MOVING!!!

Sorry, no pictures today, Nat packed the cord that plugs the camera into the computer so who knows where it is right now; we have a lot of "junk" boxes! I just wanted to let you all know that moving day is Thursday, Friday we sell this place and buy the new place and Saturday is when everything gets delivered; needless to say I will be out of touch for a few days and will be sore from moving for another few days. We are changing phone numbers so if you didn't get the new digits let me know and I will send it to you. Also I was fooling around with the format of this blog and I think you can now comment on posts, without registering (what a pain), by clicking on the envelope logo underneath each post. Try it out, I'm too lazy to see if I did it correctly; maybe later! Ok well that's it from Jacobus, next post will be from our brand new digs. Send good vibes my way, moving is never fun and it's extra awesome when you do it with an 8 month old baby while your parents are in Greece, I'll get them back later..................Have a good week!!!

Almost Done!!!

Well here she is, the new house is almost done. They laid down the sod yesterday and planted some trees and shrubery (is that the right spelling?). In one week we will be the proud owners and I for one can't wait to get there!!!

Crawling progress??

Ok, so she's cute in the first picture but check out her lack of skill in the next two shots. I don't know if she's getting this crawling thing at all, in fact she looks pretty darn confused about the whole thing in the last picture. Recognize that face (NAT)!!!

Swimming at the Lauer's

My little swimmer!! Everytime my friend Amy's parents go on vacation they give us free reign of their pool, not like we couldn't pop in whenever we wanted any other time, but we take them up on it because we have a little fish baby. This Saturday evening we took a little dip before dinner time and went sans bathing suit because we are lazy and naked babies are cuter. She LOVED it and was yawning while swimming and didn't want to leave. We LOVE the Lauer's, not just because they have a pool, but because they love us and they have a pool. There is a difference!!
Look at her go, where are the 2024 Olympics?

More Feet..........

We still don't understand why she likes to gnaw on feet...........

Two More Cute Katie.

I just thought these were too cute so I had to share!!

New Accessories!

I just thought these were too cute!!! I found little barettes for Katie's hair and so far they are staying in, they're so tiny it's almost hard to manipulate them. Anyhow we are in heavy packing mode so there might be some lags in picture posting, I'll try to keep on top of it. Oh and Katie turned 8 months old this past Sunday, she was 18 lbs. 1.5 oz. and 27 inches (that's my measurements so give or take on that). Hope everyone is having a good week!!!

She Likes Ice Cream.......

Today was Nat's company picnic and Aunt Shannon decided that she would see if Katie liked her ice cream; ummm, yea she did! That's my girl!!

Vertical Katie!

Today Katie sat up on her own for the first time!! It came as a bit of a shock since Nat and I layed her on her back on her play mat and turned around and she was sitting. Hum... Pretty cool! She still is working on crawling, but her new favorite things are rolling across the room and standing in front of the coffee table. She LOVES standing. As long as she is propped against something she will stand forever but the second she decides she's done you better be there to catch her because she goes straight down.

Jacobus Parade

This was our entry, look at all of the lovely patriotic decor. Did we win, NO!! We were robbed by a cute little girl in a motorized Jeep, she was really cute(dang it) and had blonde ringlets, so I didn't feel too badly!! Katie enjoyed looking at all of the other kids and the flags and streamers blowing in the wind, really all of the kids had fun and all looked cute, but we of course had the superstar!!!

Happy 4th of July!!

Happy 4th of July everybody!! I hope you all have a great day stuffing yourselves with hog dogs and washing it down with fireworks! God Bless America!!!

Getting ready for the 4th!!

Katie is just getting in to the patriotic swing of things here, preparing for the Jacobus 4th of July parade that she is going to be in. We have a little USA cheerleader outfit for her to wear and her Grammy is fixing up the old Radio Flyer in red, white and blue for her to ride in. We can't wait!!!

Learning new tricks....

We have been working with a sippy cup for over a month now and so far, well, we haven't gotten that far. She knows that it goes in to her mouth, so that's a plus, but when she's sitting she doesn't know to tilt her head backwards or to pick the cup up. Will keep working on it....
When she is lying down she can get it in to her mouth and drink, although sometimes it still surprises her and she chokes a bit. Other times she completely misses the mark, like below, and we get a little milky nose!!

Just a tuesday...

Katie in a pretty red dress, the hat only stayed on for about five minutes, but it looked cute while it was on!
Katie and my mom playing with a sqeeking duck. She's big into ducks right now and since we got to see some yesterday while we were eating lunch she can't stop making her version of a quack noise. (I can't even spell how I think it would sound?!)
Back with the eating toes, this time they are my mom's; doesn't she look like she's sneaking a nibble? What a nut.

Eating

Katie eating a biscuit and trying to suck her thumb at the same time, she's pretty good at it!
Katie feeding herself cereal, she can get the spoon in to her mouth but isn't quite sure how or why to take it out.
Me and my fat baby!!! (well she's getting there!)

A little behind.....

So this morning after breakfast I put Katie in her crib so I could get dressed for the grocery store. When I came back in her room to check on her she was grabbing at the bumper and the crib spindles, while on her knees, rocking back and forth. I don't think she was trying to stand, but I wouldn't put it past her, she's been tricky about developing skills without trying them out first. I let her play a little longer to see where she was going with this whole experiment and eventually she fell backwards on her back and stuck her feet in her mouth. Hum........
Yep, she likes to gum french fries. Maybe she likes the salty taste?
This is just some baby crack, my mother put on this diaper and I think she's always afraid that she's putting them on to tightly because when I go to take said diaper off Kate has a little bitty butt showing. At least it's cute!

Random Thursday!

Katie supporting her Daddy's alma mater while jumping!!
She has enough hair to sport a baby mohawk, rock on!

Happy Father's Day!!

We spent today at my sister Liz's enjoying burgers and dogs on the grill. Katie was a bit fussy but perked up when Nat gave her his empty beer can, look at the girl go! She also liked my dad's toes, don't ask about that one, I can't figure it out!? (No she didn't put them in her mouth!!) Happy Father's Day to all of you Dad's out there, and to you Dad's to be........GOOD LUCK!!!!

Visiting The Library

Today my mother and I took Katie to the library in Red Lion for a summer series they have called "Books and Babies", for newborns to 18 month olds. It is a fun half hour filled with stories and songs and today we had a special visit from Peter Rabbit. Most of the babies freaked out when they saw the rabbit, it took Katie a few minutes to even notice that he was there, she was transfixed on the book she and her Grammy were reading. Eventually we did make our way over to Peter Rabbit and she did sit on his lap but was really confused about the whole thing, can you tell?! It was cute and I think she enjoyed it, plus its something fun to do every Thursday so we will for sure return.

This is Katie's first encounter with a teething biscuit, score one for Katie and maybe half a point for the biscuit, it was a good fight and Katie was a disgusting mess so I guess I ended up the loser. It did seem to help temporarily ease the teething pain.......Have a good weekend!

Happy Birthday Nat!

Today was Nat's 31st birthday!! We had the whole family over for cake and ice cream and then drove them over to check out the new house. It was a nice day, weather was great and the cake was awesome. Katie is dealing with some sort of rash and Benadryl isn't helping, so she was a bit off kilter, but she wasn't fussy so that was nice. Have a good week everybody!!!