Happy Easter!

I tried so hard to get Jacob to stand still long enough for me to get a picture of him before we went to church on Sunday. It was mission impossible, and I gave up. He wouldn't even look at me when his dad was holding him. He acted like we were torturing him.

The Eater bunny brought Jacob some new wheels or as he calls it--a car.

Resident chocolate lover!!!!

Feelin' like a kid again!!

Jarom and I went out on Saturday night with our friends Seth and Brittney. We went out to dinner then played arcade games at the Skybox downtown. I don't remember the last time I played video games at an arcade, but it was fun. The highlight of the night was the surprise that Jarom wouldn't tell me about all week. We visited the Clark Planetarium to see the U2 laser show. It was really cool!! There's nothing like rocking out to U2 while watching crazy 3D animation and lasers. It was a lot of fun and just what I needed after a busy week of ....I don't know where to start!!! Thanks, Jarom, for a really great night out! Love ya!

First trip to the ER

About a week ago Jacob started off his day by vomiting all over me and the floor. Yuck!! Not a big deal, right? Well he was extra fussy and tired the rest of the day and into the next day. He started having diarrhea and threw up again. He was still really tired but he seemed to get a little better. By the time Saturday morning rolled around he was still having diarrhea and now he was refusing to eat or drink anything. We took him to the urgent care clinic to have him looked at. The doctor said it was the "stomach flu" and just to push fluids and watch for wet diapers. By the time Saturday afternoon rolled around we had changed too many diapers to count, and Jacob started throwing up again. We tried everything we could to get fluids in him. So after all this and no wet diapers we took him to the emergency room at Primary Children's on Saturday night. The nurses did their best to get him to drink but with no success. The doctor decided it was best to put him on an IV to get him rehydrated and to run some blood tests. Jacob screamed bloody murder while they put the IV in his hand then finally fell asleep despite the screaming babies and other kids all around us. When the blood tests came back the doctor said it would be best to keep him overnight because his bicarb level was too low. This basically means he had nothing in his stomach to help flush out the toxins that were making him sick. So to make a long story short we spent the night at the hospital so Jacob could refill his tank, flush out the toxins, and get feeling better. After spending most of Sunday there too the doctor finally said he was doing well enough to go home. At home we became the fluid nazis and offered Jacob his drink about every 30 seconds. We definitely didn't want to make a return trip :). He's fully recovered now--no messy diapers since yesterday morning!!!!! I do have to admit that there's one thing about him being sick that I wish would stay the same--he went to sleep so easy. No fights at all!! Today we are already back to the nap time battles. Oh well.

For Sale

So we finally listed our condo for sale last weekend. This has been a long time coming for us. Things are finally falling into place for us to make this move. We've already shown it to a couple of people this week so that's exciting. Hopefully we'll be able to make some offers on some homes in the next month or so. Wish us luck! And if you know anyone who might be interested send them our way.

18 Months Old!

Since February 29 only comes every 4 years, and it is Jacob's "1/2" birthday I wanted to post some pictures of him from a year ago. I can't believe how much he's changed. My baby is growing up!!!!!!

Count Your Blessings!

A couple of days ago I was having a CHALLENGING day in the world of motherhood. Everything that day seemed to be a battle from getting Jacob dressed, feeding him, getting his shoes and coat on when we needed to go out, getting him to stop hitting or throwing things that shouldn't be thrown. By the time bedtime rolled around I was feeling pretty sorry for myself and thinking how hard my life was. With a little bit of time to myself (Jarom had church meetings), I turned on the computer to catch up on my blog reading. I read a post from some friends of ours who lost their oldest boy when he was just over a year old. Then I followed a link to a site about a little boy who became infected with meningitis and has been fighting for his life (see his site charliecooperjackjack.blogspot.com.) When Jarom got home from his meetings I was puffy eyed and still trying to control my emotions, and he decided to tell me about this family he'd gone to visit with the EQ president in our ward. This is a family with four children. The mom has been sick with cancer and the dad has trouble finding work since he just got out of jail and is on probation. They were just finishing dinner which consisted of two microwave meals shared among them with the kids asking for more. Their parents had to say that's all they had. This broke my heart and made me realize that I am really very blessed. So this was a lesson in attitude adjustment for me. I have a great husband who treats me like a queen and is the best dad to Jacob. Jacob is here and healthy and such a sweet thing who is trying to figure things out.



Last night I turned on the bath water to get it warmed up (didn't plug the drain yet) then left to finish dinner. Meanwhile Jacob heard the water running and ran to the bathroom. A few minutes later he's calling for us, but I ignored for a few more minutes thinking he had thrown something in the tub and wanted it back. After his call got more desperate I finally went in to see what he needed and found him in the tub trying to get the soap out of the bottle. He looked so frustrated all I could do was laugh. It's moments like these that I need to remember when it seems like I'll never be able to teach him what's ok to do and what's not. Hopefully I will do better at taking a few minutes everyday to count my blessings and be grateful for all that I have.

P.S. Jacob loves this oscar shirt!!!! I need one for him to wear everyday since he gets so excited to get dressed when he gets to wear it.