September Surprises

Jakob was full of surprises in September and made great strides.  On September 1st, he took his first step at the couch so he is officially "cruising", although his cruising has been few and far between.  On September 8th, he drank from the straw for the first time and is now a pro on the sippy cup although he still prefers the bottle.  On September 10th, Mom found him sitting up in his crib in the morning and towards the end of the month, it was common to find him standing at his crib, peering over the edge.  On September 18th, he (finally!) picked up the bottle on his own and started drinking from it.  He had been starting to climb the stairs assisted in August but on September 25th, he managed to sneak by Dad downstairs and climb the stairs by himself to get to Mom upstairs.  Thankfully no falls!  We also had a lot of fun in September playing outdoors, taking wagon rides and had a visit to the zoo with NICU friend Sophie.  He also attended his first wedding (Daddy's cousin Matt) and got to visit Kansas City, MO and Overland Park, Kansas in the process.  Jakob never passes up an opportunity to play with Mom or Dad's computer, open and close doors/cabinets or stick his hands in the toilet.

Watching the sea lions at the zoo with Mommy

Smooches from Nana after the wedding

Playing in the grass

On an evening bike ride with Dad and Mom