Even More White!

So the kid gets teeth late, but why all at 1 time.
We are poking through the top now.
Overall he is doing very well.

When he gets tired, he cries a lot. Baby Motrin and Tylenol help take the edge off.
Maybe by next week he will have 4 teeth.

Have a great day. Enjoy the beautiful weather.
Mandi, Rick & Jakob

We See White!

Jakob has a tooth that has poked through. The front bottom left tooth came through this week. No pictures as he won't let us even come close to touching his mouth. I think the one on the right is on its way out too.

We survived our busy week. Looking forward to the weekend for some extra rest.

Have a great day.
Rick, Mandi & Jakob

Doctor's Appointment - 1 Year Check Up!

Jakob is doing great.
He is 31" tall. He is in the 90% for boys.
He is 25 lbs & 2 oz. That is 75% for boys.

He received 5 shots today, but is almost all caught up. His next appointment isn't until March. Yea.

Mandi

Another Party!

This weekend was a very rainy weekend. We stayed home most of the weekend. Mom and dad cleaned the house. My friend Riley came over and we played and played. We went out for dinner last night and my friend Riley stayed over night. Today we had a birthday party with my dad's family. I received lots of new presents. Thank you for all the new presents. Here are some pictures of the night. Mom got me a Marble cake. It was really yummy. I ate it all up.



Mom has a really busy week this week at work. I get to spend the evenings with dad, since mom is working. Should be fun. I will try not to be too much trouble for dad. We will just play alot.
Have as good week.
Lots of Love,
Jakob, Mom & dad

It's My Birthday!

September 8, 2008. Today is my birthday. I am 1 year old. My mom let me sleep in today. She was even late for work. Then I spent the morning with Nana. We had lunch with my cousins and mom and papa. It was good to see my mom at lunch. Then I took a nice nap for Nana in the afternoon. Tonight was my big party. I shared my party with my cousin Chloe. She turned 5 today. We had lots of fun. Thanks everyone for the fun gifts. - Hey look I am standing with out holding to anything. It is one of my new tricks.

More cupcakes. I really liked it.
I had to have some water to help wash it down.
Then mom and nana put me in the water to help wash me down. I was full of chocolate from head to toe. I got to take a bath in the sink at my party. It was fun.
My birthday was very fun. I hope I get to rest up tomorrow. One more party next weekend. Then I get to play with my toys all winter long. Oops. Mom says not to talk to Winter yet.

Off to bed!

All my love,

Jakob (Mom & Dad too)

Jakob's 1st Birthday Party! (1 of 3)

Jakob's 1st Birthday Party was on Sat. He turns one on September 8, but we celebrated a little early with his cousin Zach. Here are some pictures of the fun.

Jakob says Thank you for the fun presents. He really liked his cupcake, but was sure to save some for Ginger.

Can't wait till the next party.

Lots of Love,

Jakob, Rick & Mandi

Labor Day @ The Cottage

Another relaxing weekend at the lake. We spent the weekend with Rob & Kathleen & Zach. (Mom, Bob & Grandma too). We had a lot of fun. The boys love to play the piano.


It was good fishing too. Hope everyone had a great weekend.



These are probably the last of the cottage pictures until next summer. So sad.

Only 9 more months until Memorial Day! YIPPEE!!



Love Ya,

Rick, Mandi & Jakob

Catching Up!

Feels like every day is spent catching up. We have been busy with stuff again lately. Dinners here and there. Another day at the beach. We even went to a horse show.

The Ethiopians ended the Olympics with 4 Gold Medals, 1 Silver and 2 Bronze. All in Track and Field. They took the Gold in the Mens 10,000 and the Womens 10,000. It was pretty neat.

Here are some more pictures of what we have been up to.

Jakob turns 1 on Sept 8. We can't believe that he is already going to be 1. He is getting so big. The week after his birthday he goes to the doctor again. It will be interesting to see how much he has grown. My arm tells me he is pushing 25 lbs. He is starting to stand on his own. He has taken a few steps, but nothing to major. He is still working on pushing teeth through. Nothing yet, but the bottom 2 are getting close. We expect that he will have both of them come through at the same time.

I went to the doctor last week. Everything is going well. The baby's heart beat is about 150 beats per minute. I think this week is week 16. Next appointment is another ultrasound.

Everyone is doing well. I will have some 1st birthday party pictures posted soon.

Sorry it takes so long in between posts. Hopefully we can catch up again soon. Cottage time is coming to an end, so we might actually be home more.

All our love,

Rick, Mandi & Jakob