Jake the Giant

OK picture lovers, for once I have information in type that you might find more interesting than the pictures...although I must say that they are adorable. Jake had his 4 month well baby appointment on Tuesday and we got to see how huge he really is right now. Jake is 28" long and weighs 19 lbs 12 oz, he is in the 99th percentile for weight and 100th percentile for length. One of the nurses commented that he looks like a 9 month old. hehe But he really is following the growth patterns of his mommy and daddy. :) He is just about the same size that Ryan was at 4 months and about the size that I was at 6 months...we were big kids as well. And the doctor even told us that he can now try vegetables as he has been eating rice cereal for over two weeks now and is doing really well with it. So we are going to try that out on Friday when Ryan can be home to see the great event.

But besides that we also had a really awesome weekend. Both of our parents were coming to see us as we had an open house at work and they wanted to be able to do that. Also it was a great weekend to celebrate our dad's birthdays. Ryan's dad in particular as he turned 60. To help celebrate that we surprised his parents by flying in Ryan's sister Bethany, which was a ton of fun and she got to meet her nephew Jake for the first time. Then since everyone was here we decided to have Jake Dedicated at church on Sunday. So it was a great weekend, and below are some pictures to show it off as well as some of Jake's firsts this week. I will post the dedication pictures later as I receive them from family and friends.

On Thursday night Ryan's mom was trying to give Jake a bottle and he was being fussy and wanting his hands in on the process. The next thing we knew he surprised us by holding the bottle all by himself. It did not last long but it was really cute.
Jake also tried out his exersaucer for the first time that Ryan's group at work had given him. He really seems to love it as he has developed a real love for toys in the last week.

Now this is not a picture of Jake but I just had to put it in. Jake wore a little suit and tie for his dedication but after church when we all went out for lunch he really wanted the tie off. So here is Ryan modeling Jake's tie. This picture is just hilarious.

Something that Daddy and Jake really enjoy these days is Jake flying in Ryan's hands. He is still too little to be throw up into the air but he still likes being lifted up and down by his Daddy.

Here is a cute picture of Ryan and his sister Bee with little Jake. It was so fun that Jake got to meet his Aunt Bee for the first time while he was still "little."

Our parents also had a great time each taking a turn at feeding Jake this weekend. Giving him rice cereal is a ton of fun because Jake has so much fun doing it. He smiles and giggles the entire time which does create some challenge to the "feeder." I would have loved to have put a picture of each of them feeding him but had to pick just one as I had a lot of pictures to share...so here is one with both my dad and Jake laughing during "Dinner"

And last but not least here is a picture of Jake just being Jake...my happy boy.