On Thursday, Elise and Jacob took a trip to the doctor’s office for Jacob’s four-month checkup. He is doing very well, in the 40’s percentile for height and weight, and 94th percentile for his head size. He now weighs 16.5 lbs, and received 3 immunizations. You can see the band-aids above.
This evening Jacob tried solid food for the first time. The evening was rather uneventful since Jacob did quite well. It was a little messy, but overall the rice cereal went down nicely. Check out the images below for photos of the event.
Last week was the first of two weeks for me to try out my stay-at-home skills. With the spring semester completed, our lovely ladies gone home, and Elise finishing out the school year, the men are having a chance to bond. After a rough second day (Tuesday), Jacob is being a fantastic little guy. It is amazing how much attention he requires, evidenced by how little I can manage to get done. Working from home, packing, and taking care of Jacob proves to be quite a challenge. Despite the challenge, I am immensely enjoying my time to hang out and have fun with him.
The previous post pictures are from the last few weeks, with Teresa supplying some of the photos as well.
Jacob has been finding his voice lately and loves to stand up. While he always seems to be camera shy, we got a little of the fun recorded this past weekend. Enjoy the following videos:
On Thursday afternoon, I drove down to Washington to pick up Jacob from daycare and take him to the doctor. It was his 2-month well-child checkup in which he was to receive his first round of vaccinations. After getting weighed (12.5 lbs) and measured (23 in), he was examined by the doctor. Everything looked great and Jacob is progressing well. Then the fun part:
Jacob first received a live vaccine orally which went fine. While I was holding his hands/upper body, two nurses each held one of his legs. At the same time the poked the needles into his thighs; two in the right, one in the left. Needless to say, Jacob was quite angered and shocked at why he was being stabbed. However, the shock was quickly comforted with a little milk. All in all, he performed wonderfully. Also – having to brag – the nurses and doctor all agreed he was the cutest baby they had seen that day (and this was in the late afternoon). He’s got the ladies wrapped around his little finger(s).
Saturday morning: Jacob is now much enjoying bath time. Despite the strange looks on his face, he very much enjoys splashing around in the tub. Here are a few pictures and videos of the fun:
Last Friday was Jacob’s first day at daycare, with Elise back at Washington H.S. The ride home was not so great for either one, but this week seems to be going a lot better. Monday Jacob was a little fussy, but by Wednesday he is definitely in the swing of things. Gail, the woman caring for Jacob, just sent Elise these photos:
Wow! March has been quite the month. I apologize for the severe lack of postings.
Jacob’s baptism occurred on Sunday, March 6th. Both parents and siblings came down to Iowa, along with Jean and Aurelia (Jon’s grandmothers). Jacob looked quite nice in his baptism gown – made especially for him by Mary Degen. Jacob was nice and quiet throughout the mass (except for his loud sucking on the bottle), sleeping through most of the first half.
Other than the ceremony, the families hung out at the Werth home taking turns holding Jacob. It was an exciting and exhausting day for the little guy, as he saw two great-grandparents for the first time and started to explore with his tongue (sticking it out). On Monday, both him and Elise spent most of the day sleeping, quite tired from the weekend.
After getting a little flack from certain individuals that I rarely post any new information, I thought I’d give it a go.
Today was what I like to call a growing day for Jacob. It basically consisted of taking a bath in the early morning due to an amazingly full diaper that was easier to fight with an entire bathtub of water than just a few diaper wipes, a fair amount of eating, and sleeping…lots of sleeping. In fact, as I write this, the little man is passed out, wrapped up in a blanket after falling blissfully asleep after his dinner 2.0 (even though we ate at 5, he still managed to want dinner with the rest of us and then again at the time we have normally been eating this past week).
It is after days like today I wish we had a scale like the one at the doctor’s office. I swear he felt heavier when I fed him this evening than when he ate this morning!
On Wednesday, we will have sort of a trial run of what it will be like once I head back to work. I have a school obligation from 9-3 in Cedar Rapids that day and the boys will be hanging out together at home while I am away. I have confidence they will be fine together, I just wonder how it will be with me away. I guess there is only one way to find out…
I hear my little giant starting to stir so I had better hurry up.
Here are a few pictures of our antics from today. Enjoy!
Time with mom
Starting to like bathtime a little bit more
Outfit compliments of grand nany and great-grandma A
I have a quick update before I head to bed: Jacob went in to the doctor last Thursday for a checkup, and weighed in at 10 lb., 4 ounces. He continues to jump quartiles on the growth charts and getting closer to Elise’s “Buddha Baby” goal. All is well otherwise, as Jacob continues to be more engaged and active each day.
Jacob took a trip to the doctor’s office for Jacob’s four-month checkup. He is doing very well, in the 40’s percentile for height and weight, and 94th percentile for his head size. He now weighs 16.5 lbs, and received 3 immunizations. You can see the band-aids above.
This evening Jacob tried solid food for the first time. The evening was rather uneventful since Jacob did quite well. It was a little messy, but overall the rice cereal went down nicely. Check out the images below for photos of the event.
