We have been busy over here, but thought I would do a quick picture update of the last week or so...
Smiles
Snuggles
Soo Strong!
Stomch Bug, 24 hours thankfully!
And lastly... POTTY TRAINING.... I will spare you the pictures on this one though...
Monday, January 31, 2011
Monday, January 24, 2011
3 Years...... really?
Today Jake turned three. I am so emotional over it. I just can't believe it. My first sweet boy...I am amazed at the little man he has become. Each day he becomes more and more fun and creative. Here is a breif description of Jake at age three:
- A sweet and affectionate soul. He kisses and hugs as often as I kiss and hug him (which is A LOT)
- Sooo funny and he laughs a lot. He is my favorite kind of funny... unintentional funny. Jake makes us laugh all day and even into the night. He is not a night waker, but the other night he woke up requesting pancakes saying he was "SOO hungwy!" When I told him it was still nighttime and he had to go back to bed, he said,"okay we can play games if you want?"
- FULL of energy. Especially from 4-6PM.
- LOVES being outside and being active
- Favorite toys: Cars, games, trains, balls
- Super creative. He is constantly creating games, songs, and neat ideas and thoughts. I love hearing his ideas. He is pretend playing like crazy and I love to listen to him make the cars or people talk to each other. My favorite new character is "the green animal." Jake often pretends to be a "green animal." We have to put him in his cage, feed him bananas etc. My favorite scene I overheard lately" hey red car.... hey.... wanna go play?...okay....we're friends... yeah....I love you very much...."
- NOT a foody. He just doesn't care about food. He would much rather play, talk or snuggle than eat food. Every night we have to offer him dessert to get him to try new foods or finish his dinner. Unfortunately, it comes from me.
- A stubborn side that is relentless. We call him Dr. Jeckle because he is normally a sweet, pretty easy going kid... then... DR.JECKLE...
- He requests "homework." So, we do it. Almost every day Jake and I take 30 mins or longer and do school work. He loves it. He already knows his colors (some in spanish), numbers, alphabet and some words. He also loves to paint, trace, glue and cut. Recently, he is interested in the human body. He is his mommy's son... I love science.
- He is not a people pleaser.... this can be a good and bad thing.... ultimately, I think it will be a great quality. However, I have focused intensly on manners because I want him to understand how his actions make others feel. Like if he doesn't want to talk on the phone, but someone has called specifically to talk to him for example.
- Jake is sensitive and emotional.His feelings are hurt very easily at this age. If you truly get frustrated with him and raise your voice, he just cries and his little lip curls right up. Melts our frustrations right away.
- He is coordinated, a Jon gene, he can play anything he tries. He is amazing at pinball and has earned the title,"Pin Ball Wizard." He can shoot hoops like a 10 year old and is awesome at air hockey. The kid just loves sports.
- He enjoys school, the library, church playplace "nursery", any play place and the park
- Jake started potty training yesterday and so far a few accidents, but doing well
- He sleeps with his blankie and blue puppy and likes his
nightlight on
- Jake wears 2T pants and 3T shirts and a size 8.5 shoe
- Favorite shows: Veggie Tales, Sesame street, little einsteins, chugginton, thomas... you name it
- Favorite books: Sesame street series, human body book, max and ruby, veggie tales
- He has become an awesome big brother. He snuggles Will daily and you can hear him say,"What's up baby brudda?" at least five times a day.
- A sweet and affectionate soul. He kisses and hugs as often as I kiss and hug him (which is A LOT)
- Sooo funny and he laughs a lot. He is my favorite kind of funny... unintentional funny. Jake makes us laugh all day and even into the night. He is not a night waker, but the other night he woke up requesting pancakes saying he was "SOO hungwy!" When I told him it was still nighttime and he had to go back to bed, he said,"okay we can play games if you want?"
- FULL of energy. Especially from 4-6PM.
- LOVES being outside and being active
- Favorite toys: Cars, games, trains, balls
- Super creative. He is constantly creating games, songs, and neat ideas and thoughts. I love hearing his ideas. He is pretend playing like crazy and I love to listen to him make the cars or people talk to each other. My favorite new character is "the green animal." Jake often pretends to be a "green animal." We have to put him in his cage, feed him bananas etc. My favorite scene I overheard lately" hey red car.... hey.... wanna go play?...okay....we're friends... yeah....I love you very much...."
