Baby Update

Still hanging in there with about 5 1/2 weeks to go. Sometimes it seems forever away and other times it seems to be just around the corner. Jacob is so funny about it. He keeps talking to her and telling her she needs to stay in there and keep growing. Other times he'll tell me to put my hand on his belly to feel her kick. Then he proceeds to move his body around to make it seem real to him. I wonder if he thinks that's what I do when I tell him to put his hands on my belly to feel her kick???? Everyone keeps asking if we have a name picked out. The answer is no, but we do have several ideas. It's hard to pick just one since we didn't do use any of our names with Jacob. In fact, his wasn't even one we had every mentioned. However, if you ask Jacob he will tell you her names is Princess Maggie. And Mom, you will be relieved to know he has changed his mind and now wants to name her Evie. We kind of like that one. Then last night he came to me and said, "I want to name my sister Abby." I was surprised to say the least since I've always liked that name, and Jarom doesn't so much. I thought Jarom had put him up to it, but when I asked him he said they never talked about it. Jacob told me later that there's a little girl at the gym named Abby. Really does the kid miss anything???

Speaking of names, I picked him up from preschool one day last week and he pointed to a little boy and said, "That's husband. He's in my class." I laughed so hard!!! I was like, "Jacob I don't think his name is husband." I later figured out he was trying to say his name is Hudson.

Utah State Fair

We ventured to the State Fair on Monday night despite the weather. We saw more farm animals than I cared too. They STINK!!!! But Jacob was in heaven. He couldn't get enough of them. We enjoyed some free music from Peter Breinholt and Ryan Shupe. Jarom tried to explain to Jacob why Peter Brienholt is special to us since going to one of his concerts was our first date, but Jacob didn't care. He just wanted to dance!!!!! I think we got some pictures at the fair, but I will have to add them later.

5 years and counting....

Jarom and I celebrated our 5th wedding anniversary on the 11th. I can't believe it's been 5 years. It's gone by so fast, and I'm grateful for every minute of it. We went out on the town Saturday night while Liz and Ben watched Jacob (THANK YOU a million times to them). We were able to enjoy a very nice, quiet dinner at The Roof. It was really priceless.

Discovery Gateway

We finally made a trip to the Children's Museum downtown, and now I'm wondering what took us so long. We went with some friends, and Jacob loved it. He was sad when it was time to go and keeps asking when we can go back. I tried to take pictures, but I couldn't get the camera to work.

1st Day of Preschool

We decided to put Jacob in a little preschool that meets just around the corner from our house. He goes two days a week for two hours. I have mixed feelings about it so ask me how I like it in a few weeks. As for Jacob, he seemed to like it the first day. He was a little disappointed that his buddy Drew wasn't going with him. Hopefully he will make some new friends :)

Laboring on labor day

We hiked to Ghost Falls on Monday. It was a fun little hike that is not too far from our house. Spent the rest of the day doing stuff around the house. It would be our luck that we go in and out of the garage all day Monday doing things and then wake up Tuesday morning to a broken garage door. What do ya do??????

Birthday Parties

Jacob is such a lucky kid. Who else gets to celebrate their birthday for 3 days?? On his birthday we took a trip to the zoo. My parents, grandparents, Liz & Ben came with us. It was a lot of fun and hats off to my grandparents for walking around the zoo. When we were done there we had lunch at our house, and Jacob got spoiled with new toys. Jarom & I knew he would get plenty of toys from other people we didn't want to add to it. So we (really Jarom) built him a sandbox. Unfortunately it hasn't been as big of a hit as the new animals. On Sunday, we had dinner at a friend's house. Their little girl is Jacob's age, and they played so cute together. This is the same girl who months ago made Jacob cry over everything. On Monday, Jarom's family came for a bbq and cake. Celeste's birthday was the day before Jacob's so it was a double party for them. Jacob was spoiled again with new toys. Now, where to put them???

It was a fun and busy weekend! Thanks to all our family for making Jacob's birthday special. It sure beat last year :)

Life is a little more expensive...

because my baby turned 3 this past weekend and that means no more freebies!!! I can't believe it. Time has flown by especially this past year. People always talk about how sad it is or hard it is to watch your kids grow up. And I agree sometimes. It is hard--mostly because you know you will never get yesterday back. The funny things is that we know going into parenthood that they don't stay little forever and that someday they'll leave our nests to create their own. I've decided the trick is to make the best of each day so that hopefully you don't wake up one day regretting that you didn't. It's ok to have a messy house or to leave the dishes or laundry for one more day so that you can read a book together, go for a walk, dig in the dirt, or just be together. When we get to the end of our lives here and are being asked about how we spent our time on earth, God isn't going to ask if we got the "chores" done everyday. He will want to know how we did in raising His children. Hopefully I am doing ok :)

For journaling purposes:
Jacob's favorites outside
Making "dust"
Going for walks
Feeding the ducks
Hiking
Playing with Muggs-the dog next door
Playing at the park
Swimming
Playing in the snow
4-wheeling
Jumping on the trampoline
Racing
"Working" in the yard
Watching for dad to come from work

Favorites inside
Animals--I really don't know how to describe this one. They are still his #1 favorite.
Cars
Coloring
Movies
"Helping" mom clean
Reading books--sometimes we read stories for a good hour straight
Finger painting
Puzzles
Climbing on the furniture

Other favorites
Library trips
Aquarium
Target--they have animals to look at in the toy section
Playing with friends
Grandparents
Aunts and uncles and cousins
He basically loves to be around people
Pretending to be a dinosaur or other animal

Favorite foods aka foods that he will eat regularly
Cheese and crackers
Cold cereal
Green peppers
Fruit of any kind
Popsicles
Noodles
Pizza

Miscellaneous
He's starting to use his imagination more, and it's so fun to see what he comes up with. I will catch him talking to his animals. He also makes up games like the one we play on the trampoline where he will cook you something yummy to eat in the sky. He likes to see what animals he can find in the clouds. He adores his dad. Some days he starts asking for him about 10:00 am. He also likes to read stories to us sometimes. I can't think of anything else right now.

He's such a sweet little boy. I love him so much and feel so lucky to be his mom even when he throws hour long tantrums at bedtime!!!

Happy Birthday Jacob!!!!!