October

Jacob is now 15 months old, weighs 30 pounds and is 34 1/2 inches tall.  That puts him in the 94th percentile for weight and off the charts high for height.

Nancy is finally taking down the Halloween decorations she has had up since July, so I am sure we will be putting up Christmas decorations soon.  After all, it is only two short months away.  But since the joyous Halloween season is coming to a close, I figured I would blog so I could post Halloween pictures.  We have a lot.  The ones you will see today are the cream of the crop.  Hours and hours of going through photos to bring you only the best 1% of those.  I have no idea why Jacob has 17 Halloween outfits or why Nancy took 700 pictures, but I think I need a new hard drive to store them all.

J-Dub dressed as a monster for the big day.  Well, from the neck down.  The picture below accounts for the entire 6 seconds that he actually kept the headgear on.  By the end of the night, he was in shorts and a t-shirt. We started out walking to go trick-or-treating.  That didn't last long because his costume had "feet" on it, and his feet would not stay in them.  So he had a little trouble walking.  So next, he hopped in the wagon his Pa bought him for his birthday, and off we went.  That worked much better.  He even got to munch on some candy.  Sadly, by the time we finished trick-or-treating, most of the other neighborhood kids has as well.  So we handed out only about 1/10 of the candy we bought.  Don't worry...I took it to work and between the staff and the clients, it lasted about an hour.

Last weekend, we took JKW to the local church Pumpkin Patch.  It was a little underwhelming, but I'm not sure exactly what I expected from a yard with a bunch of pumpkins strewn about.  I guess they could have had a dancing guy dressed as a pumpkin, or some beer, or something.  But anyway, we got a few pictures, because we definitely needed more photos of Jacob in a Halloween shirt.  You can never have too many of those.

Jacob made out with his first hottie today at his Little Gym class.  Evidently she is a bit of a stage 3 clinger, though.  A bit of a stalker.  She just came up to him and planted one on him, and he reciprocated, open mouth and all.  But then she wouldn't leave him alone.  Typical woman.  Just trying to play a little tonsil hockey and she gets all attached.  Evidently it was pretty hilarious...sad I missed it.

That's all the excitement I'll write about for now.  Here are a few of the aforementioned pictures.  Just think...for every picture you see, there are 100 that didn't make the cut.

Watching Football

He likes to climb to the top of the slide and then can't get down

ready for the pumpkin patch

His Grandpa taught him this

Trick or Treat

Chillin in his wagon

Munching on his first Butterfinger

The only picture with costume intact

Louisville

This past weekend, Nancy, Jacob and I went to Louisville, KY for a veterinary conference.  I need 17 CE hours every year, and had none, so I had to go somewhere.  And my choices were limited.  So, Kentucky it was.

We decided that it was time for Jacob to go on his first plane ride.  We had no idea how that would go.  As you know, Jacob is a very good kid.  He hardly ever gets fussy, and always has fun.  However, he DOES NOT like to sit still...an unfortunate requirement of flying.

We took his car seat with us, complete with a handy little strap that Nancy bought that secures it to our suitcase, so we can pull him along as we pull the suitcase in the airport.  Definitely a good idea, and well worth it.  The flight to Kentucky was very uneventful.  Jacob slept most of the way, and watched Yo-Gabba-Gabba on the iPad the rest of the time.  A perfect angel.

In Louisville, we went to the exhibit hall at the vet conference, strolled around downtown (where Jacob got to run around in several parks, which he loved), went to the Louisville Slugger Baseball Bat Factory and Museum, and ate at a few cool restaurants.  We even took Jacob to the Louisville Zoo for a Halloween Trick or Treat Party.  He dressed as a very cute skeleton.  It was a great, relaxing weekend.

Then there was the plane ride back.

As soon as we got to the airport, our perfect little angel disappeared and out came his evil twin.  He was yelling at the top of his lungs, would not sit still, would not hold our hands to get through security...you name it.  When we finally got on the plane, he proceeded to repeatedly kick the seat in front of him to the point that the lady in the seat he was kicking asked to move seats (but alas, the plane was full).  So Nancy had to turn the car seat 90 degrees, which left her with about half a seat to sit in.  He also continued to yell intermittently. 

As we taxied out to the runway and were about to take off, the pilot came on the intercom and told us that Houston had issued a ground stop, meaning that, because of storms in Houston, no more planes bound for Houston could take off.  So we had to sit on the tarmac for an hour and a half before we ever took off.  With the amount of rain in Houston on Sunday, we are actually lucky it wasn't longer than that.  Thankfully, Jacob eventually went to sleep and slept about 2 of the 3.5 hours we were in the plane.  The other 1.5 hours were very stressful.  But we made it safely, which is all that matters.  Not sure we will be flying again with J for a while, though.

This weekend, Jacob is going to stay with his M and Pa again while we go to the Aggie game with some friends in College Station.  I hope he behaves better for them.

