Not quite....Just a bit more.....maybe next year!!!

My mommy and daddy put a gigantic tree in our Kitchen nook. It is like the outside inside.

Today was the first day I have been able to see it. I spent some time with my grandma and grandpa over the weekend, but I ended up getting a little tummy bug and my grandma watched me most of the day and then dropped me off at my mommy's work.

After a small nap and snuggle time with my mommy this ginormous tree with bright shiny lights and glass balls caught my attention. I was amazed. Mouth opened amazed. I immediately got off my mommy's lap and with authority crawled to the tree. Oh the things running through my head. When I get my hands on it the damage I can do.

My mommy and daddy are not dummys I think they know my movements pretty well because I soon realized that there was a gate around this glowing ball of fun that my mommy called the Christmas tree. I tried and tried, but was unable to get my tiny paws on the tree. Of course my mommy was laughing and snapping pictures.

Next year it will be on...Just a little bit taller! For now I will chew on my Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer thingy...

Home on the Range

My mommy and daddy took a small get-away and I was spending time with my grandma and grandpa this weekend. I went with them to a home with real live animals. I got to visit with a donkey who was wearing a Santa hat and a horse. I ventured out and gave the horse some love. Only with my grandpa's reassurance that it was safe. It was very fun. Notice the beautiful Nevada sky in the background!

Tiny Turtles...Turtles in a Half Shell...Jacob Power!

So many new things are going on right now. I have had a first birthday party with my birthday coming up fast. I will be celebrating Christmas. We have a new home. I'm eating more and doing more things. I have started to wear shoes. I'm off the bottle and now get formula/milk from a sippy and last but not least in the Tour de Jacob I started a new room at daycare. I have gone from infant Cub to Toddler Tiny Turtle! We have been working on a transition all week and today was a practice run with me staying all day in the Turtle room. I actually didn't do that well. I had to return to the Cub room a couple of times during the day to get reassurance from the ladies I have grown to love. The new ladies are very patient and I'm sure within a couple of weeks I will forget about my Cubbie past!

I will be in this room till I'm 2, so I will have plenty of time to get used to my new surroundings and have some fun. There are four more children in the room than in the Cub room for a total of 12. Not too bad really...it should be fun after a small transition period. My mommy told me she would stay and play next week so it would feel more like home!!!

My parents went Caroling tonight, but it was too cold and there was no place for me to safely sit so I had to stay home with my GG. There was a lot of people at my Grandma and Grandpa's house and with all the new changes I had a hard time falling asleep. My mommy held me and sang my favorite song and I was able to drift off. Gosh, being a big boy is a lot of work.

My parents insisted on taking a picture of me on my first day of Tiny Turtle's can you imagine what they will do when I really go to school???

PS Check out my cool Van's!!!

My First Haircut!!!

Tonight after work my parents took me to Snip-its. The place was great and had a lot of bright colors and fun things going on. Turns out I was going to have my haircut for the first time. I got to have a ride up and down on this fun chair that was just my size. The lady covered me in a pink drape and apologized a hundred times because of the color. She said they only make the really small drapes in that color. I don't care...real men wear pink!!!

The lady who cut my lovely locks was very nice and she was very calm and gentle. She also worked quick. At one point I was just staring at her for about 30 seconds. I really wanted to make sure I knew what was going on. We all had a good laugh over it. I didn't have a lot of hair, but it was just enough that it was bothering me. I feel much better. I didn't cry or get freaked out at all...who is a big boy!

I got to keep my hair. I will probably try to eat it if given the chance. I also had my photo taken and a certificate of bravery for my first adventure in grooming...the haircut!!!

It's Almost Here...A Birthday Letter to Jacob from Mommy! Happy 1st Birthday Jacob!

Dear Jacob,

Happy 1st Birthday big boy!

This has been an amazing past year. It has been very different from any year past.
When I had you on Christmas Day 2005, I don't think anything or anyone could have prepared me for the next 365 days.

Those days have been filled with laughter, amazement, tears, adventure, and yes, even frustration, but more than anything, love! Through everything, I never realized I could love someone as much as I love you. When I see you snuggling with your daddy, saying Mama and Dada, smiling or babbling it makes me realize even more what a joy and how amazing you really are.

You were the tiniest person I had ever held when your daddy handed you to me , and now you are a 'toddler' who can babble and nearly walk. I know you will never stop amazing me.

Thank you for being patient with me this past year and allowing me to learn some of the ropes of parenting one step at a time, this is only just the beginning for us my little man. You have shown me that I don't have to be perfect, and know exactly what to do 100 percent of the time, and that you don't care if the floor is swept or the laundry is done. Having you come to me to take a nap or have a snuggle in my lap has shown me that I may not have all the answers, but we are all doing just fine.

I don't even want to guess what you will be doing in the next year. I enjoy watching it day by day with your daddy, munchkin, and a family who loves you very, very much!

Happy 1st Birthday Jacob!!!
Love,
Mommy

I Stood Up All by Myself Today!!!

What a busy weekend!

Sunday morning while playing a song for my mommy on my new piano I decided I would just stand right up without any help at all. I have been trying to stand for a couple of weeks now, but when I realize I'm standing by myself I plop down with a very puzzled look on my face, but not today! I stood for quite a long time and then I did it again from a sitting position about 3 times.

Watch out parents....I'm 3 seconds from walking!!!!

Happy Birthday to Me!!!!! Happy Birthday to Me!!!!

Today, my parents and I hosted my very First Birthday Party at our new home. About 35 people including my Papa and grandma Karen and autie Bailey from Palm Springs joined to help me celebrate my big day! My actual birthday isn't for a couple of more weeks, but it is close enough to have a party. My mommy and daddy went all out to throw me a very cool 'Puppy' themed party! I had a banner with my name on it and lots and lots of bright colored balloons and streamers. I even had a blow up birthday cake in the front yard!

My daddy prepared pizza and my mommy baked my cake and cut cheese into dog bones and PB&J sandwiches into little doggies. We also enjoyed 'ants on a log' or celery, peanut butter and rasins and crakers.

Besides the cake that mommy made for me, my daddy ordered a Seseame Street cake. I didn't have any of that, but my guests sure enjoyed it. There wasn't a piece left!!!

I had so many presents and everyone was so generous! I got a really cool little car with flames on it to strole around on from my Aunt Holly and Evan and I also got a remote control car, bouncing tigger, 'Jacob's Room' plaque, baby grand piano, portable booster seat for the dining room table, alphabet pal and a tool box just to name a few.

We had some games like: What time was Jacob born (Joe Conforti won) he guessed within 2 minutes of 5:19 a.m., How many doggie treats in the container (Joleen Nemeth won) with guessing within 3 of the 55 in the container, What can and can't Jacob do right now (My grandma Donna won) she got all 34 right and finally the egg game! Everyone cracked an egg on their head. All the eggs were hardboiled except one, but really they were all hardboiled. Rachel Conforti was the last to crack the egg on her head and was such a good sport because she was sure that she had the bum egg that she won a prize!!!

Everybody who was at the party signed a photo mat that my mommy made and my first birthday picture will go in very soon!

I was very tired after cake and really had to take a nap after getting cleaned up, but the party went on without me! I'm a little tyke and having so many faces was a little overwhelming, but after my nap I was ready to rock some more!

My party was about 2 hours long, but some guests stayed later and it was really fun to visit and then show off my new toys.

Thanks daddy and mommy for such a great day with great and generous friends and family!!!!

I'm almost offically a Toddler! Can you believe it???