Jacoby's Hair

Amanda was concerned about what appeared to be small knots in the back of Jacoby's hair. Given my expertise in raising babies, I decided to investigate. What I discovered was that the hair on the back of his head was balled up in the same manner as when you furiously rub your leg hair. Problem solved. We now know that the little rats in his hair come from him rubbing the back of his own head, which he just started doing last week.

Also, we took Jacoby to the nursery for the first time today at church. He did fine. What a champion.

An Oldie But A Goodie

I found this video on our camera from several weeks ago. I was still on my maternity leave and he was just starting to smile. I should have uploaded this a long time ago! (I think it cuts off early. Sorry!)

At the time, his random small smile or two seemed so exciting. Jacoby is now 11 weeks old and smiling big smiles ALL the time! He also "talks" to us a lot and is very entertained by his mobile and play gym. He now holds his arms out straight in front of him while he is on his back, but doesn't quite know how to reach for anything yet. (I like to put a toy in his hand and pretend that he knows it is there when he obviously doesn't.) He especially holds his left arm out all the time, especially on his changing table. Perhaps a little left-handed tennis player? Hmm...

His First Laugh!!!

Today, teacher's had to go back for a work day from 8-12. Aunt Hillary came up to take care of him and right after she left, I put him in his crib under his mobile for some play time. We were "talking" and so I decided to introduce him to his little stuffed friends. I sat his giraffe on his tummy and he started smiling really big and kicking around. Then, the giraffe said, "boo!" and he LAUGHED!!!!! I, of course, screamed and did it over and over again until he seemed bored of it. I called Zach immediately and tried to make it happen again, but it just wasn't happening. Then giraffe was making all kinds of other sound effects and dancing, but could only get 2 more laughs. All in all, we got three in about 45 seconds and then no more. I promise I will get a video of it at some point. How amazing. I love being his mommy.

Being a Mother on Mother's Day is the Bomb

Excuse me for bringing back my key phrases from junior high, but seriously being a mom on my first Mother's Day rocked. Jacoby gave me some brown wedge flip flops and a new pair of running shorts. Cool Beans! A week or so before Mother's Day, we were on Barry Road and I asked Zach if we could go to Lowe's and get new ceiling fans to replace our way outdated and one speed (slow) ones. He agreed and we went right away. I was SO EXCITED because I get excited about simple things like ceiling fans. Zach, on the other hand, was very grumpy and I kept saying, "What's YOUR problem?". Finally, I he admitted that ceiling fans were supposed to be my Mother's Day present and he was so proud of himself for thinking of it weeks ahead of time. Oops! Well, it makes things a bit more memorable and just proves that he knows me well. :)

The Dreaded 2 Month Wellness Check

Jacoby had his 2 Month Wellness Check Up last week and I left while my kids were at recess to meet Zach and Jacoby at the pediatrician's office. He started screaming as soon as they started undressing him. At that point, I thought, "Wow, wonderful. He will scream until he gets his shots and then he will be crying so hard he will stp breathing". So they measured him and I turned around and covered my ears in the corner. Surprisingly, he just cried a few seconds and then it was over! He didn't even seem to care! Now I am just trying to figure out what everyone gets so worked up about!

Jacoby was 11lb 4 oz and 23 inches. I don't know what his head was (after they pop out of you, does it really matter?) but Dr. Lowry broke the news that sadly, he is in the 50th percentile across the board. What happened to 90th in length?!?! Although he didn't say so, I'm sure Zach's high hopes that he would be a towering 6'5" like his Grandpa Dale started to diminish a little bit.

I had to go back to school but when I came home Jacoby woke up from his nap and just let out a moan while he was awake the next couple hours. It was SUCH A TERRIBLE FEELING! I just wanted my little baby to feel better and I couldn't do anything about it. I cancelled my social plans and literally held him the entire evening and we napped together. It was pretty wonderful.

Nothing Too Exciting...

Well, there is not really any exciting news in the Keith household. Zach is officially done with school because he took off the last 2 weeks for a paternity leave. Unfortunately, he has been sick and unable to enjoy the first week. Let's hope this week is just a little better.

Jacoby attended his first birthday party. It was our friend Meredith's 30th at the roller rink in Liberty. We also took a picture of him with Meredith's son, Deacon, because they live down the street, so Deacon will be walking over to ask if Jacoby can come outside and play in a couple of years. :) Jacoby was crying at one point and our friend Megan said, "Oh no, Deacon, Jacoby's crying!" so Deacon rubbed his back and said, "Don't cry, Baby!" and Jacoby instantly stopped. Deacon started cheering and pumping his fist in the air. It was pretty cute!

Our other picture is posted because our friend Heather just came back from Virginia for the summer and kept talking about how she needed to get a picture with Jacoby because "everyone else had one". (Heather also helps with the youth, roomed with me in Peru and was baptized with Zach and I last April). This one's for you, Heather, because I know you will see it. :)

Jacoby is SO fun right now because he is smiling and cooing all the time. It is not uncommon for me to feel overwhelmed by how much I love him and just start crying. Before being a mommy, I knew I would love it, but I couldn't understand how much. Zach and I often discuss how hard it is to remember life without Jacoby. We had way more time on our hands than we realized!

PS... Happy 17th Birthday to my 4x100 record-setting relay-running little sister (4 days later). Happy 28th Anniversary to my mom and dad!:) I love you guys!

Dad's Observations

I am convinced that Jacoby will be a cyclist someday. He has pedaled his legs really fast for 5-10 minutes on numerous occasions. Unfortunately, it's an activity that he likes to perform in the middle of the night while mom and dad are trying to sleep. How can I be mad at him...he's got a great work ethic.