New Video

I haven't posted for a while so I thought I would check in and say hello. We bought a new video camera - a Flip. It's a pretty cool little gizmo. We can shoot 2 hours of footage and it's in HD. Well sort of. It's highly compressed HD but for the cost and ease of use, it's a fair trade. I'm glad we bought it because now we can have something on hand without having to mess around with batteries and videotape etc etc. So, here is a video of Jacob and his Grammy playing a balloon game:

A Momentous Event :)

Had my first Mother's Day! I really like being Jacob's Mommy. So much time was spent on waiting to become a Mom and it was all worth it! He is growing up so fast. He is starting to make decisions on what to wear and eat. And talking so much.

Tonight he tinkled in the big baby potty. We decided to teach him about it but not to push it in any way. But here at 21 months old he is starting. We three got so excited - I wish I had the "flip" out and turned on. The cowboy boots are a gift from Grand-daddy (who he calls P-daddy) in Texas. He wanted to wear them with his PJ's.

Thank you God for this gift!

Been awhile, ready to blog again

A few recent pictures:


We are scheduling our 2nd post placement report. WOW, how time has just flown by. Our son is doing great and so are we, a happy family of three. Jacob is so lucky he sees his Grandmothers as much as possible and he just loves them! He is playing outside, talking in 2 - 3 word sentences, eating and growing well and being a wonderful lil boy. This week marks the Anniversary of meeting Jacob in Kaliningrad Russia. What wonderful memories. Rich and I keep looking at all the old pictures - what a fantastic journey. Best trip ever!!

Wanted to share a little update. Hope everyone is doing great! Happy Spring!

Walking a Little and Halloween

Almost there, just a few more weeks and I think Jacob will be taking off. He is an expert at walking on his knees and speed crawling. This past week he has walked four or more steps. Only if Rich and I (or one of his Grammys), face each other, with our hands out to catch him. The stairs are no challenge for our little guy. He goes up quickly but takes his time navigating his descent. Eating well and starting to say more words. When his Daddy is mowing the yard he goes to the window where the noise is the loudest, sometimes the door-wall and yells for him "Dah". Dah Dah Dah!!! I have stopped laughing at this because it is time to teach him the inside voice :)

Halloween was fun this year. For the first time in years I felt like participating, it helps to have a baby around. I am always on a diet so I buy candy we do not like. Not the easiest thing to do. One little boy came to the door and said "Yuck". I guess he did not like the Darts and Glow in the Dark Gummies we passed out. That made me LOL. He had on a super cute costume though. Jacob was a lion. He went to a party at Rich's work and stole the show. On Halloween night he only went to six houses, it was so cold and windy. After arriving home he had to be at the front door to check out all the kids stopping by. Of course I had to hold him. Once I had given out the candy he was shutting the door saying bye bye. I can hardly wait to see what he will be next year!

We are so excited about Thanksgiving! All my siblings, their partners and some family friends will be here. Mom is helping me cook. Gonna be Great!

Home for three months!

Bath-time is so cute. Molly has to be in the room too. Jacob and Molly get along really well. Except Molly does not like to have her tail pulled and she lets Jacob know that. The first time I gave Jacob a bath was in Kaliningrad after the driver dropped us off at the hotel. It was 90+ (HOT) in our room. The Moscow Hotel did not have air conditioning. Jennifer and I made sure the water was perfect and that we had a few toys. I placed him in the tub and he just sat quietly staring at the tiles. Made me a bit nervous. I had forewarned Jennifer that he may cry and could have a fit. Poor guy, now that I think about that day it seems he was in shock. We quickly bathed him and got him out of the tub. Maybe some of it was the heat? Now he splashes everyone, his flashy lights have to be on, the toys out, a washcloth on his head and he is in no hurry to get out of the tub, hehe.

Today Jacob has been home for three months. I have read on many blogs how the author feels like their new child has been home with them forever and always. We completely feel that way too. It is as if he has always been here with Rich and I. I will tell you about one thing I am working on. When he is breaking in teeth/teething he bites me. It can hurt too. He has not bitten Rich and I told him how lucky he was. Lil guy is strong. I have been reading about this and it is normal. At first I was concerned that it might have something to do with attachment and bonding. Now I am trying to teach him not to bite. Also working on not reacting too much. Some of my facial expressions make him laugh. He is in pain though, poor guy. A couple of our friends told us to get "Hylands Teething Tablets" and they seem to help. He is working on his 7th and 8th. Not sure how it will feel when the big molars start to come in. Tonight I am going to try the washcloth in the freezer, my cousin liked this remedy for her two cuties.

Regarding sleep, he is doing so good. A few blogger friends suggested "white noise" and that was a great idea. He still has the music to listen to. Plus we have a humidifier that Grammy gave him for his room. That humming sound does help a lot! I hope everyone is doing well!! :)

Videos for a rainy day

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Here's a couple of videos. The first one is Jacob's first haircut. This hot of the press - we just went this morning. The second one is a video from one of our first meetings with Jacob back in April. At the time I just posted the audio because we were not allowed to post pictures. So for those who haven't seen it yet, here it is.

Going Private!

We will be making the blog private. This time I thought I would let you all know first. If you would like to read along please leave a comment.