Jacob has not been sleeping well lately. And therefore, none of us have been sleeping well. For weeks he has been congested, and wakes himself up coughing. He's also been clingy — he wants to sleep on us, rather than in his crib. Last night, it took me two hours to get him to fall asleep, singing and rocking him, and then he awoke again as soon as we got in bed. 4:30 A.M. was the first time we were all asleep at once. This photo was taken in the dark with a long 3-second exposure.
Today we celebrated Jacob's first Thanksgiving with the Karamanski family, including Genevieve (age 3) and Theresa (15 months). At seven months old, Jacob is nearly as tall as Theresa.
Jacob's grandma Irene is here for a week to visit. And yes, there were more cameras than kids in the room.
The ferocious Jacob beast plays in the jungle (on his great-grandmother's couch).
Jacob and Kanzhe share space on Amy's lap. One of Jacob's favorite new activities at 6 and 1/2 months old is pulling Kanzhe's ears, which the cat tolerates in order to get some attention himself.
Jacob, one of many new voters today, helped vote in his first general election. His help included stomping on the ballot and trying to chew on the marking pen. Note to electoral photographers: I recommend that you avoid trying to simultaneously hold a baby, vote, and photograph the process, unless you happen to have three hands.
Jacob ate carrots for the first time today, at 27 weeks old. Unlike avocado, which he also tried this week, Jacob enthusiastically smeared the rice cereal-carrot goop all over his face, including some that made it in his mouth.
A very, very happy birthday to you, Amy!
(Since we are about to move, I didn't want to give Amy anything hard to carry. So this blog is Amy's birthday gift: for the next year, I will add one (or more) new photos of Jacob each week.) We all love you, Amy. Many happy returns of the day!
love, Mike
Note: this blog was started in October 2006. All previous entries are backdated to the day they were shot.
Jacob shows off his fabulous hand-knit roll-neck sweater, made by his aunt Sarah using wool from organically-fed hand-sheared sheep raised on the coast of Maine. Not yet 26 weeks old, and already the boy dresses to drool. If only his parents dressed so fashionably...
During a day hike on Governor’s Island, Jacob and Amy watch the sunset over Lake Mendota.
One afternoon after work, while Amy was in class, Jacob and I took self-portraits together in my office studio. (Unfortunately, Jacob would only look at the camera when someone stood behind it and made peculiar noises!)
Since an early age, this boy has shown an interest in other people's mouths; is there dentistry in his future or is it just a passing oral fixation?
Jacob meets baby goats on Kate Barnes' farm in West Sidney, Maine. He also enjoyed the chickens, cows, cats, dogs and sunflowers.
