The days of the easy baby pictures are long gone. The days where I could plop Jacob down just about anywhere, pick out the cute outfit, pose him in a non-posey looking way…and snap away no longer exist. Seemingly overnight, he became mobile. I can no longer simply plop him down in one spot and hope for him to stay there. Case in point: my attempt at a six month photo. I got the boppy out, covered it with a blanket, and invisioned a cute shot of Jake on his belly with his head propped in his hands. Yeh, not so much. Here’s what I got instead. First think he did when placed on the boppy was flip over:

What better time to play with the old feet:
Rolled entirely off Boppy:
And made his escape:
Annnnd after about a good twenty minutes or so:

The Winner

Five months old…*sigh*

My sweet little baby is growing far too fast. I know in a blink of an eye I’ll be chasing after both Jake and Ty…in different directions. Losing what little mind I’ve got left. Jacob’s curiosity grows each day. He loves to watch the breeze blow the leaves on the tree. He loves being outdoors. He could watch Ty play all day. He can scoot around to grab a toy and is dangerously close to figuring out how to scoot forwards. He rolls effortlessly and diaper changes are now challenging, though I know they will only become more so. He sleeps on his tummy with his little tush in the air. I wish I could say he is sleeping fabulously, not so much. He has the cutest, happiest little personality…happy boy.

Jake is FOUR months old. Already. I didn’t think time could possibly go by any faster than it did with Ty, but it is.

* He rolls.

* He manages to scoot himself up and down on his back. I’ll put him down in one spot and find him another. I am fully UNPREPARED to deal with two MOBILE kiddos. I have had many conversations with Jake about the oh-so-magnificent ways of staying IN ONE SPOT. Relaxing. Not moving. He clearly doesn’t listen to me. Shocking.

* He still LOVES his jumperoo.

* He reaches for, grabs, and chews on his toys hanging on the play mat.

* The drool never. ends. but neither do the smiles.

* He weighs 15 pounds 11 ounces. Unfortunately, he wasn’t cooperative when it came time to measure length so I have only a guess on the nurses part…26 inches. Though, he seems longer than Ty and Ty was 27 inches long at 4 months. Hopefully the 6 month visit will produce more accurate numbers. Neither of my boys seem to be fans of the doctor.

I finally managed to catch some of Jake’s cuteness on camera this afternoon…smiles, giggles, and coos.