Jacob finally has 4 teeth solidly in, with 2 more peeking. It's about time!
He LOVES to play with Allyson. He has quickly gone from walking to running (with a lot of falling to go along with it).
He can get to giggling so hard that he just falls over and is helpless. Ernest is especially good at getting this to happen, but Ally can also do it if they are playing together.
He loves to sit in front of Ally's vent with the warm air blowing on him. If it gets quiet, you can usually go look for him and he'll be sitting in front of her vent just chillin'.
He can flush the toilet. And really enjoys doing it. If you are heading to the bathroom, watch out, he'll be right on your heels.
He loves - I mean LOVES - bath time. He pointed to the bath on Friday and I told him No, we'd have a bath on Saturday, and he started throwing a fit.
He's still pretty set on schedules. He gets up between 6-7, wants a nap around 9 for an hour or so, another nap around 1 usually for 2 hours, and he's ready for bed about 7 at night. You mess with his schedule and he will tell you about it.
He babbles all of the time. I've always said that I didn't want my kid having a dummy in his mouth after he was big enough to walk around and talk. Well, at home he only gets his dummy when he's going to sleep, but at church I've found that he is much quieter if he has a dummy than if he is without. So, a dummy it is.
His list of vocabulary words include:
- Mama
- Dada
- Sni - Snitch. Rob and Jane's dog which, tragically, died the same day Jacob learned to say his name.
- Mi - Milk.
- Ba - Ball or Balloon or Bath, depending on the context.
- Buh-buh - Bye Bye.
- Ally - I've only heard it a couple of times so I don't remember exactly how he says it yet, but you can tell he is intending her name.
Ally continually surprises me with what she knows in the way of numbers, letters, and colors.
She is getting very good at putting things together. "If it rains, it will help the flowers grow."
She has pretty good hand-eye coordination, I'm sure due to playing on Auntie JoAnn and Auntie Martha's smartphones.
She remembers a lot - and don't you dare change your mind about something that she remembers.
She is turning into a Little Girl. She loves wearing clips in her hair, tights, and dresses.
Favorite colors are pink and purple.
She wants her panties to match what she is wearing, either in pattern (stripes, hearts, etc.) or color - and sometimes both!
She can throw masterful tantrums when she wants to.
She still hates to go to sleep and every night is at least an hour-long battle to get her to stay in bed and go to sleep.
She gives wonderful cuddles and will still say "Noo-noo" for "Love You"
She wants to make Jacob happy when he cries and will sing to him and give him hugs.
She will stamp her foot and tell you that she is mad or sad.
A hug and a kiss will still fix just about anything that ails her.
My Man aka Ernest
Just because we haven't had anything about him on here lately.... He's still my favorite, of course, and I thank my Heavenly Father every day for him. He loves our kids and takes time to play with them. He'll stay up with them on the weekends so I can take a nap, or he'll put Ally to bed so I can get a little bit more sleep. He's been working a lot of overtime again lately so our time with him is precious, but that just makes me appreciate him even more. He makes me smile, comforts me, and makes me want to be better. I hope I continue to do the same for him!
What cute kids you have!
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