Ben is finally registered to start classes the end of September! He will be doing mostly online classes this term, and then next term will go full term on campus. He is taking Intro to Sociology, Cultural Anthropology, and a writing class online, and Tai Chi Chuan on campus. He is really excited to be getting back to school!
We joined this group called Gleaners. As traditionally understood, gleaners would go to harvest extra food from fields. So far we've got Blackberries, apples, potatoes and corn. Another thing we do in this group is picking up near expiration day, but still good, food from local grocery stores. Milk is among them, and we've had to buy very little milk to feed Ben's mild addiction!
We are also training to run the Turkey Stuffer, a 5K on Thanksgiving Day. Ben, being the great runner, doesn't need much training to be able to run it. Me, on the other hand, I do not have the stamina to make it that far. As such, I am currently in week 5 of the workout program, Couch to 5K! Still getting used to running, and on top of it in toe shoes!
Starting tomorrow I will be babysitting two boys from our ward, Zack (3) and Taylor(7). They are both rather quiet boys, but it will be nice to get some experience with more than one kiddo, and Jacob will grow up, at least for a little while, with other kids to play with.
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The biggest changes in our family though, have been in Jacob! He is now 5 months old! When we went to his 4 month checkup, he weighed 15lb. 3 oz and was 26 in. long! That's 75th Percentile for height and 30th for weight! He's just long and skinny, like his daddy! He loves cooing and "talking" to us! His tongue is constantly hanging out of his mouth, and he almost always has a smile on his face, though it seems to disappear with the appearance of a camera! He has started chewing on just about anything! Fingers, toys, stuffed animals, blankets! anything and everything he can get to, gets into his mouth!
We put shoes on him for the first time, for church this Sunday. He did NOT like them! And neither did Ben! But he looked so cute in his church outfit! It's been to warm most of the summer to put a sweater and long pants on him, now tis starting to get cooler.
And to end Jacob LOVES to be tickled! He's all sorts of smiles and giggles when we "get him"! He's growing up big and strong!
