I Found My Toes and Pants on my Head!!

I just recently found my toes! This is incredibly exciting for me as to this point I had no idea they were even there. I know there was something down there, but I really had no interest in my feet and the associated digits connected to them.

I now can spend hours just staring, holding, squeezing, and otherwise being entertained by my own feet!

I can sit in my bouncy chair and play with them. I especially enjoy them in the bath, and afterward I can put them in my mouth. A neat trick that Dad says I won't always be able to accomplish. Both Mom and Dad really enjoy my fascination with my toes. I think they are more amused by my curiosity than am I.

I do have a possible cause for future psychotherapy as my Dad insists on putting items of clothing on my head. I don't know if this will result in some long term chemical dependency or manifest in some other abnormal or abhorrent behavior. So far it is seemingly innocent and does not bother me as my Dad gets incredibly giddy. My Mom however is either aghast or just repulsed by the notion, I am not certain yet.

Special Devices

The best part of being a baby these days is the special baby devices that my mom and dad have been tricked into buying so as to ease my introduction into the world.

There are a multitude of things I have at my disposal so as to be entertained, maintained, and educated. I am pictured here in my "bouncy chair". This is a chair that has a vibrating motor and various music to soothe and calm me. The vibrating part sometimes causes my butt to fall asleep, but otherwise is really rather comfortable.

I have an activity center, a tummy time mat, a crib mobile that plays music, a play pen, a changing table, a high-tech diaper pail, two car seats (one for mom and one for dad) and a whole lot of toys for age appropriate learning. There is a whole lot more stuff in my closet that even my mom and dad don't really know what it is or when I should be playing with these things.

I rather enjoy, however, just hanging out with my diaper head and being played with by my mom and dad. It is decidedly "low tech" but very satisfying.

Texas Family Visit

This is my Uncle Rich and his hottie Fiance, Kahra. I met them in Texas when my mom and I went there in October. I forgot to have dad complete this and send it out to you all to see. I really like my uncle Rich and he likes me too. He calls me Jake B, not Jakeb. Kahra is pretty and smells nice!!

Vacation Time

It's been a while since I have been able to get my dad or mom to update my blog as we all went on vacation. Not together, mind you, but all away from the house and computer all the same.

I got to take a plane ride to Houston with my mom and meet my Grandpa Frank/Larry/Whatever. Actually his given name is Frank, but he was introduced to my dad as Larry years ago. It is a long story, longer to tell than I have been alive. We spent a whole week in Texas.

I was a really good boy on the airplane. I did not cry or fuss at all. Several people told my mom how nice and well behaved I was for such a young traveler. Airplanes are actually kinda fun, if you have to travel anywhere that is.

Grandpa has all of the pictures of me and my family from this blog printed out and posted in his office at work. Apparently, I am a celebrity!! Who Knew!???! Grandpa likes to sing to me and I really like hanging out with him. He is cuddly and took really good care of me and my mom. He has neat friends too, Ron and Karen. Ron and my Granpa have been playing music together for a LONG time. Ron and Karen took us to dinner one night and gave me some neat clothes and playthings.

The rest of my family that lives in Texas came to visit me during my trip. I got to meet my Uncle Rich. He is really special too. He and I hung out and became friends. He has a nice fiance named Kahra, she is REALLY cute!! I also met my Great-Grandma, Mimi. She is grandpa Frank/Larry/Whatever's mother. She is a HUGE sports fan, especially the Houston Astro's and the old Houston Oilers. She and Grandpa now like the Texans. She said she would teach me all that she knows about sports. Right now I only really like to watch the colors on the TV or the overhead fan blades. I don't know an inside fastball from a dirty diaper.

While my mom and I were in Houston, my dad was in Colorado hunting for elk with his friends. He called me every night to say "hi" and talk to me and mom. It was kinda weird because I could hear him very well, but I couldn't see him. I really liked hearing from him though, he made me feel like he was there, but I still can't find him!!!

The rest of my family - Aunt Laura and Uncle Howard, Uncle Charles, Aunt Margarite and Uncle James, Cousin Shannon and her son Michael, Cousin Kyle and Ashley - had a party for my mom and me. We all went to Aunt Laura's house and had a great dinner (I didn't get to eat any cuz I have no teeth) and there was a cake for me with my name printed on it (also I didn't get any of that either). I really like my family. They were all very nice to me and I look forward to spending more time with them. My Grandpa may come to California to visit me for Christmas. That would be GREAT!!!!

I will have my mom and dad add pictures of the Texas visit to our photo album so you can see them later on. I do have a new picture of me in my A's baseball cap (that is my Dad and Mom's favorite team of all time.)