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!

Here is Jacobi in his activity center. He’s a big boy!

Jacob has been in a new day care, actually a close friend is watching him during the day. They have a one year old boy so Jacob has a buddy. We are very happy with the situation after a negative experience with his first day care.

Jennifer and I are still getting used to balancing being parents, spouses and working. Putting on so many hats in a day can be challenging, but I think we are doing a great job going with the flow.

The next day we dropped Jacob off at the Wixoms and took my mom out to Napa Valley aboard the wine train.  We enjoyed some great wine and really good food (mom had the salmon, Jennifer and I had the best beef tenderloin I’ve ever had!).  The train left the station at 11:30 and cruised at a leisurely 17mph to St. Helena where it stopped for twenty minutes or so before turning back around. On the way back to the station we had dessert and various dessert wines.  It was great to get out with my mom and share some conversation about life without all of the distractions.

After the wine train we picked Jacob up, dropped my mom off back home and rushed over to the Parish’s for their son’s three-year birthday party.  It was surfer themed and they created a water park in their backyard.  The cake looked like a huge wave, too!  Jill is always so creative with family events.  It seemed like there were more kids there than adults and Jacob quickly became irritated with all the noise.  We took him in the backyard and he fell asleep in my arms.  The poor guy had been to a birthday party earlier in the day with the Wixoms and had enough at this point.

The next day we relaxed early in the day and ran errands.  We then hosted our friends for a Labor Day BBQ and played some Scattegories.  Jacob looked adorable in his “This is How I Roll” onesie that Uncle Tuna got him and his “Skate or Cry” hat that our friends in SoCal got him.  We got some great pictures of Jacob and his hat.

Monday was a low-key regroup day.  After everything Jacob had been through he was noticeably more fussy and just needed some calm home time before starting day-care on Tuesday, but that’s for another post.

• WeatherBug - replaces stock weather app and provides more detailed forecasts and weather maps
• Wordpress - I run a couple Wordpress powered blogs and this provides publishing on the go
• Facebook - This one needs much improvement.  It’s rumored they’re working on a 2.0 that closely resembles the web based Facebook
• Pandora - Internet radio that adapts to your taste.  You can create custom stations by seeding the player with a favorite artist or song.
• eBay - Obvious
• iChoose - Free app that offers a coin flip, yes/no, dice roll or card choice when you need a little help making a decision!
• myLite - Flashlight app with some cool effects.  Great way to cut Jacob’s fingernails while he’s sleeping at night.
• Simplify - App that allows iTunes library sharing between users.  I share mine under NorCalAngler
• SportsTap - Instant access to scores and news for all major sports
• Last.fm - Similar to Pandora, Internet radio that adapts to your preferences
• Dual Level - Bubble level app that uses the iPhone sensors to make sure things are level
• Exposure - Tap into your Flickr photo library anywhere.  Great for showing off pics of Jacob without loading my iPhone will gigs of photos
• HoldEm - The best iPhone Texas Holdem game
• Enigmo - Fun puzzle game where you use various tools to direct water into buckets
• Air Hockey - 1/2 player air hockey
• Sudoku Free - Obvious
• Tris - Will be removed from the app store on Wednesday due to copyright issues - Tetris clone

What are your favorite apps?

“Olympic athletes who’ve made names for themselves on Beijing don’t need to leave the glare of the television cameras. They could make careers on reality TV. How about Michael Phelps as “The Bachelor,” or tiny Chinese gymnast He Kexin as a baby on “Baby Borrowers”?”

Freaking hilarious!  From http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26254878/