Walking Boy! (well almost walking)

We got out the walking toy for Jacob right around his birthday. It did not take long for him to push it around. He will go from on side of the apartment to the other, scream out "nah, nah" at which point someone will run to turn him around, and repeat again.

We have been practicing for over a week but I finally got some video last night of the progress.

I am actually really looking forward to him being able to walk completely on his own. I think he will enjoy the part a great deal more if he was trying to avoid putting his knees down to crawl.

I am thinking that he will be running us everywhere very soon.

Just for Fun

I have some time to add a few cute pics that we have taken recently.

The boys cuddling up in the morning for some TV while we all get ready for the day. Jacob usually doesn't watch at all but here I caught him with Alex. It lasted about 10 seconds.

Jacob actually draws on the whiteboard with serious intent. And the amazing part: he then will erase everything he drew. Amazing!

Adam decided to copy the Epic Mealtime people and we stuffed some sausage into a steak and then wrapped it in bacon. It was marvelous. I think we will do it again sometime.

Jonathan has a tendency to fall asleep on the couch at about 6:30pm after a hard day of major playing. Here he couldn't even finish his meatball.

Happy Birthday Alex!

It is really hard to believe that Alex is already 6 years old.

This year his party is a week after his actual party with his friends. It meant that we got to make a quick trip to the very yummy bakery just outside our complex. This is only the second time I have walked into the place and we have lived here 2years.The older two boys each picked out something special.

Alex's big party was at a bowling alley so, of course, I had to make a cake with a theme to match.

Here are some shots of everyone playing.

Jacob missed his nap but instead gave Adam lots of hugs.

Happy Birthday to my first baby boy!

How big is...

Today we went for the boys yearly physicals. Usually the doctor won't do 3 kids at a time but he changed around Alex's appointment so many times that we finally had to put them all together. Here are their stats:

Alex

Height: 46.5 inches (last year: 44.25)

Weight: 48.2 pounds ( last year: 44.2)

We are very happy that Alex has gained almost all the weight he lost back. He is just like his old self. Did I mention that he can ride his bike now? About a week before his 6th birthday I took off the training wheels and he was riding in about 10 minutes.

Jonathan

Height: 43.25 (last year: 40)

Weight: 40.8 (last year: 36.2)

Jonathan is definitely longer and leaner then Alex was at this age. His feet are a fraction of an inch smaller then Alex's right now. I might be in trouble when it comes to winter boots this year. The last thing I want is for kids to be in the same size. As it is he is already wearing what Alex wore last summer rather then 2 summers ago like you would expect.

Jacob

Height:30 inches

Weight: 23.4 inches

Jacob has settled into more of a norm for the Glesser boys. His body type is more like Alex's (not quite as long as Jonathan has always been) He is in the 60 percentile for both height and weight. This of course, makes me happy since he will more on track for hand me downs. (can you see what my thoughts lead to as they grow)

I was very lucky to have Adam home to help me through the physicals. Of course, this year only Jacob needed shots so it wasn't quite as bad as last year when I was 1 day from delivering Jacob and my mom had to hold the boys down while being kicked repeatedly in the shines.

Happy Birthday Jacob!

We are so happy to celebrate Jacob's 1st birthday today. The boys went through all their old baby toys and picked out a few to give him. (so happy that I packed so much away) Adam and I gave him the little riding toy. Both the older boys had one but it was among the many things we got rid of before Jacob existed.

Thank you Grandpa Allen and Carol for the cars.

Considering no one in our family is huge fans of cake and that Alex's birthday is tomorrow. We did cookies for special dessert. This is a favorite among the kids. Especially Jacob.

Yum!

Jacob goes for his 12 months physical on Wednesday so I will post his stats then.

Baby Katie Quilt

This might be one of my favorite quilts that I have made. Very simple but very nice. I gave it to my bestest friend Carol who just had baby number 4. Katie Ann on June 6th. Can't wait to get to meet her.

Cute in July

Morning time in the summer comes very early. As soon as the sun comes up in fact. Which, unfortunately, is before 5am. Usually, I can get Jacob back to sleep by nursing him in our bed. This morning Alex actually fell back asleep too. There is no hope with Jonathan. When he is up he is going 100%.

Uncle Don came to visit. He is in school in CT right now. Hopefully, we get to see him more often.

Here is a very rare lap nap. Of course, Adam can fall asleep in about a minute, Jacob takes much longer.

He is too cute.

I was getting everyone ready to go the other day and turned to get Jacob and saw this. I have no idea how he managed this one but he was sure proud of himself.

Alex drew this for Jonathan today. I couldn't believe how detailed his beach setting was. I am so glad that we got a great art curriculum for next year all set up.