Oh the dare devil he is!

Today I was in the kitchen doing some dishes and I noticed that it was very very quiet in the living room where Jacob was. Well as any parent knows, quietness is not a good thing. It either means sleep which is unlikely or trouble. Well in today's case it was trouble. I go in to the living room to see what was going on with Jacob and I see him on top of his toy chest looking out the shutter of the sliding glass door. I didn't want to startle him in fear that he would fall so what does a Mommy do????? Grab the camera! Here is the picture and video I was able to take. Boy o' boy I see grey hair in my near future.

Teefies and sickness, oh my!

Well Jacob already has his two bottom teeth that managed to poke through at 11 months and 24 days; just in time for his 1st Birthday. Well today Jacob and I were rolling around on the floor and Mommy was blowing bubbles on his tummy and he was cracking up. I looked up at his little angel face and see some white poking through the top of his gums. The left tooth looks like it is coming through before the right. So poor bug on top of being sick he's also teething.
Oh yeah about the sickness. I took Jacob to Gymboree play gym last Friday and again for his make up class on the following Sunday. Sunday night Jacob had his first fever. It ranged from 99.3 to 101.1. I was a little nervous because we haven't had a fever scare yet. I gave him Tylenol every 4 hours and put him in warm baths throughout the day. Poor baby he was sooo irritable and not hungry except for Mommas milk. The fever lasted 3 days. On the third day I called Kaiser's Nurse Advice line and they stated not to bring him in unless his symptoms changed or worsened or fever reached 104! 104! yeah 104 (crazy)....Well as I said the fever finally broke but was IMMEDIATELY followed by a rash that covered his trunk area. I googled his symptoms and followed up with Kaiser's Nurse Advice line and it turns out he has/had Roseola. It's nicknamed "baby measles". The rash is not itchy but baby is irritable. Since he got it now, he won't likely get it late. His appetite is improving but he still has the rash and diarrhea. I called Gymboree and asked to speak to someone in Corporate. When children are enrolled in Gymboree the parents are given documents about Health Standards and they are NOT to bring their children in sick. Well Jacob could have only caught this at Gymboree because that's the only place he went and only caught it if the child was contagious with a fever or the rash. So poor baby has not left the house in a week, and neither has poor Mommy. He is super clingy and just wants to be held. Can you blame him? Mommy gave him sugar free popsicles to make him feel better.

It's been over a month

Well it's been about a month since my last post. Partially because I had no Internet access for about two weeks. Jacob is getting to be more mischievous, more adventurous, and more defiant daily. He knows he's not supposed to get in to the dishwasher as I am unloading it and will look at me and smile as he climbs in. He knows he's not supposed to climb the book shelf and will look my way as he puts his foot on the first bank of steps. It drives me crazy that he does this but I wouldn't change a thing about him. I love that he is so adventurous and that he challenges me. I just need to make sure that I am stern and repetitive with him so he knows that those things are a no-no. Jacob has also stopped napping frequently and for longer durations. He used to nap 2-3 times a day for at least an hour and a half each. Now there are 2 naps that run about and hour each. That means my cleaning, laundry, eating, and showering time has been cut but it's been a smooth transition because that means I get to spend more time with him. I have had to baby proof the house in every way imaginable. His wife Leyla and sister-in-law Evelyn came over while my parents were gone and Jacob watched Leyla open doors by the handle. Well as soon as she left, he began opening doors by the handle. Leyla also taught Jacob how to climb on to the coffee table. It scares me to death that he is learning these things but I stop and look at his face while he's doing it and see the wheels turning in his head and it's amazing to watch him. I love watching my child grow, not only physically but emotionally as well. He is getting taller and is in the 75th percentile for height and 50th for weight. I love that he is so independent but there are the moments when he comes running to Mommy to give her a big hug and kiss. He's a great baby- I mean big boy.

I have started a scrapbook for his first year. I intend on doing one for every year. It's great to stroll down memory lane and remember how teenie tiny he was. Well I hope to keep up with my blogs, after all this is an Internet scrapbook for Jacob to look at.