Linus

Some time ago, my family joked that Jacob was like Linus.  You know, Charlie Brown's friend -- the one who never goes anywhere without his blue blanket.  In the comics and in the movies, Linus sucks his thumb and carries his precious blanket with him at all times.  That was Jacob -- sucking his thumb and holding onto the little baby blanket we all came to know by the name Mister Monkey's Cousin.  Jacob let go of the blanket earlier this year and he is now making strides towards kicking the thumb habit.  Evenso, Jacob is still much like Linus.  Last night, as I watched the opening scene of A Boy Named Charlie Brown, I could not stop laughing.  CLICK HERE and watch the first minute or so.  Listen to Linus' observations about the clouds.

Yep.  This is Jacob alright.  Almost everyday, Jacob bites his food into the shape of a state.  "Look!" he says.  "My cheese looks like Minnesota."  The other day, he carefully ripped his napkin into several pieces, each one a different state:  Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Washington, Missouri.  It was actually pretty incredible.  I shouldn't be surprised.  When Jacob was only a few months old, he drooled a bunny on Heath's shirt sleeve.  Anyone remember this?

Now that's talent.  

And with the information he's learning through Classical Conversations, I can totally see Jacob looking up into the clouds, giving me a "Linus" answer when I ask him what he sees.  The boy has an ever expanding wealth of knowledge along with a wild and very vivid imagination.  So Jacob is, indeed, like Linus...in more ways than one.  Who knew?