Ben is 4 months old!!!

Ben turned 4 months old on June 15th. My little baby is growing up. Friday June 18th we had his 4 month check-up and shots. He weighs 18 lbs. 3 oz. and is 25 3/4" long. He had a slight fever after his shots, but otherwise he did fine.

So, what has been happening in the life of the Toepfer's. Saturday evening we had a cook out at Buckner Park in Waukesha with our friends from England. It was actually an old Crossroads get together. It was fun to see old friends. Jacob played with his new girlfriend Ella Stevens.

Sunday evening we went to church to hear Darin and Joy give a report of their ministry in England. Jacob and Ella had Aunt Becky and Uncle Brian hopping. They didn't make it through the whole service and ended up going outside and getting soaked in the water puddles. Afterwards, we caught a quick bite with Becky and Brian. Jacob was tickled to have supper with Brian and Becky. Becky thought she was chop liver with Brian around. Umm, mom and dad were really chop liver. At least Ben still likes to hang out with us.

Monday morning we called Grandma Pat to see if she had off of work. She did, so we headed up to get the next size clothes for Ben. He is having his growth spurt a little later than Jacob did, but nevertheless, he is growing like crazy. So my 4 month old is wearing 18 month and 24 month clothes. He is a happy baby most of the time and that is all that matters.

We also went to see Great Grandpa and Great Grandma Schneider. They are living in an apartment now and I didn't know how to get there so Grandma Pat and Grandpa Tom came a long. Thankfully they did. Jacob ran around the main area of the apartment complex like a crazy boy. Grandma Pat helped with Benjamin and Grandpa Tom helped with Jacob. My grandfather has Alzheimer's, he is on medicine and didn't do to bad when we were there. I did have to retrieve him out of someone else's apartment, but at least he recognized me and asked about Josh and Molly.

Next week begins the two week celebration of Jacob's birthday. Next Thursday, late afternoon, we will be going down to Illinois. Jacob will get to go to the farm and feed the calves, he is pretty excited about that, and riding on Great Grandpa's big John Deer tractors. Most of them are actually Great Uncle Ronnie's. Great Grandma Schultz and I will attempt to make a barn cake and a cow cake for his party on Sunday. We get to meet our niece Abigail and we get to see Tricia, Brian, and Kaitlyn. Jacob is also excited to get to go to Nana and Papa's house. If Jacob could he would take Papa and Grandpa Tom home when we leave their houses. It is kind of funny.

The following week we head up to Grandma Pat and Grandpa Tom's house. Jacob gets to celebrate his birthday with Grandpa Tom. They will be getting a Harley Davidson Motorcycle cake. Grandpa Tom will be 61 on July 15th and Jacob turns 2 on July 14th. Uncle T.J. and Uncle Andy will be their, it will be the first time we are all together since before Benjamin was born.

Hmmmmmm, so we started potty training Jacob. I know it is a little early, but he was really showing signs that he was ready. He went potty on the big potty 2 times today. Who knew that going potty could be so funny. To a little boy it is just hilarious. I am not sure if girls think it is as funny. We had one accident in the office, so not to bad. I have no expectations, since he is not 2 yet, but I didn't want to deter him from not trying. He has a hard time focusing, so it may take a while.

We are also officially in the terrible two's. I am not sure I am ready for this in another year. We might send Jacob to the farm for a couple of weeks to wear himself out. Just kidding, however the thought has crossed our minds. As Great Grandpa Schultz says, in a couple of years he can "vacation" on the farm.

P.S. My mom says that neither I nor my brothers were quite as intense as what Jacob is. In the process of minutes he let both of my brother's dogs out and they ran away and he was caught playing with the cat poop. We did get the dogs back and Grandma Pat disinfected his hands. She is a germ freak, so his hands were literally disinfected.