Jacob

I have just been in awe of Jacob this week. He has come out of his shell so much. It makes me sad and happy at the same time. Sad because I know soon enough he won't need mommy as much anymore. Happy because I know that he'll do just fine when mommy isn't around. He has warmed up to Brad so much since sleeping in his big boy bed since Brad puts him to sleep. Even when he wakes up at night, he asks for daddy. The first night it broke my heart because I felt like I wasn't needed, but I'm happy now because I know daddy needed that reassurance that he was needed.

Jacob use to be the kid who sat on mommy's lap during play dates and wanted nothing to do with the other kids that were playing. Now he happily joins them and has a great time. It just seems like he has transitioned overnight to a toddler instead of mommy's baby.

Nana and Papa took him out for ice cream and then to Walmart to buy a new toy since he has been such a good boy lately. He came home happy as a clam. He told me that Papa pushed him really fast in the cart and he was laughing. He told me that they ate at I-bop (I-hop) and Nana shared her food and sauce and then they ate ice cream. He had so much fun being the center of attention and I'm blessed that I have my parents so close to take him to have fun when I know he needs the extra attention.

I feel emotional today thinking about how fast he is growing. Pretty soon I'll be waving goodbye to him on his first day of school. Slow didn't little man, mommy isn't ready yet.