Zoo!

A couple of weekends ago, we decided to go to Birmingham so that we could go to the zoo.  We ended up meeting my friend, Sarah Beth, and her family there which made it even more fun.  

Miller and Addie {not sure what the toe-pop is about, ha!}

Giving his loudest "roar"!

We decided to take Jacob along which meant he missed his morning nap so he was pretty solemn.

 So glad we got to spend a little time with this sweet family!

This hungry, tired baby didn't care much about the animals.

 He perked up for the carousel ride though!

Part of the reason we wanted to go to the zoo was the see the dinosaur exhibit they have right now.  I'm so glad we did, because it was Miller's favorite part!

 Digging for fossils

 His absolute favorite was "the dinosaur that was spitting water at me!"

 I should have paid closer attention to which dinosaur this was, but I was too wrapped up in Miller's excitement and laughter.  I'm guessing it's the one that spits poison on Newman in Jurassic Park ;)

We didn't get many pictures with them, but just to prove Cissy and Poppy were there...

Thanks for a great day at the zoo, Poppy & Cissy!

Random Happenings

This will be, as the title suggests, a very random post.  I came across several pictures that never got posted and wanted to be sure I have them in my blog book {if I ever get around to printing another one}!

Jealous of big brother playing outside in the cold!

A few snapshots from our Easter weekend picnic that I forgot to include...

Kate, Malley, and Annie stopped by for a quick visit on their way back to Nashville one day.

Miller was so excited to catch a frog in our backyard...

We've enjoyed many picnics on these beautiful Spring days we've been having!

An ice cream date with my favorite three year old!

See, random :)

Jacob::11 Months

Jacob is in fact closer to being twelve months than eleven months.  My pictures are all from a few weeks ago, but unfortunately I'm just getting around to posting them.  

Sizes: size 3 diapers, 9-12 or 12-18 month clothes 

 

Schedule:  Wakes around 6:30, eats at 7, naps from 9-11, eats at 11 {or sometimes later}, naps from 1-3, snack at 3, naps from 5-6ish, eats about 6:30, bed at 7.  We've been on this same schedule for several months and I am loving it.  In some ways it will be nice when Jacob moves to one nap, but I love that it gives me some alone time with Miller in the mornings and that both boys nap at the same time in the afternoons {giving me some alone alone time :) }

 

Sleep:  still loves his paci and lovie

 

Eating:  We transitioned Jacob to whole milk about a week ago and he is doing really well with it.  We have started introducing a sippy cup, but he usually gives up after an ounce or two.  Jacob is all about finger foods these days.  He will rarely let me feed him pureed food anymore.  He loves to feed himself and does surprisingly well for only having one tooth.  Some of his favorites are green beans, chicken, grapes, bananas, blueberries, puffs, cheese, and any kind of bread.  The boy loves bread.  

It's pretty obvious that he is a second, because I give him way worse foods than I allowed Miller to have at this age.  A couple of weeks ago I let him chow down on a McDonald's hamburger and fries, because I didn't bring enough healthy food for him.  He loved it of course.

Likes:  Jacob is still a major Daddy's boy these days. 

He also loves baths, playing with balls, and playing in his walker.  I wouldn't say he loves it, but he is finally getting a little better at playing on his own.  I think the fact that he can crawl and pull up on things has helped tremendously.  He's all about exploring these days.

Dislikes: Mommy when Daddy is around {seriously}, getting his diaper changed

Milestones:  Jacob is crawling like crazy, pulling up and cruising around furniture, and even figured out how to climb stairs, much to my frightened surprise...

I'm a sucker for a baby in a bubble!

It's not really a milestone, but Jacob is still in the phase of putting everything in his mouth.  I have to watch him like a hawk when we're outside!

Had to include this cute pic of big brother!

 Everybody wanted to help Nana drive after our mini photoshoot.

And just for memories sake, I have to include this little funny.  One day I told Miller that I was going to go get Jacob to feed him.  While I was fixing the bottle, I noticed lots of laughter coming over the monitor.  When I flipped it on, this is what I saw...

I guess Miller didn't want to wait on me to go get Jacob, ha!  Also, notice the paci in Miller's mouth.  He told me he was playing baby.  Miller and Jacob are starting to play together more and more which is so fun to watch.  Of course there's lots of snatching of toys and crying sometimes, but we're working on it!

 It is crazy to think that in just a couple of weeks Jacob will be one.  Where did my baby go?!?!

Easter

We had a wonderful Easter and so enjoyed celebrating our risen savior!  We started out the morning with Easter baskets for the kiddos.

 Drooly McCool loved his new shades {for about .5 seconds at least}

 Showing off the loot!

 We attempted a few pictures before we left for church.  Here's a sampling of how that went down.

 This was the best one we were able to get.

 On our way into church we stopped by the cross to add our flowers.

 Yay for a decent family shot!

After Sunday School and church we went to the Mastin's house for lunch and an egg hunt.

 Love my boys!

 After lunch we all got Easter baskets from Nana and Papa.

 Then it was off to hunt eggs!

We had a really sweet big brother moment.  I told Miller to leave that yellow egg for Jacob since it was one he could find.  After that, Miller found another egg on the ground and he said, "Mommy, I'm going to leave that egg for Jacob."  So sweet and thoughtful.  If only there were more of those moments ;)

 He looks so grown up in this picture to me!

Contrary to all of these pictures, Jacob does actually smile.  Just hard to catch on camera!  

We ended the day with much needed naps for everyone!  I so enjoyed teaching Miller the Easter story this year.  It is so encouraging and exciting to see him "get" more and more of the story as he grows.  I pray that both of our boys will know how magnificent the gift of grace truly is!  In fact, I pray that you all do!