My First Real Smile!

 

Mama & Papa have been wondering for a while now if I am smiling for "real" or is it just gas and they decided that if they can't make me keep doing it multiple times than it's probably just gas. (Either way they love to see me smile!) Then today after my bath I was getting snuggled up in my towel and I kept smiling at them. My mama ran and grabbed the camera so I hammed it up! (I thought they needed some encouragement with the colic and all.)

Tummy Time

I have been practicing some tummy time for a while now lifting my head up off of my parent's chest but today they thought it was time to try it out on the floor. I liked it... until I found my knuckle sandwich. :)

Uncle Ryan The Magician

Uncle Ryan is staying with us this week here we are hanging out on the couch together. Guess what, Ryan can take a piece of paper and make animals out of it isn't that terrific - Mama called it origami. I think it's magic! Here are a few cranes he made the little one is from the chocolate mint at Olive Garden - it's super tiny like me! :)

Rocking Chair & Car Rides

So my colic is getting better every day but when things get tough my parents get me moving and it helps. Here I am with Papa & Eddie in my rocking chair and then later after my bath we went for a car ride. Now I am... well sleeping like a baby! 

A big thanks to everyone for all the calls and emails - it's great that I have so many people who love and care about me!

A Great Day!

Today was terrific - I got to cuddle and sleep on my Mama during the day (pictured above), then had a bath, and tonight I got to hang out with just my Papa and Eddie! (Mama went out with Grandma and Grandma 2 for awhile because Papa said she needed a break. A break from what - I don't know?) We went to a restaurant and then took Eddie for a walk. I am trying to wave in the picture above - it's a little blurry because he was pushing me, holding on to Eddie's leash and trying to take the picture with his Blackberry - he can do anything, I love my Papa! 

PS. The colic is getting better each day... Yay! 

A Classic Car Show & Colic

 

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First the good news, I got to go to a classic car show in Wells, MN on Saturday where Rod and Richie & Sandy showed off their cars. Rod has the 1971 Camaro SS (above left) and Richie & Sandy have the 1964 Pontiac GTO (above right). There were 118 cars at the show and both of them won awards - isn't that cool!? Maybe someday Rod will let me drive his car but for now I had Mama pull up my "car" next to his! :)

Now for the bad news, I have colic (which is described as severe, often fluctuating pain in the abdomen caused by intestinal gas or obstruction in the intestines and suffered esp. by babies) and it stinks. Hopefully, I'll feel better soon but for now gas drops, swaddling, rocking me on my side, white noise, and car rides seem to help. We are taking any other suggestions if anybody has any ideas...

Funny Face

 

 

If Fred Astaire were at my house today here is how the conversation would have went...

Fred: "Jacob, I'm going to have you arrested!"
Jake: "Why?"
Fred: "Because you stole my moves!" :)

Oh and this is one of my favorite t-shirts that is almost too small now - but it is from the New Yorker and it has a bunch of babies in bassinets at the hospital and one baby is holding up a blackberry and he typed, "OMG I just got born!"