Jacobsen Adventures: What will 2013 bring?

Happy New Year to all our friends and family. We had Leif's mom and dad visiting with us for a few days. It was great to spend time with them and be able to watch some of the college bowl games. Leif's family really enjoys watching football and I just sit back in awe when they watch a game together. The statistics and details of the game that they all know - it's just amazing. I should not say that I sit back in awe, because things are extremely busy these days with the kiddos.

Lukkas is 9 months old now! When did that happen?

His check-up went great! Weighing in at 23.9 pounds and 29 1/2 inches long! What a tank!!

He likes to give you high fives and if you tell him no, he'll shake his head back at you. He's also very busy trying to walk. We have a game where I will put him at arms length away and he'll 'walk' back to me. He loves it - and recently he will pull himself and then push off to see if he can keep his balance. When he does keep his balance, he lets out such a cute giggle. He's definitely all boy - loves to wrestle around with Leinna and finds things to bang. Sometimes the word 'hi' or 'da-da' escapes his mouth - but mostly its grunts.

Leinna at 2 1/2 years now, is more verbal than ever. I keep reminding myself that this is really a blessing that she can express what she needs and understands what we say in return. She's definitely a parrot right now and has taught us that we really need to be careful of what is being said on tv. We were recently watching one of our recorded shows, The Voice, when the judges were bantering back and forth and one of the judges said 'bitching.' Well without a second to go by, Leinna asks, 'Momma, what's bitching?" Oh dear... well Leinna, its a word that we don't need to say. She seemed content with the answer and we haven't heard it since. Thank you Lord! She continues to develop her imaginary play and you will find yourself being "sshh" by Leinna because her baby is sleeping. Leinna loves to sing songs and you'll likely hear her sing "I'm working on the rail road" as she goes to sleep at night.