Here is what I am treated to when I come home from work most days…

Me and my “big buddy”.

I think the bag is a little too heavy for him…

Putts better than Uncle Danny!

Hard to believe Mommy, Daddy, and Connor were without Jacob 1 year ago. The time has gone by so fast. Connor has grown so much and my littlest buddy (all 5 pounds of him) has grown to be equally as handsome as his older brother (they take after their Daddy).

Jacob is nearly walking now and prefers real food over baby food now.

He greets me everyday when I come home from by crawling over to me. I bend my knees a little so he has something to grab onto and then he climbs up to a standing position. Grunting, he puts his hands up. I pick him up and give him kisses and hugs. He pats me on the shoulder as I pat him on his back and backside. I love that routine of ours!

Click on the image below to see Mommy and Jacob’s photo shoot!

I was helping Victoria clean up the kitchen and heard a lot of noise coming from the family room. The boys were pushing the “push toys” around and banging into one another. So I decided to watch for a second and noticed how the two of them were playing with one another and having a blast. This is probably the first time they have really played together for an extended period time as “equals”. It was cool to watch.

Enjoy!

Tonight Jacob took three baby steps towards me and then I grabbed him before he fell.

Mommy had him standing up. He was holding on to a toy with both of his hands…just standing still without any help. I had his play phone in my hand so I was enticing him to come toward it. He stood there playing with the other toy but carefully watching what I had. Then the next thing we noticed he took 3 quick little baby steps and then fell forward. I didn’t get it on video, but we will watching carefully over the few days as we are sure he will continue to get better.

We love you Jacob!
Mommy, Daddy, and Connor

So, on Saturday Victoria had a photo shoot in Richmond (about 15 minutes from Uncle Danny’s house).

Daddy, Connor, and Jacob visited Uncle Danny and Ms. Whitney at Uncle Danny’s house.  He was well prepared (except for food).  He had two water guns and had cut his grass.  Out back we went and I fed Jacob and Uncle Danny and Connor played.

Look at how creative Uncle Danny was…he took his beer cooler and filled it with water for Connor to fill his water gun up with.  In this picture, Connor was acting like he was having fun but truthfully was hoping Uncle Danny had a pool like Grandma and Daddy.  The cooler was a great idea…thanks Uncle Danny!

It was time for Daddy to go pick up Mommy and the big question came up…

Daddy — “Connor, do you want to stay with Uncle Danny or go with me?”

Connor — “Stay with Uncle Danny.”

Uncle Danny — “This kid stuff is easy…you just keep him busy and he is happy.”

Daddy — “I can leave Jacob with you too, if it is that easy.”

Uncle Danny — “No, that is ok.”

About 5 minutes later, Uncle Danny calls me.  I hear Connor playing with him and then I hear…”I have to go poop.”  Uncle Danny says, “Do you have to go #2???”  First Uncle Danny, he has no clue what #1 and #2 is.  Remember your buddy from kindergarten who used to call it a “BM”…you still don’t know what a “BM” stands for today.  Call it what it is…he is gonna have to learn some day.

Back to the story.

Uncle Danny (to me on the phone)…”Let me go I have to help him.”

I get a call about 5 mins later…[Uncle Danny worried]…”I wiped him, but nothing was on it.”  Evidently, he has never seen how clean a “BM” can be on a child.  Then he tells me how he initially went in to the bathroom with him (hoping he had to go #1 and not #2).  Uncle Danny lifted both lids (as if to brainwash his nephew into thinking he had to go #1).  Not so fast…Connor told him to put the other lid down because he had to go poop.  He goes and Uncle Danny wipes (clean toilet paper).

Later Uncle Danny notices Connor is scratching his rear-end a little bit…still thinking he missed the wipe area or something…Uncle Danny takes him back into the bathroom and used one of Jacob’s wipes on him.  Connor let him know, “That is Jacob’s wipe.”  Uncle Danny says, “I know but I need to wipe you again.”  Again…Uncle Danny came up empty on the wipe.  Connor when you are much older and have much more to wipe, you will understand the perplexed look Uncle Danny had when he came up “empty” two times in a row.

Classic story…thanks for the “moment” Uncle Danny.

Love,

Connor and Daddy

Here is a story from Grandma…

Connor was playing with his trains and had the brown concrete truck that goes to the set.  The truck’s round cylinder turns on the back of the truck.    So I reminded him it is called a concrete/cement truck because it makes concrete.  So off he goes to get the mini marshmallows from the pantry.

A little while later he calls me to say he is making “Cooonnn”crete.   It is so cute.  He drags the beginning  of the word out).  So I go over and see what he is doing.  He has taken a mini marshmallow, stuffed it under the cylinder of the truck and rolled the cylinder over until it flattens the mini marshmallow.       Of course the concrete marshmallow then disappears into his mouth.