Ouchy!
So we had to contemplate an ER visit for Jacob tonight. We decided against it but here is what happened...

Jacob was standing up and pushing Nathan's riding toy tonight in the kitchen. Here is the toy so you can picture it in your mind.

Something to note is that Jacob always has his tongue stuck out. Well, the next thing I know I hear a boom and a scream. I go over to get him and there is blood running out of his mouth. After a minute I found out that the blood is because he bit his tongue really hard. There are teeth marks in the top and bottom of his tongue. Yuck! Here is what his new piercing looks like:

After about an hour and a half it stopped bleeding and he seems to be doing well. I think he is going to be eating some soft food for a few days though.

Just Some Random Thoughts...

Fun Week
Last week Daryl was off work. He had to take some days he missed out on last year. So we got to do some fun stuff. One day we all went swimming at the YMCA and another evening we went to a coffee house in town that has play areas for kids. It was nice to have him home all day and enjoy our time together. This week I miss him being here when I get off work.

Weekend Fun
This past weekend we got to go to South Illinois to visit with Daryl's sister and their family. They have 5 kids and we had a great time. It was really cold all weekend so we staying inside mostly. Nathan had fun playing with his cousins and so did Jacob.

Potty Training
So tonight Nathan went pee pee on the potty for the second time. I think, if no big plans come up between now and then, I may use the first weekend in February as a potty training weekend and just go all out with getting rid of the diapers and preparing to clean up a lot of messes. We'll see.

Jacob Update
Jacob is doing well. He is being a slug at walking still. He can cruise around and get about everywhere he wants to. He can stand for a few seconds, but I don't think he sees the point! :) He is a few days over 14 months now, so it should come soon.

Dentist
Nathan went to the dentist a few days ago. He did better this time around. He did really well until it was the dentist's turn to look in his mouth. He started screaming and we had to hold him down... fun, fun!

Girls' Night Out
I got to go hang out with some friends a few weekends ago. Part of the night was a Once Upon A Family party. This is a company that sells really neat products to help you document family memories and build family traditions. Here is the link to the site to see what kinds of products they have. Here are two products I really like: Item 1 and Item 2.

Nathan wrote his name for the first time a few days ago. It was really neat. Here is a picture of it. He did really well. He really amazes us sometimes with the things he is learning to do.

New Posts & Pictures
I wanted to let you know that I have finally updated our online photo gallery. You can click the link on the right side that says Family Photos and browse if you would like. Also, there a lot of new posts on here, but I back dated them so you may need to scroll down the page to see what is new with us. Enjoy!

Potty Time!
Well, tonight was the first time that Nathan went pee pee on the potty. What a milestone! Hopefully it was not just a fluke. I'll keep you informed. He mentioned something about the potty on the way home from the store so when we got back, I asked if he wanted to sit on the potty. He said yes. Our potty chair is one where it plays a tune if he goes so in a minute or so the tune started playing. We were both shocked and I think Nathan was as well. We made a big to do about it. Hopefully it will continue!

Happy New Year!

Hope you all had a great New Year's celebration. We had some friends, Angela and Darrin, pass through town and spend the night with us. Angela was a bridesmaid at our wedding and they have a son that is a little older than Jacob. They all took a bath together and it was cute...

Daryl Bowled a 300!

Well, it was on the Wii, but that is still impressive. He was pretty pumped, to say the least. He was playing my step-dad so that is player 2. Here is the picture to prove it...