Jacob updates

It's been way too long since I've posted to our blog, but just wanted to post a few interesting items:

Jacob has learned to spell his name and can almost write his name all by himself!

He was amazed by all of the snow on March 1st, but I'm such a bad mommy- I don't have any pictures of it! Daddy and I were too busy playing with him to get pictures.

He is nearly 40 inches tall! He's in the 95th percentile in height. He weighs 35 pounds and that puts him in the 50th percentile for weight. He is growing so fast! Sometimes when I look at him in his big boy bed all stretched out and sleeping, I just can't believe that he has grown so much from that scrawny 6 pound newborn into this big boy.

He continues to amaze mommy and daddy with his ever expanding vocabulary. He's quite the precocious one. He talks from the moment he wakes up until his eyes close at night--and even in his sleep!

We are at such a fun age now. He is in the magical stage where pretend rules. He uses his toys to tell us stories and even uses different voices for them. He likes to put on shows for us and insists that we introduce him with "Ladies and Gentlemen, please welcome Jacob Ryan Shick!" Sometimes he gets stage fright and we have to clap loudly and cheer before he'll come out. My little drama king!

Also, we are continuing our Thomas the Tank Engine obsession. I thought this phase would have passed by now, but it has only intensified. If the Shick family ever runs out of money, I think we could sell his trains on ebay and be just fine. Check out the video of him with his trains!

Jacob's Breakout Role

Tonight was the first of many, many Christmas programs to come. Jacob's official debut as a singing angel was nothing short of breathtaking.....for a mom and dad anyway! The theme was Christmas through the decades and his class was the 80's. I mean, how do you dress a boy up for an 80's themed Christmas program? So, I tried my best and put him in his finest punk rock t-shirt and mowhawked his

hair. Only problem was that his hair is so long that it ended up looking like his mom just forgot to brush his hair. He was such a handsome boy! I attached a video of him singing and a couple of pics. The little girl who is in the picture with him is his official "girlfriend" from school. Her name is Reese and they make the cutest couple...Is it too early for me to meddle in his love life?

Jacob is on the back row towards the middle. Just look for the crazy hair and all the hand motions....

Time to Decorate the Tree!

Here are some photos of our tree decorating a couple of nights ago. This was the first year that Jacob stuck it out for the whole process from start to finish. He sang Jingle bells and O Christmas tree to keep us in the Christmas spirit!

Bad Hair Day!

Oh, will this snotty sickness ever end? I haven't posted this month because we have been sick for nearly the entire month! I'll be happy to see November go! Just the usual fall cold stuff, but it has lingered on for what feels like forever! We've had colds, croup, you name it. Maybe now Jacob will be immune to everything for the rest of the winter : ) I took this picture of him today when he woke up from his nap. It kind of sums up our mood lately. But on the bright side, he actually napped! We are looking forward to getting a Christmas tree this weekend and hopefully we'll have some good pics to post from that......

A Beautiful, Lazy Sunday...

Since we are expecting some pretty cold weather this week, we decided to spend our entire Sunday outside enjoying the beautiful fall weather. We were literally outside for nearly the entire afternoon! Daddy did some yard work and Jacob rode everything from his trike to his scooter to his 4-wheeler. Jacob also found an interesting creature while we were outside. See the pic to the right. He kept saying "mommy there's a worm" and I just figured he didn't know what he was talking about. Finally, after Jacob just wouldn't quit talking about this worm, I went over and looked and, to my surprise, this is what we found. I don't think I've ever seen anything quite like it....

Great Day Out with Thomas the Tank Engine

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On Saturday, Bryan, Jacob and I headed down to Cordele, GA for the 2008 Great Day Out with Thomas the Tank Engine. It was a long drive for one day, but Jacob had so much fun that no one seemed to care. We couldn't have asked for better weather and there were so many exciting things to do. The best part for mom and dad was the train ride over lake Blackshear. Jacob's favorite part was getting to meet the "real" Sir Topam Hatt! A great time was had by all. Check out all of the photos!

The Finished Product....

Ok, so Jacob, Bryan and I set out to carve our pumpkins last night and we were pleased with our results. Jacob made us laugh when he refused to help us scoop out the goo. He absolutely would not touch the "yucky stuff" that came out of the pumpkins. He also did a bit of gagging and said that it smelled bad. Too funny. We did let him use the saw, but I think he thought it was more fun to watch daddy do it.