Jacob - 2 Years

Jacob turned two years old a couple of weeks ago. I've already blogged about his pictures we took and his birthday party, so here is the blog about what Jacob is up to these days.

Jacob has dramatically changed over the last few months. He now talks all the time and we understand most of what he is saying. It is so great to hold conversations with him now. He speaks in short sentences and really communicates well to us. He loves to learn new things and does a pretty good job at recalling things the next time. He is currently fascinated by puzzles and loves to put them together. He can put a 12-piece jigsaw puzzle together very easily and we're beginning to wonder if he has a photographic memory because he can watch it be done once and do it without a problem the next time. My dad and Dan both have photographic memories so it is possible.

Jacob just loves life. He is almost always happy and is very social. He has lots of friends at daycare and has the teachers wrapped around his little finger! He loves to sing and dance and we often will sing songs off of a children's CD in my car on the way home every night. Jacob also has discovered TV recently. We DVR'd "It's a Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" and he watches it multiple times a day now. We've been trying to introduce other cartoons, but he seems pretty happy with Charlie Brown at the moment!

Jacob is also very sweet to Bailey (unless she is stealing his toys). Whenever she cries he finds her pacifier or will hug her and tell her it's going to be okay. He also cheers her on with us when she does something exciting. Sometimes I forget that he is only two. Jacob constantly cracks us up and I can't wait to see how he evolves over the next year!


Here are his milestones:

*Height - 36 inches (87th percentile), Weight - 29 1/2 pounds (69th percentile), head (75th percentile)

*Knows all of his colors

*Counts to 10

*Speaks in short sentences

*Can name family members and all of his friends and teachers at daycare

*Has all of his teeth except the two-year molars

*Tells us when he is going #2 and is expressing interest in using the potty

*Loves to mimic what we do and is starting to pretend play

*Moves chairs (and toys) over to light switches, countertops, etc. to get what he needs - this is not necessarily a bad thing either!

*Just started watching TV cartoons

*Has become my little helper and likes to let Rascal outside/inside and will help get me things I need

*Favorites include: everything yellow, school buses, dancing to the "Cha Cha Cha" (see video below), pizza and fruit snacks, puzzles, playing outside


Here are some pictures of Jacob on his actual birthday:

Opening presents

Playing with his new racetrack

His first attempt at putting together Mr. Potato Head


Posing with his gifts from us

Eating his birthday cupcake



Here are some goofy pics of him in the last couple of weeks"

Playing in the leaves

Found him in his toy box one night

He loves to fool around with boxes, here an Easy Mac box


Jacob dances to the "Cha Cha Cha" every night and loves showing off his moves. Here is a video of him along with Bailey getting into too!