New school outfit

I don't know if he can pull off the 'punk' kid look...
 
 

December

 
Dad and Jake at the Polar Express.

 
Forget about all my toys.... I love playing with the remote control.

 
I found my Christmas present!!!

 
Helping Mommy get ready for Christmas.

Jake: 9 months

Weight: 16.5lbs (4%)
Length: 26 3/4in (10%)
Head: 16 3/4 (3%)




Well, things aren't as dandy this time. He hasn't gained much since his last check-up. That's probably because he's refusing to eat his baby food and has been drinking less milk. They drew blood (twice) for a CBC and his hemoglobin is low (~10), so they're worried he's not getting enough iron in his diet. And his ezcema is flaring up again, so we have a new post-bath routine.

Everything else is ok. Developmentally he's on track, so that's good. He's crawling and cruising like a champ. No teeth yet (doctor doesn't feel anything coming through either). He doesn't talk much though, so we're going to try to limit pacifier usage to only during naptime per doctor's orders.

Hopefully things will get better soon.

Progress on the House

The house is coming along and we should close some time in December. We're hoping as late as possible because we have the apartment lease until end of January. But we probably paint a couple of rooms and take our time moving in.

Front of the house
 
Fireplace and entertainment center - I think a 55" TV will fit :)
 
Kitchen
 

Misc. October pictures

Eating before school
 
A fan of guitar hero
 
Intuit had a employee day at Six Flags - we didn't ride anything but Jake had a good time looking at all the people.
 
 
 

School pictures Fall 2009

If only he was smiling :(

 
 
 
 

Getting ready for bed

Some old pictures that I never posted. He's around 7.5 months here.

 
 
 
 

Pumpkin Patch 2009

Here's some pictures from our first trip to a Pumpkin Patch. It was cold and muddy but still had a good time.

Going up fast...

Here's a couple picture outside and inside the home. It's going up fast.

 
 
 
 

Stone and Brick are on thier way up...

 

7.5 months: He's mobile!

Jake is getting big and keeping Mom and Dad busy. He starting to crawl and pull up on things. Things will never be the same and we need to start baby proofing our place.

Here's a few videos:

Crawling


Pulling up and falling down :)


Laughing

Houston Trip

We took a long weekend trip to Houston to visit friends and family.

Emma playing with Baby Jake
 
Aunt Cathy giving Jake a big hug
 
Bouncing baby
 
Happy Grandpa
 

Sleeping in an Aggie house
 
Aunt Christine
 
Grandma and Grandpa (Judy's parents)
 
Grandma and Grandpa (Hai's parents)
 

Jake 7 months

Here's him sleeping in the car with his laptop on the way home from Houston.

 

I think he likes his big Oreo teething cookie.

 

He's having allergies and a stuffed up nose lately. We hope it's the weather and it will pass but it's been like 2 weeks and we're trying everything even the breathe strips (yeah, it's not for babies but we're desperate here).
 

Soccer outfit