6-Month Update

Jacob turned 6-Months old on July 16th. He is doing lots of new things!! He likes baby food a lot, especially bananas, and hates green beans. He is sitting up now and is quickly becoming an expert with only a few falls. He is also becoming much more interactive with his toys and loves picking them up and throwing them down again.

He still doesn't roll over very often but can definitely do it. Occasionally, we find him on his tummy in his crib and we promptly turn him over when we discover it! Just another reason to lie awake at night!

He went to the dr and he is in the 50% for weight and 90%-95% for height. He also got another round of shots this time and did great because the doctor elected to skip the Pertussis shot.

Overall, he is doing great and growing so quickly it's truly amazing!! Below are his 6-month pictures.

'Staycation' 2009

A few weeks ago Miss Kim was on vacation so we decided to take a 'staycation' in St. Louis and experience some of the things we don't get to do often. Mom stayed home all week and dad was able to join us on Thursday and Friday.

Jacob is feeling 100% better now and as you can tell from the pictures - he was better during our 'staycation' and is having a lot of fun.

Below is Jacob loving his food now! He is having fruits and veggies and loves almost anything but hates green beans... surprise, surprise! It must run in the family! We took Jacob to the St. Charles Riverfront, ate lunch and walked on by the river. Below are pictures from our day.



Our big adventure for Tuesday was going to Columbia MO and eating at Booche's. We went with Great Grandpa and Grandma Bayerl and Uncle Ryan. We had a GREAT time!!
Jacob and Uncle Ryan

Mom and Jacob at Booche's

Grandpa on the way home... sleeping just like Jacob with one exception.. Jacob shares his candy!

On Thursday we went downtown to the City Gardens. It was nice that some of the Arches from the All Star Game were still up (and for sale if anyone is interested). Pictures below...

Only family shot.. thanks to the random lady who offered!

Jacob enjoyed dipping his feet in the water - not that you can tell from his face!

He loved playing with dad and the fountains!

After the City Gardens we wanted to play in the water. Since Jacob has been sick he hadn't had a chance to go to the pool yet... so pool bound we were. This was his first time and he really liked it.. although I couldn't put him down and the water was FREEZING!

During all our fun time we had to take time out to go see the GI specialist for Jacob's reflux. He was put on medicine that we are trying for 60 days and then we have to go back to the dr. If it doesn't work they are going to try a medicine that is not FDA approved in little ones... obviously we are avoiding that step if at all possible. He is doing better at not holding is breathe while it happens so we are making some progress.

We also spent some time with Grandma and Grandpa Beffa. Below is a picture of Jacob playing with Grandpa!

Summer 2009

A quick post to get some new pictures out there and give everyone an update on how Jacob is feeling. A lot of you have e-mailed or called and we appreciate it very much!

Jacob recently got solid food for the first time. Don't tell Dr. Hanson it was a few weeks before he was 6 months old. This was the first and last time we gave it a shot. We are going to try again now that he is 6 months (well one day shy). As you can see from the pictures - he was excited at first and then decided it wasn't really all that great!

He's loving to stand up!

And play outside!

And play with his ExerSaucer! He loves that the entire cow fits in his mouth.

Jacob and Nonna at his first trip to Zestos! Don't worry no Chili Dogs for him!

Here's where the fun begins (not really). Jacob started to feel sick 3 weeks ago. We went to the doctor and were diagnosed with a virus that was causing a rash. He has fought it off-and-on since then and this past Sunday he started to feel really bad. He was running a very high fever (104+) and couldn't keep anything down. Long story short we ended up at the hospital. After many tests that came back perfectly normal, we have an unofficial diagnosis of a "super virus" coupled with an ear infection and high fevers. He's a little better now but we went through a few sleepless nights (still struggling to get a full nights sleep). He finally broke his high fevers today and was able to keep down 2 small bottles. We're hoping he is turning the corner and we're headed to wellness. As an additional note, in the midst of all the tests the past week we did get a confirmation he has reflux (not a huge surprise to mom and dad) and we'll be seeing a specialist for that next week. For now it's one thing at a time!

Below are a few pictures of our little guy trying to get well!

(Just as a side note, I do wash his clothes - the short sleeved sleeper works well with IVs and is comfortable when you are sick).

Jacob and Nonna waiting for the dr to come make him better!

Jacob and mom waiting to get the okay to go home! Before it was all over he had IV's in both arms.. but was a real trooper!

Jacob and Daddy at the hospital trying to rest while watching the Home Run Derby!
(we're not sure which one is the patient)



Back at home getting some TLC from Daddy (this was taken today). This is pretty much the amont of energy he has had over the past week ... and I'm talking about Jacob not Daddy.
Jacob spent the afternoon getting TLC from Uncle Ryan too (also today)
Thank you all for your prayers and support. This small experience with doctors and hospitals makes us realize how blessed we are to have a normally happy and healthy little boy.