and we have takeoff!

So it's been about a week now since Jacoby finally started rolling over. He had been trying for so long but just couldnt' figure out what to do with his arm and then it finally happened.... I have learned 1 thing about this little man when he does something he does it big. Once he figured out how to get over it was on after that. He went back to belly first and then belly to back and now every chance he gets of course he rolls over. He likes to show off his new trick and does it right away. ( About the only thing he does when you want him too lol ).
He has also learned lately that he has a voice... and loves to shriek. He now even holds conversations with his duck that he has on his carseat. It's the cutest thing ever.
So he has been eating babyfood for over a month now alot I still make myself like for example he had bananas and mangos last night for dinner and the other day he had avacado and banana. Somethings I do get in jars though just because it's easier should we happen to be out and about. I have found a few things that he really loves. He adores greenbeans & peas. Is warming up to sweet potatos ( does better with the homemade ones then the jars ) loves bananas- However the first time he had them he was less then impressed so now he usually eats those fresh just mashed. It honestly amazes me how grown up already he is and how he isn't my tiny little baby anymore. He is at such a fun age but it makes me sad that he is growing up so fast!

October

I honestly love the month of October and not just because it's my birthday however that is a big factor. But, because I love Halloween and the fall leaves ( I could however do without the cool weather I think that like 80 during the day and maybe 55-60 at night would be perfec if not warmer sometimes ). But I love the pumpkins decorations and Haunted houses. I can't honestly wait til Jacoby is old enough to truly enjoy those things but I figure at 5 months he isn't over enthusiastic about it but- he does love being around other people so that works for me. He is quite the social baby. Handsome too. I am hoping that we are able to make it to a pumpkin patch this weekend I think that would be a great tradition for him and I to do as he gets older. That among other things. Oh and for the record this past weekend he went on his first merry go round ride.

October is Preemie Awareness month~

Please please support the March of Dimes and their fight with preemies. As the mother of a preemie I am very blessed that there were no complications or any need other then observation for my son to spend time in the NICU. Having baby that small is an extremely scary and overwhelming thing!!! But it is the best blessing you will ever have. Preemies are true miracles!

the pics it wouldn't let me post!

So for some reason it wouldn't let me post the pics on my other post but here they are some go back to when Jacoby was maybe a week old if not a little older and he was drowning in newborn clothes if that gives you a hint at how tiny my little man was lol. Not to mention we are still in size 1 diapers... I feel like we will be in these forever!

Jumble of pics- update on life in general.

So Jacoby is almost 5 months old already I honestly can't believe it. Time has gone so quickly!! I can't believe that my little man is that old already seems like just yesterday he was born. He is such a wonderful baby surprises me in so many ways every day. He is extremely good tempered and now is constantly smiling! It's just the sweetest thing ever! I just love his grin when I go get him in the morning and he is awake just playing sweetly and cutely by himself. It makes me day when I talk to him and he looks up and I get that awesome gummy grin. So he has been eating solids now for a couple of weeks and has been doing wonderful on them I haven't really found anything he doesn't like yet though the first time he tried bananas he was not impressed at all! I had been hoping that we would have made it to the zoo to see the baby elephant but that is still something we have yet to do this year hopefully we are able to before it gets to cold. This past weekend we had some adventures that were alot of fun! Saturday afternoon we went to Gardner Village for the witches event and he had a good time with that- I was tempted to get his face painted but the wait was just too long or I would have! Then that night we went out to Pirate Island Pizza out in Happy Valley ( I can't wait til they get one up here going down there always gives me the heebie jeebies and makes me feel like I am going to burst out in hives any second ). I had always thought that I would have a big fat chubby baby but so far he is quite the opposite he is actually a skinny little guy- so far all predictions except that I knew he had my nose ( I could see that in his ultrasound ) and that I had hoped he would have my eyelashes (which is true) were not what I expected. I had thought that Jacoby would have dark hair and dark eyes- Well he did have dark hair when he was born so maybe that counts but nope to my surprise I have a blonde haired blue eyed baby boy lol. ( I suspect his hair will get darker when he gets older but the blue eyes are still shocking ). But he really is adorable! He is such a loving bossy little boy though it's amazing how determined he is about things like how he wants to be held or if he wants to sit or stand. I love it though. I feel so blessed to have such a great kid! So I will be posting some pics of him and some of my self- They are raning from this weekend when we were at Pirate Pizza back to July when we went to Jones 1st birthday party and Jacobys first park adventure. Okay well it won't let me post the rest of the pics that I wanted so I will have to try to do that later at a later time! but those 2 are from October 3rd at Pirate pizza.

week1 : on a mission with Green Beans

So Jacoby is 4 months old now and at his 4 month appointment his peditrician gave the go ahead for us to start solid foods. Well I waited a few days cause the little guy had a cold and I wanted him to be able to appreciate the taste of the new food. So last Sunday we tried cereal as an expierement since he has been so interested in what I am doing and what I have been eating for the past few weeks I thought you know we can try it out if he does well great we can go forward if not no big deal we will try again at a later time. Well he did really well with the cereal so I decided we would try something green... I had intended for him to have peas first which I know some people thought was cruel and mean knowing how much I myself despise peas but I made a mistake and grabbed green beans instead oh well they are still green and those I actually do love. Well so we tried them and he loved them. ( there were witnesses to this adventure yes ). He did wonderful he knew where the green beans were coming from and when they would approach his mouth he would open it waiting for the green beans to make their landing on his tongue. Now as soon as he sees the food and the spoon he gets all excited about what is coming. Yep it now means that he has stinky diapers but oh well at least my little guy is happy and when we start the next new food I am going with peas... this way I know what not to make or buy when he starts to run low on things.

where does the time go! 3 months already?

You have come a long way little man!!

I love it now that his little personality is starting to show through! He is such a happy easy going little guy I just love when he smiles and now he is starting to laugh. I couldn't have been more blessed.