Leftovers

Jacob got his hair cut at the end of last week. The curls come out when it gets long so I really like it, but he wants it short, and I have to admit that he does look damn cute with short hair. But here's the funny thing: Jacob won't let anyone but Lee (the barber) cut his hair. We'd actually tried a few times to get his hair cut, but the shop kept being closed. Turns out Lee had been on vacation. But the first day that we went there and found out it was closed, Jacob had a cow and went on and on about it for 10 minutes. Getting his hair cut is one of his favorite things. Funny kid.

Yesterday at work one of the moms who was there saw Jacob come into the room behind me and she just gushed over how much he looks like me. That's rare these days, especially since Jacob's haircut makes him look like a twin of Zach's. But it was nice to hear that from this mom. Anyway, if Jacob looks like Zach, he's acting like me. He's been doing this funny thing with his mouth all twisted up to the side. It started all at once a week ago. He's mostly done it while he's talking, and he looks quite odd. But it was like it started in one moment and then he did it all the time. Lately he's been doing it more when he's not talking, and today he was in a good mood so I casually asked him what was up with that while we were immersed in something at work. He told me he was chewing his mouth. That's just great because that's my worst habit. I bite the inside of my mouth when I am stressed out. And the more I try to stop, the more I do it, so I'm not even telling Jacob that it something he shouldn't be doing because that will only firm it up to be a life-long habit for him too. Isn't that weird though? That he should end up with the same habit. It's not like he would learn it from observing me because it's not something we talk about, so how would he even know what I was doing.

Also last week, we went to see Zach's dad and step-mother and we picked up the dollhouse. I think Chris said it was built in the 1930's. It's really big and beautiful, but it's going to need a lot of work. It will be a project that will keep us occupied for a while! I haven't got any new pictures yet, Chris, because the dollhouse is still in the van! We don't have a spot for it, and to be honest, it's probably safest in the car (away from the Thing That Chews). So here's a starter picture and look for more in the future, but first we've got to get this real house of our's into shape.