It's been a very active summer for Jacob, he is very curious and likes to explore and experiment with everything! He loves the playgrounds in our neighborhood, and still likes to swing (and will now squeel with excitement when he sees the swings and bang on his stroller!) He also now likes to crawl up the slide (with our help giving him a little push from behind) and go through the tube bridge and will walk around on the playscapes with our help holding his hands. The other day Shiska even followed us up to the top and slid down the slide after us, crazy dog!!! Me and Jacob both cracked up laughing at him, I've never seen a dog on a slide before! Since he wakes up at 5-5:30 in the morning, at least we get outside before it gets too hot!
To funnel some of his energy, we also started going to Gymboree classes a few weeks ago. He just LOVES them and has a blast. Some of his favorite things are the climbing ramp, the buckets of balls, and the parachute. He also liked the crawl tubes and so I got one for home. We like to roll the balls through it and he chases after them. The pic is of him playing in it.
Adam and I leave for San Francisco tomorrow, and Jacob will turn 11 months on Thursday while we're gone. I can't believe it's been almost a year! He is doing so many things now, seems like a new one every day, but here are a few of his milestones from the last month:
- Started to eat table food: likes chicken, salmon, beef, hummus, raspberries, blueberries, asparagus, tomatoes and just about everything we let him try. He is a wonderful eater with a diverse pallet!
- Balancing without holding on: Can get to standing from sitting down or step away from the table and balance for a good 10 seconds before sitting back down. . .he's gonna walk any day now!
- Riding in the big carseat: we upgraded his carseat and got a new stroller so he can sit straight up
- Likes swimming in the big pool: we've been to the Steiner Ranch pool and Barton Springs and he likes both crawling in the shallow end, dunking his face in the water, and going in the deep end while being held
- Drinking from a straw: he still uses bottles for milk, but will use a cup and straw for smoothies, juice, water
- Giving hugs and kisses: he hugs us back now with a tight squeeze around the neck! The kisses are open-mouthed and slobbery but the sweetest in the world!