- NOT a foody. He just doesn't care about food. He would much rather play, talk or snuggle than eat food. Every night we have to offer him dessert to get him to try new foods or finish his dinner. Unfortunately, it comes from me.
- A stubborn side that is relentless. We call him Dr. Jeckle because he is normally a sweet, pretty easy going kid... then... DR.JECKLE...
- He requests "homework." So, we do it. Almost every day Jake and I take 30 mins or longer and do school work. He loves it. He already knows his colors (some in spanish), numbers, alphabet and some words. He also loves to paint, trace, glue and cut. Recently, he is interested in the human body. He is his mommy's son... I love science.
- He is not a people pleaser.... this can be a good and bad thing.... ultimately, I think it will be a great quality. However, I have focused intensly on manners because I want him to understand how his actions make others feel. Like if he doesn't want to talk on the phone, but someone has called specifically to talk to him for example.
- Jake is sensitive and emotional.His feelings are hurt very easily at this age. If you truly get frustrated with him and raise your voice, he just cries and his little lip curls right up. Melts our frustrations right away.
- He is coordinated, a Jon gene, he can play anything he tries. He is amazing at pinball and has earned the title,"Pin Ball Wizard." He can shoot hoops like a 10 year old and is awesome at air hockey. The kid just loves sports.
- He enjoys school, the library, church playplace "nursery", any play place and the park
- Jake started potty training yesterday and so far a few accidents, but doing well
- He sleeps with his blankie and blue puppy and likes his
nightlight on
- Jake wears 2T pants and 3T shirts and a size 8.5 shoe
- Favorite shows: Veggie Tales, Sesame street, little einsteins, chugginton, thomas... you name it
- Favorite books: Sesame street series, human body book, max and ruby, veggie tales
- He has become an awesome big brother. He snuggles Will daily and you can hear him say,"What's up baby brudda?" at least five times a day.
I could go on... basically he is perfect in our eyes! We love you Jakers.
Jake's favorite food is pancakes. This morning we surprised him with a pancake cake!
Birthday kiss from baby brother
We spent the day at a play place with Alex, who he always refers to as his best friend. So sweet.
So of course crazy amounts of skee ball.
My knight singing on the stage. As he stepped off he said," thank you, thank you"
My favorite of Jake's moves... the shoulder shrug
Making pancakes with daddy and yes we needed construction chef hats!
Truly embarrassed and shocked at Cracker Barrel tonight
when they sang happy birthday to him.
Thursday, January 20, 2011
One Month Check Up
Will had his first wellness check up on Tuesday morning. He has grown and changed so much in just one month. He is much more alert and has even begun smiling occasionally. Jon and I have both heard him chuckle a little too. It is adorable. He also received his first vaccination. Never fun... but he was very brave and recovered super quick. Helps to have a big bro there telling you he will protect you!
At hospital versus One Month Appt:
Weight: 7.5 lbs.- Now 10 lbs.
Height: 20 inches- Now 21 inches. (I actually think he is longer, but he is so scrunchy the nurse had trouble stretching him out. )
Height: 20 inches- Now 21 inches. (I actually think he is longer, but he is so scrunchy the nurse had trouble stretching him out. )
Here are some pics from the appt. and some recent one month pics of my new little cutie!
