Jake had the privilege of seeing his Great-Great Gwamma again! In a few months, he gets to celebrate his first birthday, and she will be celebrating her 100th!!! Party time!!!

Today, at a local fair, Jake was absolutely mesmerized by this chicken that wouldn’t stop “laughing”! The bird honestly sounded like an old lady cackling! Meanwhile, I was amazed at the size of the blue-ribbon winning rooster just a few cages away. What a huge cock! WAIT! That didn’t sound right…

WTF am I looking at???

Still no clue. Is this a woof-woof? Woof-woof’s don’t laugh???

Funny chicky!!!

This kid has a newly restored lust for life! He does not want to sleep! Check it out! This is on essentially no nappy time today…

Just when you think you’ve got your kid figured out, they change! Jake’s sleep schedule is off the hook! Gwamma and Gwampa came over for some grilled pizzas, and the crack baby was up until 9pm! All this on less than one hour’s nap since this morning! Anywho, he’s quite fun to watch when he’s all jacked up on sleep deprivation! What a beautiful night!!!

Recently I’ve noticed little marks on the crib railing. I assumed it was from us bending over the crib to lift Jake out and scratching it. Little did I know that beaver-boy has been standing up in the crib and gnawing on it like an animal! Now I know why they sell crib rail teething guards at Babies R Us! I think I’ll save $25 and just smear Horseradish on it!:)

It was a fairly uneventful day. Jake went shopping with Mama and Gwamma. The highlight was when he took a dump that looked exactly like The Blob from Gigglesnort Hotel!

I am thankful for: A healthy wife, family and child. My body healing. And, the fact that life is just warming up! Have you ever had the feeling that you’ll be in a completely different place one year from now? It’s quite exciting!!!

Today was a great big family day! We got to see almost everyone on both sides. Jake stayed awake for 8 hours straight, and turned from angel to demon around 9pm. So the only happy face you get to see tonight…is mine!!!:)

We’re Lamda Lamda Lamda, and….

Today was a tremendous day for writing in the baby book! (Yes, with all the documenting we do on this kid, there’s also a baby book:) First, Jake pulled himself up to the standing position in his crib! Then, after we made his big, stuffed toy horsey give him a few pecks on the cheek, I said “give your horsey a smooch, Jake!” He leaned in and smooched the horsey right on the nose! (Funny, it didn’t work on his Mom or I:) And lastly, he learned how to clap his hands as we sang Lamar’s rap from Revenge of the Nerds. He grinned every time I said “Omega Muuuu’s!” It’s so much fun watching this kid evolve!

I’ve said this before, but… THANK YOU to all the Mommies out there! Guys CAN NOT deny that taking care of a child is a full time job!

Single Moms, Moms with multiple kids, working Moms…heck, even single DADS, you ROCK!!!

Without my wife, Jake would probably be eating french fries, watching Snakes On A Plane right now while I typed this! The house would be a wreck, the flowers would be withering, and raccoons would be living in the laundry room!

If you think I’m grateful, it’s because I AM!!!