In honor of 9 months

Jakob is nine months today! My how time flies.

Jakob is a curious little guy and easily distracted. He is also very sensitive to his WANTS. If he doesn't get what he wants, or if I am doing something that he doesn't want, like putting him in his car seat, then he lets me know about it. Who knew babies cared so much?

Jakob has two teeth and more coming in; is climbing in to everything; prefers walking over crawling, which he needs our help for; is loving the taste of new food and letting us know which food he does NOT like; is learning how to clap and wave; likes to bounce to the jungle song; knows when Daddy goes to work and comes home; likes to look at books and lift the flaps; hates getting his diaper changed; is very ticklish on his feet and back; is fascinated with taking his socks off; and the list goes on!

The more I try to figure Jakob out, the more I decide that I don't like this stage of parenthood. I hate not being able to help him when I don't know what's wrong with him. The teething stage is killing me! I try to relieve his pain, but it doesn't always work. I find myself asking, "What's wrong Jakob?" or "What can I do to help you?" and even though I know he can't answer, I still hope that he will send out some sort of vibe or something to let me know how to help. It hardly ever works, but it sure would be nice if there were a certain look or a motion that he could slip past me so I don't feel like such a confused mom.

Jakob is a lot of fun and a perfect addition to our family. The next three months are going to soar past and then he'll be celebrating his first birthday! (or his second birthday?)