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Jacob has taken a huge step toward enjoying some big boy food with mommy and daddy; His first tooth has emerged!  It’s on the bottom-front and is adorable!  His fingers are constantly in his mouth and we can tell his gums are driving him crazy.  It looks like the other bottom tooth will pop out any day as well and we’re looking forward to some cute toothy smile pics!

Jacob had his six month wellness visit today.  He weighed in at a healthy 17lb 8oz and is 27 inches long.  We had a lot of questions about solid foods and sleeping now that he likes to roll on his tummy.  His doc said he’s doing great and he is very strong.  She said we should ditch the sleep positioner so there isn’t something for him to get stuck on in the crib.  This doesn’t scare us too much because Jacob doesn’t like being on his stomach for long before he starts fussing.  It’s like a built in “I’m on my tummy” alarm.  He absolutely loves his pediatrician and he randomly laughed out loud toward her a few times during the visit.  She is very sweet with him and he loves it.  The visit ended with Jacob’s least favorite thing: vaccines.  He cried through the shots until mommy rescued him and held him in her arms.

Jacob’s new favorite thing is twisting and flopping his body to reach for anything shiny or bright enough to catch his attention.  He’s very challenging to hold, but it’s amazing to see him learning about everything around him.  When he’s on his tummy he’s starting to put together the movements that will soon lead to crawling.  The day he pushed his little butt in the air and scooted forward we went out and got stuff to baby proof the house.  The next video we post may be his first scoots across the floor!

The Mallorys headed up to the chilly hills of Apple Hill in Placerville to take Jacob on his first pumpkin patch adventure at Plubell’s Orchard. We weren’t sure what to expect for the day since Jacob can’t sit up on his own or appreciate things like the petting zoo or picking his own pumpkin. We arrived a little before noon and quickly found it was a lot colder than we were dressed for. We grabbed some warm food then went down to the pumpkin area where Plubell’s has hay, pumpkins, and an old Ford tractor all staged for great photos. Jacob loved getting his hands on anything he could touch and we got some great photos. Around 1pm Jacob got hungry and we tried to feed him, which didn’t go so well. He was already tired and he was having some tummy issues so we decided to call it a day. Jacob had his fill and we got the photos we wanted so we weren’t too upset with the early departure. Here are the pics from the trip.

Reliving a happy time in her youth, Jennifer went to the New Kids on the Block concert last night in Sacramento.  She was a giggling little schoolgirl as the New Kids sang and danced like they hadn’t aged at all.  One of the coolest parts of her night was meeting Natasha Bedingfield backstage, getting a signed CD and taking a pic with her!  Enjoy the shots of the concert.  There are 42 total, but I can only display 30 here.  You can see the full gallery in our photo album.