Happy Birthday Jacob!

My Jacob was a whopping 10 lbs. 2 oz.  He beat Greg by 1 oz.  You wouldn't believe it by looking at him now.  Jacob is so vivacious and loves adrenaline.  He has always anything athletic.  At 2 yrs. old he tried to roller blade with Greg's blade.  When he put them on they were so heavy and big on him that they promptly fell over two each side.  That didn't discourage him.  He was determined to do it and he finally did manage to stand up.  He didn't actually learn to blade until I believe the following year.  

Jacob almost hung himself twice.  The first time he was 3 yrs. old and playing with the tetherball and he wrapped it around his neck and it got stuck and he was on his tip toes.  I wasn't active in church at that time and still felt prompted to go check on the kids when I saw him hanging there just as his face was starting to change color.  The next time happened when we lived on Chateau Ave.  The kids strung out a rope from the tree to the truck mirror which was parked on the street.  Jake was roller blading and didn't notice or forgot or both, the rope.  It hit him right smack in the voice box.  He hit it with such force it left him winded and coughing and he had a nice rope burn.

As much as Jake likes extreme sports he is a little accident prone like me.  He broke his leg at 2 jumping on a tramp.  Broke his arm jumping off a tramp at the age of 6.  He had his appendix out when he was 11.  One time he got a bike for his birthday ( I think he was 5).  He decided to test it out and took off down the road.  On his way back he ran into a parked truck and manage to take some skin off his private parts.  Owwww!  He has no fear, a bad thing if you have his luck.  A couple of years ago I got a phone call from the police telling me that Jacob had been crossing over the overpass from Eisenhower Jr. High on the wrong side.  Some lady thought he was trying to kill himself and going to jump.  Jacob didn't know what all the fuss was about, he had his friend there guarding him so kids wouldn't push him off.  He thought he took all the precautions necessary.  He was off the bridge and on the ground by the time police and the fire trucks got there.  I grounded him for a month for that one.  

He is a great kid though and can make you laugh.  He is charismatic.  He loves life and thinks everyone feels the same way.  He is probably the most optimistic person in my family.  I love you Jacob and have a wonderful 14th year.  I can't wait for your ordination.