just me and my little dude

Paul is in the states now for a conference which leaves me with a lot of time on his computer to get things done- including this blog and pictures.  :)  (*Maybe next time I'll have pictures of things other than just my precious child. ;) *)

Trying to get China visa pictures ourselves...

Not too much has been going on but I have been taking a ton of pictures (as usual).  Kindermusik started again and it has been a lot more fun this time.  More kids to interact with and better games/songs.  Although it is becoming more and more of a workout for me since Jakob has got to be about 30 pounds.  He has his 18 month checkup in a couple weeks.  We went to the pool that is right down the street from us on a great Saturday and it was a lot of fun.  Very relaxing but the water was a little too cool for Jakob's liking.  We'll go again on a hot hot day.

We threw a little housewarming/thank-you-for-helping-us-move party a couple weekends ago and it was a lot of fun.  We wanted to do an American bbq (well as close as we could get) with pulled pork, coleslaw, mac and cheese, chips and salsa, veggies and dip, and other snacks and we thought it turned out great.  We had WAY too much food though so by the end of the week we were ready to see it all gone.  I really wish I had taken pictures that night.  A few of our friends are moving away and that was one of the last times we'll see them.  Jakob will miss his friends but he had so much fun with the adults too. He attached himself to a few and would not leave them be.  He was even taking food off other people's plates and feeding them to random people- never would eat it.  He is such a social butterfly that I had to chase him with food to get him to eat something.

^ Bedtime routine- not holding the bottle and playing with his hair.

We've had a few terribly hot days/nights which makes sleeping not good.  It's these few days a year when we ask ourselves why we have not bought a fan or SOMETHING.  A few more hot days are coming up and I really hope the nights stay cool.  Here's a picture of Jakob before his haircut and after a nap.  That huge puddle on his sheet is sweat.  gross.

Blowing kisses to daddy and harmonicas

The next weekend we had a few things we wanted to get done but Jakob and I went to the zoo with some friends Friday when it was really hot and I don't think that settled well with him.  He didn't have much of an appetite and vomited in the grocery store later.  Poor guy.  He had a fever all weekend so we missed a goodbye party and his first haircut- no worries we rescheduled!  And Father's day ended up being pretty low key but at least it got Paul out of having to shop for better outfits for China.  He did babysit Saturday afternoon though and I got in a few hours of shopping and I found some new favorite stores!  So happy I finally have a couple places to shop.  But after the fever he had a slight cold and gave me a massive dose of it.  I don't feel well at all and this is the worse I've felt in a LONG time and now Paul is gone in the states.  All I want to do is lay down and rest and Jakob is either getting into trouble or sitting on my head (literally) not to mention we HAVE to get out of the house and meals have to be made and dishes need to be cleaned.  Not a super fun time right now so it's probably a good thing Paul's not here to catch it!

He climbs right up and turns it on all by himself ^

^ What happens when you go to get dinner plates. Jakob on table->Cup of water everywhere

Anyway, Jakob got his first haircut!  His hair was all in his eyes and he was getting a rat tail.  I wanted him to look nice for our China trip and Adam's wedding so we decided to pay the 27chf (holy cow!) and get it done right.  They did an awesome job!  He watched some tv and sat in a car while the lady worked her magic.  It was so cute and sad and now I have a big boy.  They gave him a little certificate with some hair and a toy and he didn't really care the whole time even when she brought out the buzzer.  Paul wasn't able to be there so when he got home he was sad too to see a big boy.  We still think he looks cute as ever though!  And if we ever had any doubts who he looks like the most... this haircut has officially made him Paul's mini me.  :)

Before                                                               During

After! :)

Paul and his mini me                                           Before haircut morning bed head