Am I Really Ready?


Where does the time go??? Hard to believe I will be faced with the reality that my last little baby boy is going to be 1 years old in just a few weeks. We finally decided to go ahead and give him a hair cut! Suckers always work to help with sitting still! Jake did great! 
Jacob has grown up so quickly these last few months: crawling, pushing his walking toys around the house, eating chunks of fruit, peas, cheerios and loves macoroni! If Jake is not contained in his high chair, bath tub, crib, stroller or hiking backpack, he is a monster!!! He loves climbing in my dish washer, putting his fingers in the toilet, pulling out the toilet paper into the hallway, playing with his brothers mini Legos, or eating Maggie's dog food and splashing in her water bowl! These sure are busy days with our little man!


Jake loves the park and playing outside! He is on the move!
When Jake is with his brothers you can see the twinkle in his eyes that he knows soon he will be able to catch up and play big boy stuff too! Caleb took him on his first Jeep ride and of course was thrilled with the excitement of it all. I love this picture because his smile says it all...... I am going to be 1 years old!!!!
Sad to see this year go by so quickly, especially when these are our final baby days.....learning to stop the busyness of life so that I can enjoy each moment and embrace each day with these precious boys. Life goes by too fast not too......

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