE.
When he’s happy about something, which is really quite a lot of the time, he does this cute little stompy-foot wavy-arm dance.
He understands that this whole tickle game is supposed to involve some running, but not that he’s supposed to run away from whoever is tickling him.
He likes sitting in big-person chairs.
Favorite toys include: The bus pictured above, his ball (”MBUHL! MBUHL! MBUHL!” says Jacob), Legos, a singing piggy bank (don’t ask), his big plastic dinosaur and roll-a-balls, his shape sorter, his xylophone and bells. He loves music and dancing, and is starting to try and hum/sing. He has 10 teeth, and we’re still waiting for the canines to appear so that we can stop getting visited by the demon-evil-twin-Jacob.
He walks, runs, kicks his ball, feeds himself moderately well, loves the outdoors, and is shy around new people. He’s very affectionate and LOVES books–both to “read” to himself and to be read to. He still signs most of the time–he seems to understand it’s more effective–but is also trying to talk a lot more these days. (Can I write this? Will I be jinxed forever if I write this?) He seems to be sleeping through the night with us. (Glory glory all praise sleeping toddlers.) He still hates to nap.
And boy oh boy, do we love him.