It's raining cats and dogs

We've spent most of the rainy day at home. I had to be creative and think of many things to do, since my little man gets bored very easily. Jacob was ninja rolling (from back to stomach to back) nonstop, which is very impressive. He was vocalizing "dadada" all day long. We watched the rain and squirrels running up and down the tree in the rain outside of Jacob's room. I filled up a plastic container with warm water and we experimented which toys sank or swam. Jacob just loved splashing around. Needless to say, he was very wet at the end of that activity. I have been pretty consistent in putting him down in his crib when he falls asleep. Today he slept for an hour and forty five minutes during nap time! It's a marked improvement considering the fact that his peepers usually open after only fifteen minutes to half an hour. He is doing a lot better at night- snoozing away from 9 p.m. to 4:30 a.m. - which totals a 7-8 hr stretch. Sometimes he wakes up, but is able to fall back asleep within 5 min. We have a bedtime routine that seems to be effective. Today I placed him down drowsy but awake and he fell asleep with no problem. He is completely out of the swaddle and has been sleeping on the side, flipping from time to time to the back, and onto another side. At this point, he still has no teeth and I haven't felt any bumps yet. We have a supply of night and daytime baby Orajel when the time comes. He sure is drooling a lot though. Anyways, we've spent the evening at grandmas and grandpas'. Jacob was showing off his new moves and vocalizations. We had a great day despite the rain. We'll take the warm rain over cold and snow any day.