The Mallorys Online

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!

I hope I don’t jinx it, but Jennifer and I have found a routine that gives us a solid 2-3 hours between feedings. Jacob is taking about 1.5-2oz each feeding and it usually induces a “milk coma” where he just passes out after eating. We have setup a sleep positioner in between us in bed so Jacob can hear/smell his parents. He goes into his milk coma and we sleep for hours. I’ve never felt so amazing in my life!

On another note, Jacob’s cord stump fell off today! He is such a big boy now with his perfect belly button.

Papa Mallory went out and got Mario Kart Wii yesterday to pass the time during the day. Our friends Todd and Michelle have their little one Adam so Matt and Todd can play each other online.