2013: What a year it was!

Well I can't believe that 2013 is almost over. Just a few hours left and we'll be onto the next exciting year. We had a very nice Christmas and saw a lot of our family. Some of the extended family got to meet Jacob for the first time and we spent lots of time with both sets of Grandparents. I wish I got a few more photos during Christmas, but I was more focused on being a Momma than being a photographer this year :)   We are very excited to see all that 2014 will bring including two new cousins and I'm sure countless memories and firsts for Jacob! 


Thank you to all of our friends and family that made this Christmas so special. It was really nice to have a weekend with Grammy and Grampa at the lake and see all of the George family at Corinne and Bill's house. We also loved having Grammy Sue and Grumpa come to our house on Christmas eve and spend the night. Having Aunt Kim, Ma and Maureen over on Christmas day was very special for us too. 

I tried to start some Christmas traditions with our family, but the only one that really was completed was making an ornament for Jacob. I would like to do one each year for him to hang on the tree. I'm sure we'll find other traditions for our family as the years go by. 

Jacob's newest trick is he is trying to suck his thumb. Sometimes he misses his mouth completely, pokes himself in the eye or sometimes he gets the thumb in the mouth, with a finger, or two...or his whole fist. It's very cute to watch him try to figure out exactly what he wants to do. Lately he has also been laying on the floor and entertaining himself by looking at the fan. Lexie is VERY good and knows she is not allowed on Jacob's blanket on the floor. I am pleasantly surprised how well she is adjusting. 

At Jacob's 2 month appointment last week, he was 10lbs and 9oz and 22 3/4" long. He is growing right on track! Keeping with the 25th percentile on weight and 50th percentile on length. He's a long skinny baby :)

Jacob and I went to a Mommy and Baby fitness class in Portland just before Christmas. It was a great class and I wish it was a little closer, or I'd go all the time! There is also a Mommy and Baby Yoga class there....although I prefer fitness (cardio and strenth) to yoga. We have been meeting up with other babies from time to time including my friend Sheanna who had her boy, Jude, the day before Jacob. I am also in the process of setting up a "volleyball mommies from 2013" meet up for all of the girls I have played volleyball with that had children over the past year. There are 7 of us! Very crazy. Jacob will get plenty of social time, and so will Mommy :)

I'm usually sad to see Christmas go, but this year I'm just glad to get back to focusing on being Mommy and not worry too much about presents and wrapping and preparing food and cleaning my house for guests. It was fun, and very special but the best part of all was having Jacob here!

Top Ten.....

Top 10 Things You Learn As a New Mom......

10. How to do everything with one hand

9. 3 hours of sleep in a row is "doing pretty good"

8. You can love something more that you ever thought possible

7. Having a puppy REALLY is nothing like having a child

6. You are now on baby time and nothing else really matters

5. How to get a workout AND hold a baby at the same time

4. Major diaper blowout = immediate bath

3. Sleeping more than three hours in a row concerns you "should I check on the baby??"

2. How to take the fastest shower known to woman

1. Showering, changing your clothes, dishes and laundry are actually all luxuries. They don't HAVE to be done today!

7 Weeks already

Tomorrow marks 7 weeks since Jacob was born. Wow does time fly. Right now I am feeling extremely thankful that I work for a company that allows me to take six months to focus on nothing more than being a Mother and will hold my job until I return. Of course I'm not getting paid for it all (about half) but I'm very fortunate to have the opportunity.

Jacob has been sleeping a little more at night, but not every night. He usually goes to sleep around 9:30 or 10pm and wakes up again anywhere between midnight and 2am. One night he slept until 3:30! However once he has his "long" sleep it's typically only 2 hour blocks from there on out. So if he's up at midnight, it's a three-feeding-night.  But if he makes it to 3am, then we're only getting up twice that night. And that has happened about 3 times in the past month. Overall I think he's sleeping well at night. I think we'll keep him :)

As many people know, I was convinced Jacob would be at least 8lbs, if not 9lbs. Especially since I went a week over my due date and the smallest baby in the George family was 8lbs. I was so convinced, I didn't think he'd ever fit into newborn clothes. I bought a size 6 month fleece winter suit, assuming it would be just the right size. Well.... Jacob had other plans when he was born at 6lbs 12oz. He might be around 9lbs now and he's just shy of 2 months old :) The reason I bring this up, is that his Halloween outfit was size 3 months. There was NO way it would even remotely fit on Halloween (a week after he was born). So I finally put it on him. And it's still too big, but much closer to fitting.

Lately one of Jacob's new things is giving Mom and Dad a HUGE wide-mouth smile in the mornings. When I get him in the mornings to feed him he's so excited to see us! It started about 2 weeks ago when Daddy got him up and he wouldn't stop smiling. Daddy had to come into bed and show Mommy and he smiled for her too. It's the most adorable thing. 

Jacob has been going Christmas shopping with Mommy too. He's been a little angel. Fortunately he loves riding in the car (this picture was from the day home from the hospital) and he usually is asleep while in the store. He has been to Cabela's, Bed Bath and Beyond, WalMart, Kohls, Home Depot, Craft Mania, JoAnne's Fabrics and Big Lots. I think that's about it. He has also been to the farm 4 (maybe 5?) times. Most recently for Aunt Kim's birthday dinner while Daddy sent Mommy to get a manicure and massage with two of her friends. That was her "push present" from Daddy. 


On Christmas Day Jacob will be 2 months old! Christmas is so much more exciting with a Baby around, even if he can't interact very much and won't remember it. It just makes it so much more special. I'm sure each Christmas to come will get more and more special. 

Short on words....

But big on pictures!!  Photo update. Jacob is now one month old!!  Time just flies......