He has started to try to climb everything he sees.  His playroom slide, the slides at the park, steps in the park, our stairs at home, the couch...anything he can find.  He has started climbing to the top of his playroom slide, but has no idea what to do when he gets up there.  He can't climb back down, and he can't slide yet, so he just waits for Nancy to come get him down.  Then, you guessed it, he climbs up again.  And again.  And again.  Hours of fun.  Here is a pic:

Here are a few pictures from our trip to Louisville:

Jacob riding a racehorse statue.  Not sure why.

With Derek Jeter at the Louisville Slugger museum

Having fun trying to climb UP the slide at a Louisville park.

Photo op with random bear at the zoo.  This is not a real bear, so don't call CPS on us.

Nancy's sad face right after we found out we would be sitting on the tarmac for another hour plus.  Luckily, Jacob is asleep by this point.

The Mighty Mississippi River from 35,000 feet

First Plane Ride

The Ginormous Bat at the Louisville Slugger Museum

At a park in Louisville

Park in Louisville

I got to hold a bat that Mickey Mantle actually used

Jacobs sleeping arrangements in the hotel closet

Me with Mickey Mantle's bat

trying to crack a safe at the Museum

His Skeleton costume

Me and Babe Ruth.  I never knew Babe Ruth was stuffed and mounted in Louisville.

Random picture at Jacob's Little Gym

While we were in the hotel in Louisville, Jacob discovered himself in the full length mirror on the wall, and had a little fun with himself.  We thought it was hilarious, and I think it is hilarious that Nancy was about to wet herself laughing in this video, despite trying really hard NOT to laugh.

Jacob and the Towel Cape

Nancy just finished bathing J-Dub and was drying him off.  He escaped.  We thought this was pretty funny, but then again, we are easily entertained.

Anyone still out there?

Man, it has been a while since I posted.  Nancy has been on my butt to post more, but I have given her the password to write her own posts, and she has yet to do it.  Nevertheless, I have now committed to posting at least once a week.  We'll see how long that lasts.

J-Dub turned 14 months old today.  He got his monthly haircut just in time for his official picture.  I think he looks so grown up in this picture:

And since I haven't posted since this picture was taken, here is his 13 month picture:

His personality changes weekly, it seems.  This week: 

• He now likes to be held for about 6 seconds before he starts struggling to get out of your arms.  
• He no longer will give kisses.  Instead he slaps you in the face or gives you the Heisman stiff-arm.
• He still loves belts, but is so over Shelby's water bowl.
• He is definitely a mama's boy now more than ever.  He paces and watches the door if she leaves the room.
• He gets very excited when I come home, and he calls me Da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da
• He can shovel 478 bites of grilled cheese sandwich into his mouth at once.  This record is broken daily.
• He loves commercials with music, Mattress Mac, or Gary Busey.  Seriously.
• He will sit still when talking to M and Pa on the web cam, but only if they sing and dance for him.
• When I am trying to "get" him, his safe place is the fireplace.  No idea why.

He loves to play with the tupperware, and it is the only cabinet without a cabinet lock.  He loves to pull out every last piece to play with, especially if Nancy just put it all away.  One day, she had the bright idea of putting the bowls and lids she wanted him to play with in the front, and putting the ones that she didn't want him to play with in the back, up on the little shelf.  He didn't like that he couldn't reach those "off-limits" bowls, so he managed to get inside the cabinet so he could reach them.  This is how we found him:

Last weekend, Nancy and I went to a football game in College Station, so Jacob stayed home and his Grandma and Grandpa came over to watch him.  We were assured that he was a perfect angel, even though he had a little cold.  Grandma even found a new "toy" for him to ride in.  Why we get this kid actual toys, I will never know.

They also dressed him in a disguise.  I'm not surprised at all that they had to pin his arms at his side to take the picture.

Jacob with Grandpa

A few weekends ago, Nancy, Jacob and I met our friends Bjorn and Devin and their son Gavin in Bastrop at the Hyatt Lost Pines.  Here is Jacob with his new friend Gavin, who he thought was the coolest kid ever and followed around like a puppy:

Shelby recently had a foot problem and need an E-collar to keep her from licking it.  For some reason in this picture, Jacob has it on.  I have no idea, so don't ask.

He also thought it would be fun to get back in his favorite bouncy chair.  I think he might be a little big for it now.

This weekend, the Aggies play Arkansas in Arlington, so we are heading up to the game.  Jacob is staying with M and Pa, and he is very excited.  Hopefully he will behave himself.

Here are a few more random pics from some point in the last two months since I last blogged:

Playing with his tube of Boudreaux's Butt Paste, his favorite

Brynna, Makinley and Brookie with their babies

All the kiddos

This was the first day we gave him a sippy cup of milk instead of a bottle at bedtime.

His new toy for restaurants.  It has four strong suction cups to keep it from being
 thrown across the restaurant.

Mama and Jacob

Jacob's sweet new ride for when we travel

Nancy and I at our favorite hangout prior to the first game against SMU

Jeff and I

Nancy and Jeff

"By the time he blogs again, I'll be in college"