8 months old!

Today Jacob is 8 months old. Time is flying! We received J's referral when he was 2 months old, I can't believe we have seen the face of our son for almost 6 months and he have known our son for 3 1/2 months. He continues to be the joy in our lives. This month he had a sippy cup for the first time, eats tons of food from the table, and is starting to get up on all fours. He doesn't know what to do when he gets up, he usually flops down on his belly and moves his legs and arms quickly. He had his first Dr's appointment last week. He is almost 21 pounds and 28 3/4 inches long. He has gained over 5 pounds since we met him, lol! He screams at meal times, so its not fun to take him out to eat. We were out to eat with a friend and her kids the other day and her 3 1/2 year old asked me if I was done eating so we could leave. I guess Jacob's screaming was embarrassing her, haha!

The biggest change this past month is that Jacob is sleeping in his own bed!! For two weeks now he has been sleeping in his bed and he hasn't woke up screaming in over 3 weeks. Praise the Lord!! He is still waking up to eat usually one time each night, but he just has a little hungry cry now, its not the blood curling scream that he had before. We are so thankful that he is feeling safe and secure at home with us and that he isn't waking up scared or upset.
Here are a few pictures from this last month:

Jacob and I at one of his baby showers

He is reaching for EVERYTHING!
With Gramma (Brads mom) at the lake

With Nana (my mom) at the shower

in the new Bob stroller we got at a garage sale, he was having fun!

Cute gift from the Dreyfus's

Katie came to visit, so he wore his VA shirt

First time with a sippy cup, he likes it more as a toy than as a drink

Swimming with Dad in the lake (the float is a garage sale find, poor guy :) )

Playing with cousin Kaylee in the bounce house at the lake