So Not a Farm Girl!

The corn field in our backyard has been home to some neighbors cows for the past month. Today my husband stops by the house before heading to town to pick up a prescription and some milk, he tells me to watch the cows and make sure that they don't get out because they were crowding around the water tank (located basically in our backyard). So, I look out a few times, nothing to interesting just cows drinking water. I jumped in the shower real quick and when I got out this was the view looking into my back yard.

Below is the front yard by the time the neighbors got here to get the cows back in.

When I called my husband to tell him the cows were out, he asked me to go out and try to keep them off the lawn, ha ha ha is all I have to say. I tried yelling at the cows, shooing at the cows, swinging my arms wildly. The cows started to move, but those darn bulls just gave me an evil look and scared me just a little, so I gave up and came in. I was not raised around cattle and my husband usually doesn't let me get anywhere near his cattle, unless I am in the pickup being very quiet. I am so not a farm girl!

Jake's 12 month Check Up

Today Jake had his 12 month check up. He now weighs 22 lbs 8 oz and is 32 inches tall. That puts him at 50% for weight and 97% for height. He also has a huge melon, his head circumference is in at least the 90th percentile, I am not sure the exactly! But he gets the big head from his Daddy, I of course have a normal perfect sized head, ha! I guess he will be a smart little boy just like his Daddy! Jake was also given his immunizations and did fantastic, he only cried when the nurses stuck him with the needle.

Happy 1st Birthday Jacob Alan!

One year ago today God blessed our lives with our second child, a son, Jacob Alan. At 6:09 PM on February 2, 2009 Jacob arrived into this great big world weighing 9lbs 5oz and 21.5 inches long. Jacob you have been a blessing from the day we found out you would be joining our family, we prayed to God that He would bring us a healthy baby and he did. Brenna has loved you from the day she met you (I even think she loved you when you were in Mommy's tummy, she always wanted to look for you!), we are so blessed to have to wonderful children who love each other!

I do have to say that it is very fitting that Jacob arrived on Groundhogs Day because a week earlier we had tried inducing labor and it failed, and on Feb. 2 we were induced again and it worked! Once Jake decided he wanted to be born he came quickly. We arrived at the hospital at around 7 am for our (2nd) scheduled induction and he was born less than 12 hours later! Jacob was welcomed by Mommy and Daddy, then Brenna came in as soon as you were all cleaned up. After Brenna met him for the first time, Grandma Pat and Grandma & Grandpa Fouts were able to come in and meet Jacob. We were all so happy for his safe and healthy delivery!

Jacob has learned so much in the past year, as you have probably read all of his monthly updates! So what has Jacob been up to this past month???

• Jacob is once again sleeping through most nights or waking only once for some milk.
• He can crawl like a champ and will walk while holding someones hands.
• He is beginning to eat more real food, instead of the jarred stuff.
• Jacob still loves his sister and all that she does.
• He really enjoys bath time, now that he and Brenna take baths together.
• He wears size 4 diapers and 18-24 month size clothes. I don't know his height or weight, but I will have an update on that on Friday when we go for his 12 month check up.
• Jacob is just so full of love, he loves to give hugs and kisses.
• He has learned how to tickle himself, when Brenna tickles him, he says in a high pitched voice "tick, tick, tick" and tickles his chest. (It is hilarious!)
• His absolute favorite thing to do is sit on Mommy and Daddy's bed and look out the window and he loves to throw things behind the couch and then say "uh-oh"!

Jacob is our funny, loving, sweet little boy. We pray that God will bless his life continually in the same ways we have been blessed by our precious son. Happy Birthday Baby Boy, Mommy and Daddy Love You Sooooooooooooooooo Much!

Party Like a Rockstar!

Okay, so we didn't really party like rockstars, unless there is a 1 year old rockstar out there, in this case it would be my son Jacob! Although his birthday is not until tomorrow, we celebrated yesterday a bit early with his official party! We had family and a few friends gather at our local community center for the big party. We decorated in red, orange, blue and green, using napkins and plates that I found online for our inspiration. It was a wonderful time eating lunch together and watching Jake watch me open his presents, ha! The only pictures I got of him were when he was eating cake, and I took no pictures of our decorations or his big birthday cake (don't ask me why I forgot, I just got caught up in everything and I am not a huge picture taker anyways). We enjoyed lunch of roast beef sandwiches, cheesy crock pot potatoes (my hubby's fave), a broccoli salad (my fave), fruit salad and a veggie tray. A simple meal with friends and family, who could ask for a better day, and we had two extremely tired kids afterward, but both stayed in wonderful moods throughout the day, no one had a meltdown (not even me)! Jake mostly got clothing as gifts, which was perfect because he is quickly growing out of his clothes. We got a wagon for Jacob for his birthday, but mostly Brenna plays in it with all of her toys (go figure, what's Jake's is Brenna's and what's Brenna's is Brenna's). Today they have both been enjoying the wagon indoors, its a little chilly out today. I hope you enjoy the picture of the Birthday Boy eating cake and playing with his sister in the wagon. I will be posting his one year update tomorrow, so stay tuned!