Growing up
Jakob is now 4 years old, but due to a 'late birthday' is he not going to kindergarten until next year (2008). Meanwhile he is at childcare for 4 days a week and spends Thursdays with Lisa (and Joshua & Thomas outside of school-hours).
4 Years means that he wants to do a lot (read: everything) his way, at his time but not yet enough time-perspective to understand that certain things need to wait etc. The result is fluctuations between raging fights and angelic behaviour.
Brothers
From the
start Joshua was very nice for his little brother. When he came home from
childcare he found out where he was, he helped put the dummy back and said
'sorry, baby' if Jakob started to cry (even if it wasn't his
fault).
These days they are running & screaming through the house pretending to play (depending on what was on TV) Dr.Who, RSPCA, Powerrangers etc.
The Early Years
Jakob was born at 8:47 AM on Thursday,
14 August 2003, via caesarean delivery at Attadale Hospital. He weighed 2,920
grams (6 pounds, 7 ounce) and was 51 centimetres in length. This was 2 cm.
longer than Joshua, but almost 200 grams lighter. Physically he looks a lot like
Joshua, but with some darker hair and complexion.
Joshua
actually choose the name Jakob, out of a number of names we liked. We made him
say all of those names, but the second time around he only replied with
'Jake-Up'. His middle name comes from Simon's dad: Jakob Jan
Dorst.