Thoughts on Jake

These pics were taken a few weeks ago right after his haircut. I asked for a little off the front, and he ended up with a bit of a buzz cut. Good for the summer though right? This next one just made me laugh:)


Haven't posted anything in awhile, just wanted to share some of the things Jake does to make us smile:) He giggles a lot and makes you feel like you are the funniest person in the world! Very good for an ego boost! He loves if you draw little circles on the palm of his hand, and when he is falling asleep will stick his arm up in the air for us to do this. Books are probably his first choice for entertainment, followed by his barrels, blocks, and of course clearing out cupboards, the fridge and washing machine....

Lately he has become obsessed with picking up garbage (could be anything) and depositing in the nearest garbage bin. This makes our walks in the park interesting as leaves are definitely garbage and Jake likes to pick them up and trot over and drop it in. Why Brent Council needs garbage men with kids like Jake around the neighbourhood, I'll never know:)

As we communicate with family in Canada via our webcam and Skype, Jake recongizes the skype ring, his eyes widen, and he lets out an excited grunt, kind of like 'oooooh!!', and runs over to the computer to say Hello to whoever could be calling! He is babbling a bit, no real words yet, but recently learned to roar like a lion, just for his Grandpa, Lion Gordon.

As Jake goes to nursery (daycare) here in London, the nursery provides us with a little report of how his day went. Some of our North American friends and family may enjoy this. So they check off 'wet or soiled nappies' which is fairly obvious, and also report on how much he ate. Usually Jake's report says 'ate all' or 'ate x 2'. He loves his food! They serve a morning snack,lunch and my favourite 'afternoon tea' (dinner/supper)- how very British! I also have to supply not only 1 change of clothes, but 3 or 4 extra shirts, for the never-ending pool of drool....