Yummy Oatmeal!!!

Jake had his 4 month check up and shots on Monday. The doctor said he was doing really well and noted how strong he was (head control and abs). She said we could try to give him some food. He already gets a small amount of rice cereal in his bottle because of his reflux so she suggested oatmeal. Yesterday was our first try and he did not know really what to do. However, when we tried tonight he loved it. I don’t think we were giving it to him fast enough (you can be the judge based on the video). I guess we shouldn’t be surprised that he is so into food because neither Erik nor I have ever passed up a good meal or push ourselves away from the table before we were more than full. The first video is at the start of the meal and the second is at the end. Notice how Erik is makeing sure I feed Jake enough so that he can be a linebacker.

Farmer Jake

Jake is happy in his overalls and flannel shirt. I guess he has a little country in him…..

Roll Baby Roll!

Jake rolled over (back to belly) for the first time at 1:10pm on Wednesday, January 14, 2009. You might ask why do we know the exact time. Well right now I am student teaching so grandma is watching Jake during the day. We are very thankful for that. One of the big bonuses is that she keeps detailed notes of what Jake does each day and the associated time. So while Erik and I missed Jake rolling over for the first time my Mom was there to take copious notes. Thank you mom for taking such good care of Jake! The next day Jake rolled from his belly to his back around noon. Here is video of his third roll and a picture of Jake and Grandma’s first solo walk together.

Jake gets baptized

Jake got baptized on Saturday. He slept through most of the ceremony and only let out a little whimper when the water was poured over his head. His god parents are Devon (Erik’s sister) and Pat (Erik and my college friend). Jake is a lucky boy to have these two people in his life.

On Sunday we were lucky to have a visit from the Blanco family just after all our house guesses that were here for the baptism cleared out. Jake and Vanessa got to meet for the first time. They had a good time checking each other out. At one point Vanessa was holding Jake’s hand (so cute and I hope it was captured by Juan). While the Blanco family was here the Manahan family stopped by while they were on their walk. All the dads were holding the kids. Jake was lucky little guy two of the cutest girls around here together. Jake already has a lot of “girl friends”.

One of Jake’s new favorite things to do is to suck on his hands. Sometimes he sticks his hand in his mouth so far that he makes himself gag.