First laugh! and lots of smiles...

So our most exciting update about Jacob was he made his first laugh on Tuesday! It was so cute! I was changing his diaper and putting him into his pajamas and when I lifted his legs he spit up. So I grabbed a tissue and wiped his neck off and when I went to wipe under his chin he giggled! I gasped I couldn't believe it and called Luke in to hurry and come see. I did it again and he laughed again! I'm glad he did it one more time for Luke because he hasn't laughed since! So we'll keep trying!

Jacob is also getting a lot better at smiling at people. It's actually kind of funny because recently when he'll smile really big he'll squinch his nose! And I do that too so I don't know if he's doing it to copy me or if that's just what he does now, but it's kind of funny when he does! But either way he's seeming to notice faces more now. He loves watching other kids, and especially other babies! My friend had her baby Gwen pretty much one month before Jacob was born. So we had these two together at a bridal shower last weekend and it was so fun watching them interact! Right away apparently they were holding hands, but I kind of missed it since her dad jokingly pulled Jacob's hand off- he said he's have to keep an eye on Jacob! But Jacob just smiled at Gwen, it was so funny though, just flirting with his eyes! He even stared at her sideways for a couple minutes, just drooling. We got a big kick out of all of it. You can see a little bit of it on this video:

Also, here's a couple pictures of Jacob in his Memorial Day outfit. I actually bought the shirt for the 4th of July but I figured it would work for Memorial Day too. And yes we were matching haha. He has a blue jacket just like mine too but I didn't get a picture with us both in it. We had a nice relaxing day since Luke was off, unfortunately it was rainy all day, but we still had a nice cookout at home that night.

Luckily today was gorgeous and Luke finished one of his CPA tests this morning so he had the rest of the day off! We had a great walk at the park and layed down in the grass for awhile just relaxing, it was wonderful!
So Luke and I were excited to go celebrate him finishing another test tonight even though he won't find out his score for another month. Our friends were nice enough to offer to babysit Jacob so we went and enjoyed a great dinner at Ruby Tuesdays. It's the first time we've really left him with anyone besides family, but he did a great job! They didn't have to change him, feed him, he didn't even cry, but I guess he's still young enough he didn't really know what was going on but it still made me feel better that he did so well. We have a couple more nights coming up where he'll need to be watched so hopefully he'll still do just as well next time!

2 months!

I can't believe my little baby is already 2 months old! It's really flying by but at the same time I feel like I've been his mom forever! Everyone says how small he is still but to me he's getting so big! He went to the doctor today and is now 11 pounds, 13 ounces and 23 3/4 inches. I knew going in today that he was going to need 4 shots but I was sad to find out he also had a double ear infection!

I felt bad because I actually suspected it last weekend because he had been crying like he never had before and would go an hour or more and I could barely calm him down and nothing seemed to help. So then I realized he had been getting over a cold so he may have an ear infection but then he seemed to be getting better and wasn't having fits and never seemed to have a fever. But looking back now he has been more fussy this past week at night but I guess I overlooked it because Luke was out of town and so I had Jacob's night routine all off anyway. But I felt better when the pediatrician said even if I called last week they probably would have just had me keep an eye on it for a week anyway since he already had his appointment for today.

So now he's got his antibiodic for the ear infection and Tylenol for the shots. Poor baby! At least now I now why he's been a little extra fussy!

But on a better note... I was thinking last night how Jacob's already 2 months and how much I love him so I thought I'd share some reasons why I love my little guy!

1. I love when I'm rocking him to sleep he'll suck on his pacifier and just stare at me with his wide blue eyes- I feel like it's almost like he's saying he loves me the way he looks at me!

2. I love that he copies my faces- if I smile he'll smile, if I raise my eyebrows he will too, when I talk to him sometimes he'll coo back, soo cute!

3. I love that he loves his stroller and car rides.

4. I love the way he always grabs the top of my shirt and even if I try to lay him next to me or put him down he'll keep reaching his hands towards me so he can always be at least arms length away from me! (It may sound annoying but I think it's sweet!)

5. I love the way he smiles and plays with me and Luke.

6. I love how Jacob loves to sleep on my chest with his arms wrapped around me! (and with Luke)

7. I love how cute he looks in every outfit! Especially his church clothes...and his pajamies!

8. I love the way he's starting to coo and make more noises.

9. I even love his cute baby cry.

10. I love his frown! It's so irresistably adorable! Especially with his dimple chin!

11. I love kissing his soft cheeks and how he smiles when I do.

12. I love when he's so intrigued by things to look at and will just smile.

13. I love the way he waves his arms all around and kicks like crazy when he gets excited! (someday he'll be a good swimmer!)

14. I love the way he also squeals when he gets excited!

15. I love taking his picture because he is so good at looking at the camera and smiling!
16. I love when he's waking up he stretches his arms and arcs his back.

17. I love holding his little hands.

18. I love how he has a serious face sometimes too and narrows his eyes.

19. I love how his upper lip puckers out.

20. I love how he looks like a perfect mix of Luke and me.

21. I don't love that he sucks his hand but it still is kind of cute!

22. I love his million faces and expressions!

23. I love his whole cute little body!

24. I love that he smiles even at people he doesn't know and is good at letting others hold him.

25. I love that he's MY baby!!

Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to me!

I feel so lucky to be a new mommy and was glad to finally be a mom this Mother's Day! I have absolutely loved being home with my baby boy every day and spending all my time with him! He really is a cute little guy! Here's some pictures of my new everyday life...

I like watching him sleep...

I love how sometimes he holds his pacifier in his mouth, makes it easier to pull it out when he's done I guess haha

This is the only picture where he wasn't crying! He hates these sunglassess, and the grass...

amazed by the mobile in his crib, he spent like 45 minutes staring and smiling at it- it was really cute!

finally is starting to like his other toys too, he gets so excited!

looking so cute (and big!) at 8 weeks old!

We went to the Botanical Gardens the day before Mother's Day
Jacob slept through the whole thing so we finally woke him up to take some pictures, haha...

Jacob looks just like his daddy!

We took this picture right before we had to drop Luke back off at the airport for another week. I feel bad Luke has had so many business trips lately- Jacob is growing up so fast! He'll already be 2 months old next Monday!