Friday, January 14, 2011
Adjusting to Two
I have a pretty good memory. Most of my memories are of significant events or moments that stirred great emotion. However, I have some random childhood memories that don't seem to have much relevance to my life, but yet are still so vivid and I can't seem to forget them. One memory I have is from my seventh grade co-ed gym class. I was standing in my uncomfortable and ugly gym uniform. My gym teacher was explaining how to juggle scarves in the air and modeling it for us. I have never been much of an athlete and I do not have a single competitive bone in my body. So, I was less than thrilled with the idea of throwing scarves around a cold gym for an hour, but I sucked it up and tried it anyway. I will never forget the frustration I felt when I had finally gotten two scarves down pat and he said okay, "let's try three!" This memory although random... has gained more meaning the last few weeks now that I have two little guys. Prior to Will's arrival, I had two scarves(Jake and Jon) down pat. I was in control and most of the time felt cool, calm and collected. I am starting to adjust to two boys for sure, but there are moments when all my scarves have just hit the ground. It is definitely a juggling act raising a family and being a stay at home mom. I am not complaining, but I guess I never realized just how much energy it takes. From the time I was a little girl, I have wanted to be a mom. When I looked ahead or thought of my future, I pictured myself as the little lady who lived in a shoe, who had so many kids she didn't know what to do! Now... three kids sounds very satisfying to me. I LOVE LOVE LOVE my boys, my husband and my home, but Mommy is tired. The nice thing about the second child, is that I know the lack of sleep is just a stage. I will adjust and as I do, the baby will start to sleep more. Before I know it, Will is going to be three and Jake will be six and I will be home alone with only my thoughts and house chores... For now, I am going to enjoy the juggling! Here are some recent pics. Also, wanted to document some of Jake's newest phrases or thoughts, so I never forget them...
"What is your name?" asks a stranger.... "Jake Sharp!"
"No Mommy.. that's silly.. food's not for babies...it's for Mommy's and Daddy's and Jakey's"
"GeGoGaGo...says Jake. "Now, you say it Mommy!" Mommy replies,"Okay Jake.. GeGoGaGO?" Jake says," Das right Mommy, I am so proud of you!"
As we are mixing brownies... We were counting to 30 and we got to 27, 28, 29... I paused to see if he knew 30 and he said 20 10. So smart!
While playing trains with himself,"Come on Thomas!" "Okay Percy... I love you very much!"
We have been reading about the human body and Jake is particularly interested in their digestive system (boys)... He now explains what happens when you eat "In my mouth, down my fwoat, in my chest, to my stomach and my intesties then I POOP it out!!"
Picking Jake up from preschool and I see a new little girl I didn't recognize. I ask him on the way out if he has a new friend in class now. "Yes, Mommy. Their names are Mary and Joseph." Come to find out he does have a new little girl in his class and her name is Mary. Think he confused all the Christmas messages... so cute
Jake and I were lucky to get some alone time and go sledding! He LOVED it. He kept watching the,"big kids," sled and wanted to ride just like they did. So sweet.
"What is your name?" asks a stranger.... "Jake Sharp!"
"No Mommy.. that's silly.. food's not for babies...it's for Mommy's and Daddy's and Jakey's"
"GeGoGaGo...says Jake. "Now, you say it Mommy!" Mommy replies,"Okay Jake.. GeGoGaGO?" Jake says," Das right Mommy, I am so proud of you!"
As we are mixing brownies... We were counting to 30 and we got to 27, 28, 29... I paused to see if he knew 30 and he said 20 10. So smart!
While playing trains with himself,"Come on Thomas!" "Okay Percy... I love you very much!"
We have been reading about the human body and Jake is particularly interested in their digestive system (boys)... He now explains what happens when you eat "In my mouth, down my fwoat, in my chest, to my stomach and my intesties then I POOP it out!!"
Picking Jake up from preschool and I see a new little girl I didn't recognize. I ask him on the way out if he has a new friend in class now. "Yes, Mommy. Their names are Mary and Joseph." Come to find out he does have a new little girl in his class and her name is Mary. Think he confused all the Christmas messages... so cute
Jake and I were lucky to get some alone time and go sledding! He LOVED it. He kept watching the,"big kids," sled and wanted to ride just like they did. So sweet.Wednesday, January 12, 2011
New Years Eve
Happy New Years! We had such a fun New Years Eve this year. We normally don't make a big deal about New Years, but this year we felt we had reason to celebrate. My sister, brother in law, nephew and my brother came to stay with us. Nikki and I went out and bought a bunch of fun, cheesy New Year's gear. Then, after Mike slaved away in the kitchen all day making us an amazing meal, we feasted and got ready for the ball drop! We wanted the boys to be included so we went on youtube and found an old ball drop. Then, around 6PM, we faked it. It was sooo fun. Jake's comments: As I am putting his hat on... "What are we having a party or something?" Then, as we finish counting down... " 3...2....1... Happy Birthday Daddy!" We hugged and kissed and screamed! It was great. I look forward to many more 6PM ball drops!
Kisses to everyone!
Kisses to everyone!
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