New Accomplishments

Jacoby is starting to find his thumb pretty frequently and is starting to talk quite a bit as well. It's amazing how much his responsiveness increases from week to week. He's learning so much! He also finally went to watch his daddy coach a tennis match. My favorite is that for the last few weeks, Jacoby will smile a lot and then actually laugh in his sleep! It is hilarious, but I haven't been able to catch it on video because he is usually on my lap so I can't jump up to get my camera without waking him!

Randoms

1st Week Back on the Job

Well, it's my first week back at school. It is nice to spend time with my kids again, but I sprint up the stairs as soon as I get home everyday. Thankfully, my principal lets me come home over my plan period to feed Jacoby. Grandma Tam-Tam is staying with us to play with the little man during the day. We had a little photo shoot last night and decided that photographs just don't do him justice in showing his cuteness. It's just impossible, but here are a few of the snapshots we captured...

Happy Birthday Grandma Jo!!

We went to Granite City with all of the Bryans for Jo Anne's birthday. There were so many of us, in fact, that we had our own room. Have you ever seen the little helmets that come with ice cream in them at the Royals games? Well, 13 year old Bryan was thinking of his little cousin and cleaned it out for him to wear. The only other highlight is that Hillary actually had a screw on top of her potatoes. Seriously, a screw? Yes, for real...a screw. I would still like an explanation for that one.

Jacoby's First Sporting Event

On Tuesday, Jacoby was able to attend his first sporting event ever... a Spoofhound track meet to watch Aunty Em. I felt like a true mom carrying him in his little carrier/papoose. (I realize now we should have gotten a picture of that!) He must not have been too entertained because he slept through the whole thing. It was pretty fun to see Emily's friends run over screaming so they could ooh and ahh at him. He was even wearing a green and yellow paw print onesie under his fleece!

Easter 2009

For Jacoby's first Easter, we were in Chillicothe on our 1st overnight trip with a baby in tow. The Keiths got together on Saturday and then the Pyrtles gathered on Sunday after church out at the farm. Family gatherings like this are nice because there is ALWAYS someone wanting a baby fix so they ask to cuddle Jacoby for a while and Zach and I can eat with both hands! (We have become very skilled at eating with one hand while holding little man or a pacifier with the other because Jacoby loves being held and is rarely satisfied in his swing or bouncer. Our best bet is slipping him into his car seat or in his crib with his rainforest mobile.) Jacoby got to meet a lot of new people that weekend, including Penny, Natalie, Tucker and Rachel (Zach's cousins), Uncles Greg and Ray, James Morgan, who married us, and Great-Great (?) Aunt Francis, who held Jacoby in some very creative/interesting positions. Unfortunately, Uncle Jan and cousins Lily and Phoebe weren't able to be at the Pyrtle farm on Sunday, so they dropped by Ron and Becky's on Saturday night. Jacoby was very sleepy and I think overstimulated from being passed around all day, so he cried most of the time they were there, but they were so patient and good with him!

Here are some of our pics from that weekend.