Happy New Year from Jacob and Lucas!

1/05/08 - Christmas photos are up...see, we're not that far behind anymore!

 

1/30/08 - December is finally finished - just a month late!  It's not Mom's addiction to Facebook & MySpace & Twitter that are delaying the pages, is it?  Could be.  Any rare computer time seems to be spent keeping in touch with friends and updating the blog.  Perhaps our New Year's Resolution should be not to let this site go dormant like Dad's BMXTRIX.com site! 

 

Home News: 'Tis the year to replace all the original "stuff" in the house that is in disrepair.  New living room furniture should arrive shortly, new dishes are in the cabinet, new kitchen chairs are in place, and, of course, we're integrating all our Christmas bounty into the house.  The Roomba purrs away as she vacuums the floors, the rope ladder should be up in the playroom soon, and the Wii is being enjoyed by all...at least, when the sensor works! 


Next major project: Never did lay that mulch this summer, but it's finally off the porch, the plants could use a little attention but, for now, with a nearly empty fish tank, it might be a good winter project to get the chemical levels under control so we can repopulate it.  The two that remain look lonely (and on their last fins!)


Jacob's Current Stats:
Height: 42 1/4 inches (as of January 11, 2008)
Weight: 41 pounds (as of January 11, 2008)
Sizes: 5T top/5 at OshKosh, 4 at Gymboree pants/10.5 shoe

 

Lucas' Current Stats:

Height: 29 inches (as of January 11, 2008)

Weight: 23 pounds, 6 ounces (as of January 11, 2008)

Sizes: 18 months clothes/18-24 month shoe


Our House     Videos     Jacob - Before Birth     Lucas - Before Birth

 

Best Picture of the Month

Nov2907-3.jpg (43428 bytes)

            

 

Jacob's Milestones Photos
January 19, 2004, born at home First 2 Weeks
Length: 19 3/4 inches     Weight: 7 lbs. 1 oz. Weeks 3 and 4
Jan 20: First Bath --- Feb 4: First Smile (at Mom) Weeks 5 and 6
Feb 25: Held Head Up --- Mar 11: First Laugh (at Mom) Weeks 7 and 8
Mar 22: Slept Thru Night (7 hours) Weeks 9 and 10
Mar 24: Grabbed and Held Toy (Stuffed dog) Weeks 11 and 12
Apr 9: Rolled from tummy to back (for Dad) Weeks 13 and 14
May 1: Held Own Bottle (of Mom's milk) Weeks 15 and 16
May 3: Imitated a Sound (Mom's laughter) Weeks 17 and 18
May 12: Played Peek-A-Boo --- May 26: Rolled from back to tummy Weeks 19 and 20
May 29: First time at the beach (loved it!) Weeks 21 and 22
May 30: First time Standing With Help Weeks 23 and 24
June 1: First "Blew Raspberries" --- June 9: First Swim in the Pool Weeks 25 and 26
June 16: First Emergency Room Visit Weeks 27 and 28
June 18: First Found Feet --- June 24: First Sat Alone Weeks 29 and 30
July 1: First Cereal --- July 10: First Tooth Weeks 31 and 32
July 13: First Vegetable --- July 17: First Fruit Weeks 33 and 34
July 19: Second Tooth --- July 21: First Airplane Trip Weeks 35 and 36
July 31: First Jet Ski Ride --- August 19: Crawled Weeks 37 and 38
September 14: Pulled Self Up --- September 15: Third Tooth Weeks 39 and 40
September 20: Fourth Tooth --- September 24: Drank Juice from Sippy Cup Weeks 41 and 42
September 26: Walked With Help and Fed Self Weeks 43 and 44
September 27: Fifth Tooth --- October 6: Said "Dada" and Waved "Hi" Weeks 45 and 46
October 22: First Haircut --- October 29: Sixth Tooth Weeks 47 and 48
November 22: First Shoes --- November 27: Stood Alone Week 49 to End of Dec
December 3: Played Ball (with cousins) --- December 4: Used Spoon Christmas 2004
December 5: First Unassisted Step --- December 8: First Walked Holding Just One Hand January 2005
December 9: First Car Accident (Not hurt:-)) --- December 10: Said "Mama" - Finally! Jacob's First Birthday
December 16: Clapped Hands and Said "Fish" February 2005
December 17: Gave High Five --- December 18: Said "Dog" March 2005
December 27/28/29/30: Took 4/5/7/25 Steps April 2005

