Hanging out with Mom and Dad

One fish, Two fish, Red fish, Big Fish

I must admit that this story might be hard to believe. I can hardly believe it myself.

About midnight last night I woke up with a mad hankering for some milk and momma took care of that. I usually go back to sleep after that feeding, but I just wasn't that sleepy. Grandpa had been talking about midnight being the best time to catch big fish off the dock, so I decided to give it a try. Ernie was up too, so I grabbed a pole and Ernie carried the net and we headed down to the lake to try to catch "Walter".

It was a perfect night. The air was cool and crisp and the lake was as smooth as glass. I tied on one of Grandpa's lucky lures and tossed it out as far as I could. Not too fast, and not too slow, I reeled in the line and then WHAM! A fish bit my lure! I knew it was a big one right away, and I had to fight hard to keep it from pulling me into the lake. I fought it for at least an hour and Ernie stayed right by my side the entire time. Finally, I pulled it up to the dock and Ernie scooped it out of the lake. Can you believe how big it is?!?

Actually, this is a bit of a fish tale. I don't really know how to fish yet. Grandpa did all of the work, but we thought it would be fun to show you just how big she really was. The big one was 6 pounds, 25 1/2 inches long. Grandpa says her name is Bertha. She's Walter's sister I guess. We snapped a few pics and then we let her go back home to the lake. Hopefully I'll be able to catch a fish this big some day.

squeaky jacob

Dialogue with Jacob

As I was taking these pictures I was laughing because they seem to capture what Jacob might be thinking. "What did you say, Mom? You want me to roll over? Hmm. Well, let me think about this. I love getting to my toys, but it is a lot of work. Aw, geez. Let me rest for a minute. Okay, here I go. AUUUUGGGGH! I get so mad when I get stuck! Okay. There. That's a lot of work but at least now I have my ring."

Jake is quite the entertainer. He is figuring out so many new things. He laughs and makes his favorite noises all the time (including his fake cough). He's into reaching for things and loves to feel different textures. We've thrown the feeding schedule out the window and I am back to feeding him whenever he is hungry. Because of his reflux he seems to do better with a couple more meals but in smaller quantity. This means I'm back to one or two feedings in the night, but that is okay. He's averaging 3-4 hours between feedings which is tolerable. It has been great being at my Mom and Dad's - I have been able to get out and have lunch with a couple of my friends and I enjoy having my Mom and Dad around to talk to and hang out with! There seems to be so much to keep Jacob entertained as well. I suppose Rochester has plenty of things to offer - I just need to seek out the parks, trails, and Mom's groups when I get back to town. We miss Dad, though so we're super excited for him to to get here on Friday.

Lumber Jacob

Greetings from Lake Julia! Things are going great. We've had very nice weather and I have been VERY busy. I take Ernie for a walk every day. Grandma took me for a walk in the Baby Bjorn the other day and I got SO sleepy I just couldn't keep my eyes open. Yesterday we found a turtle in the middle of the driveway. We had to take him back to the pond. I watch and listen to the birds, smell Grandma's flowers, and watch Grandpa fix his tractor. I went for a ride in the pontoon yesterday. Don't worry DNR, I do have a life jacket. This picture was taken right before I went to sleep in Mom's sling. Looks like another nice day today. I will try to get some more pictures posted later - right now I have a chipmunk that I need to say hello to. Love, Jacob

This is how I roll...

Mom and dad are always bugging me about not getting enough tummy time. To be honest, I wasn't a big fan of this whole exercise at first, but it's kind of fun now. I decided that I might as well just practice on my own once in awhile instead of mom and dad always having to flip me over, but I just could NOT figure out how to roll from my back to my tummy.

Well, about a week ago I was laying around playing under my gym and, EUREKA! I realized that if I just grab my toes and lean to the side a little bit then I roll right over! It took a little practice, and I wouldn't go so far as to say I'm an EXPERT at this rolling over thing just yet, but I'm pretty good at it. And to think, just a few months ago I was just a fetus. A fetus! Man, sometimes I even impress myself.

Anyhoo, that's the news from Lake Julia. Ciao for now. -Jacob

Jacob the Swimmer

Hello friends. I hope everyone is enjoying the spring weather!

This video is a few weeks old...it's from the weekend that we met up with the Sinclair clan in Ames, Iowa to celebrate Grandma Sinclair's birthday and shoot a family picture. We stayed at a hotel with a swimming pool and mom and dad let me going swimming with them. I don't really know how to swim yet, and it was a little bit scary, but it sure was fun! And check this out, I even went all the way under the water! No seriously, I did. Auntie Sarah even got it on video (the part where my lip is quivering is because I was cold, not because I was scared, duh).

So anyway, I'm a swimmer now. I'm not sure what I'm going to try next. Dad has been talking a lot about this thing called fishing, so I'm thinking I might give that a try.

Enjoy the video! TTFN. -Jacob