All Smiles!

Jacob is doing great and growing by leaps and bounds. He weighs around 13 lbs now. He is a very happy baby and rarely is fussy. The only time he gets fussy is when he is really tired or hungry. He is all smiles most of the time and is very content just playing by himself but he really loves if you talk to him!

He has had a cold for about 3 weeks and we recently found out he has double ear infections. He is on medicine and is already feeling better. We are hoping that the pain from the ear infections is why he hasn't been sleeping through the night - yep, we're getting up at 4am again!

Jacob has graduated to facing forward in his stroller when we go on walks. He loves being able to see everything around him. He is a very nosey little boy and loves all the attention he gets!! These pictures are from the first walk facing forward and this smile lasted the entire walk!!

Jacob and Daddy have been hanging out a lot!! Matt is already teaching Jacob how to walk. He is a very strong little boy but I'm thinking crawling will definitely come first!!

We have been practicing 'tummy time' and Jacob is getting very strong when pulling himself up. He gets up on all fours and gets very frustrated when he realized he has to move one of his arms forward to go anywhere!! Here are pictures before and after the frustration!

We celebrated Mother's Day at Nonna's house with a great dinner!! Great-Grandpa & Great-Grandma Bayerl were there too. Below are some pictures ...

Three Generations - Great-Grandpa, Uncle Ryan and Jacob








Four Generations - Great-Grandma, Nonna, Me and Jacob

Here are some random pics...

Fallen asleep in the morning before even getting dressed!

Nonna thought it was too cold outside so she covered his ears but he ended up looking like a nun!

Jacob's First Metal

Jacob recently spent a few days with Nonna and Uncle Ryan while Matt and I went to Vegas for a long weekend before I went back to work. We went with good friends and had a great time but were very excited to get back and see our little boy! When we saw him it seemed as though he had grown so much in just a few days.

Jacob won his first metal by crossing the finish line at the Friends of Kids with Cancer charity walk on Saturday, April 25th. He enjoyed seeing the firetrucks and bear that was at the event to celebrate the day! Nonna and Uncle Ryan also walked with us.

As you can tell Jacob is VERY excited about his first metal!!

Me and Nonna (my mom)

Matt & Uncle Ryan

He has really started to suck his fingers.. not just the thumb but anything that he an get into his mouth. He prefers at least 2 fingers at a time!!

Because of the nice weather Jacob is now able to be outside more and we're looking forward to more days of fresh air and good naps!! He has started going to the babysitter and does really well at Miss Kim's house. He loves playing with the other kids and we've finally started to follow a routine (somewhat). One thing we need to improve on is sleeping through the nights... he has started waking up again around 4am!! Hopefully next time I post we'll have broken that habit!!

Easter Fun

The last few weeks have been very busy for us. Jacob has started to sleep through the night most of the time (we still have the occasional bottle at 3am). He really loves the swing, the bouncer chair and laying under his play mat. He can keep himself very content for a long time but when it's time to eat - he lets us all know it!!

Jacob got his 3 month pictures taken on Good Friday and did very well. We even managed to get in a few smiles! Nonna gave him a huskers shirt to show off his Nebraska spirit (Dad is cringing)!!

Jacob saw the Easter Bunny with his friend Daniel but he was a little tired! We celebrated Easter with the Beffa family a week early and Jacob enjoyed spending time with his cousins! Easter with my family was on Easter Sunday and Jacob received a basket full of eggs from the Easter bunny (thanks to Dad who found the eggs).

Jacob on Easter with all the grandkids/great-grandkids (and Grandma & Grandpa) in the Bayerl family!

Jacob also started going to the babysitter this week. It's been hard on mom but doesn't seem to have had much of an impact on Jacob. Of course, I know that it will get easier with time but I can't believe how fast the past 13 weeks have gone. I go back to work next week so that will be another adjustment for all of us.

Here's a few more recent pics...

He woke up with a little mowhawk!


This is the only way he will sleep in his crib during the day.. in his bouncer in the crib!

Looking very grown-up :(