January 10, 2005: Seventh Tooth --- January 15: Eighth Tooth

May 2005

January 16: Took 124 Steps - Okay, he's really a walker now!

June 2005

April 11: Ninth Tooth (top left molar!) and first climbed on leather couch.

July 4th, 2005
April 13: Shows Tummy on Request --- April 17: First bout of croup July 2005
April 18: First skinned knee and walked backwards August 1-14, 2005
April 19: Shakes Head "No" and picks (and tastes) a dandelion August 15-31, 2005
April 21: First slice of (purloined) pizza --- April 25: First chest x-ray September 2005
 April 28: Tenth Tooth (bottom left molar) --- May 3: Eleventh tooth (top right molar) and said "shoe" October 2005
May 5: First uses a crayon on paper (instead of trying to eat it) November 2005
May 10: Shrugs shoulders with palms up when asked "Where's Daddy?" Christmas 2005
May 10: 12th Tooth (bottom right molar) --- May 13: Spins around in circles December 2005
June 20: 13th Tooth (top left canine) --- June 21: 14th tooth (top right canine) Jacob's Second Birthday
January 22, 2006: 2 year molar (bottom left) --- January 24: 2 year molar (bottom right) January 2006
February 11: First somersault February 2006
July 22: First successful use of the potty! March 2006
August 10: First dentist visit April 2006
September 9: Seven word sentence May 2006
August 2007:  Potty-trained (finally!) Disney 2006
June 2006
July 4th, 2006
Lucas' Milestones: July 2006
November 14, 2006: Lucas James born at home, in the water! August 2006
Length: 19 3/4 inches   Weight:  7 lbs. 15 oz. September 2006
November 19: First Bath October 2006
November 20: Meets His Big Brother and Grandparents November 1-14, 2006
November 28: First Walk Outside --- December 9: First Smile November 15-30, 2006
Special Gallery of Lucas
December 28: First Hot Tub Soak --- April 2:  Rolled from back to tummy December 1-15, 2006
Christmas (12/24-25) 2006
May 13:  First jarred baby food --- May 19:  360 Roll December 16-31, 2006
January 1-15, 2007
July 12: First Tooth --- July 16: Waved Jacob's Third Birthday
January 16-31, 2007
July 18: First Haircut --- July 29: Shakes Head "No" and "Yes" February 1-14, 2007
February 15-28, 2007
August 2:  Second Tooth --- August 3: Went from hands and knees to sitting March 1-15, 2007
March 16-31, 2007
August 7: Crawled --- August 22: Pulled Self Up April 2007
May 2007
August 23: Cruising --- August 25: Clapped Hands June 2007
July 4th, 2007
October 4: Stood Alone  --- October 6: Third Tooth July 2007
August 2007
October 10: Fourth Tooth --- October 19: Fifth Tooth Labor Day Weekend
September 2007
November 19: First Words ("Ball" then "Hi") --- November 20: Sixth Tooth October 2007
Lucas' First Birthday
November 26: Said "Mama" and "Dada" --- December 3: Seventh Tooth November 2007
December 4:  First Step (up to 6!) --- December 8:  Up to 16 steps at a time Christmas (12/24-25) 2007
December 13:  Slides down the stairs without falling December 2007
December 19:  Feeds himself with a spoon --- January 1, 2008: Eighth Tooth Jacob's Fourth Birthday
January 2:  Defeats cabinet baby locks --- January 3:  Defeats baby gate (yikes!) January 2008