This photo is of Noah, Bailey, Jake and Gwyn at the holidome on Valentine's weekend.
I can't believe this my baby is going to be 15 months on Monday.  I'm excited yet so sad at the same time.  I remember those long nights we've had when I couldn't wait for sleeping through the night.  Washing bottles, spit up, blow outs and now all I wish was that I held him more and we did skin to skin more and I didn't get so strung out over breast feeding and gave up.  Oh well those things have been replaced by him knowing how to give AWESOME hugs and kisses.  His smile.  His laugh, dancing, singing, his love of books and his personality developing and growing more and more everyday.  I still can't believe this beautiful boy was created by my husband and I.  I also can't believe how much having a child changes you for the better.  Yes there are sleepless nights and messes and starting to get into tantrums but he's the greatest thing that I'll do and he makes me want to be better.  Anywho... life has calmed down everyone is out of the hospital and doing well.  My mom is starting to train the person that is taking over for her at her job so she can hopefully be done with working really soon.  My husband cleaned last weekend I don't know what came over him but it was great!  And extremely appreciated.  I've been working out consistently so I think that is a plus.  We leave for Fort Myers, FL on March 19 and come home the 25.  We are so excited this year.  Jake can do so much and loves the water and he'll just be so much fun.  I'm turning 25 on the 15.  So there's that.  I know relatively speaking that's young but I'm not looking forward to it.  Dan will turn 28 this month so at least I'm not turing 28 haha...just kidding that's for Dan because I like to remind him he's older than me!  Anyway take care!

 

It's been a while

Hello I know it's been a while, i.e. title of blog.  My family and I are doing great!  Jacob is doing extremely well.  Learning new things everyday.  Dan thinks he can say sit to the dog.  I've not heard it so I'm not doubting him however I'm surprised and glad it's sit than other things that have managed to come out of my mouth after a long day of cleaning up poop and pee from the dog.  Jacob is getting quite a few more injuries these days I guess the joys of being able to walk and run and not being coordinated.  My mom had an emergency appendectomy a couple of weeks ago, it ruptured so she was in the hospital for a couple of days.  She's doing really well and in fact was cleared from the doctor yesterday.  My dad continues to lose weight for those who didn't know he had gastric bypass in July and at his 6 month check up is dow 135 pounds!  We are extremely proud and happy for him.  Dan's dad had a partial knee replacement on Monday.  He should be coming home today.  He seems to be doing well, but I think we'll really know how well he'll be doing when his 12 weeks off work and physical therapy begin.  For him to not be at work will probably be worse he's one of those that works 7 days a week if he can and hates mandatory off days.  And I'm sure for Dan's mom it will be a true test of their marriage!  Haha!  Dan and I are doing well.  My schedule is amazing for our relationship and Jacob of course.  Being able to be home 5 days in a row I can't explain how great it is!  I've been working out for 2 weeks straight now.  Last week I got 3 days in this week I hope to get all 7 it sounds good now considering today will be number 4 but I don't know how going to work will help me meet this goal.  I usually feel exhausted and nauseated after working busy or not, but we are able and fortunate enough to go back to Ft. Myers this year and well last year Jake was 3 months old so it was understood why I looked the way I did, I feel (especially with the new schedule, not much to  do outside and a boy who sleeps for 2 and a half hours during the day) there is no excuse!  I'm doing an hour on the treadmill, 5 minutes w/ the incline as high as it goes to decrease the size of my butt although I really think genetics is working against me, and the rest of the time i go back and forth between jogging and walking.  The best I've done was yesterday burning 604 calories and walking/jogging 3.7 miles in 60 minutes!  So my theory is SURELY something will get smaller by the time we go to Florida!  So I hope all is well with everyone!  Talk to you later!

FREE DOG

seriously he drives me insane.  No we won't get rid of him.  But just the fact that this post exists makes me a little more happy!

PICTURES

Today Jacob and I went to The Picture People and got his 1yr/Christmas picture taken.  Of course we spent waaaayyyy toooo much money, as daddy had to give mommy a lecture, but I then reassured him that we were now to the point in Jake's life that we would be doing once a year pictures.  Obviously snapshots will happen!  My hope is that if we have any money after buying our plane tickets to Ft. Myers for the end of March we will be able to get a new camera!  That is my hope!  But if not the one I have works and it takes good photos, I just really want a better zooming lens!  Anywho, hope you enjoy the pictures!  And I hope all of you are well!

BIRTHDAY!

My baby turned 1!!!  Wow-  it's mostly gone by quickly.  There were a couple weeks when he was teething  and the sleepless nights again that it was long.  But I surprisingly didn't cry at his birthday party.  It honestly was harder on me when he turned 10 months old than it did a year.  I think because at 10 months he was walking and already saying quite a lot (really acting like a toddler before he had too)  but now it's (for lack of a better word) appropriate for him to be doing these things.  We are done with the bottles!!!  That was the one thing I couldn't wait for to be done buying formula and not having bottles.  At his one year check up Jake weighed in at 25# 2 oz., 32 and 3/4 " tall.  He is a big man!  He didn't make as big of a mess that I had anticipated with his birthday cupcake (made and decorated by me thank you! - home made buttercream icing too)  actually for never having sweets before he ate it like he had one everyday of his life!  Crazy!  Well my big boy is wreaking havoc on something because it's quiet and the dog isn't in sight either so you know nothing good is happening!   

No there's nothing wrong with your eyeballs!

So I know I'm a loser blogger.  So since it's only been 2 months since my last post you'd think this would be action packed.  Sadly I do not lead such a life.  My life is very normal take care of my baby, sleep when I can, work, sleep take care of baby... I know... RIVETING!  You can't wait to scroll and see what else could possibly happen!  Anyway my sweet man Jacob is now today actually 9 and 1/2 months old!  He's so cute!  And hilarious I laugh so hard everyday!  He's now a MAN and drinks from a sippy cup!  (Except he's a bit of a binge drinker, in that, whatever liquid is in his sippy cup he will finish in 20 minute time frame.  So needless to say he tests just how dry the Pampers Baby Dry diapers can hold.  He was winning that battle but mommy has since gotten smarter and doesn't give him that much liquid in his sippy cup!)  I know PAGE TURNER!  Jake is standing more and more by himself.  Dan and I are just waiting for him to take those steps he's so close.  He'll hold our fingers and walk fabulously and basically sprint behind his push toy.  I'm torn with how I feel about this because I'm so excited to see it and I can't wait for all the fun that we'll have once he walks.  Running outside, hide and seek, just seeing what all he's interested in now that nothing really can hold him back.  But I'm sad to just one more thing that he's becoming a toddler and less of a baby.  I think I held him for the first 2 weeks of his life and that seems so long ago and those moments weren't enough!  We just put him in bed we don't rock anymore so our cuddle times are less and less.  Oh well!  That's what kids are supposed to do grow up.  Anyway my son is 22# 15 oz and 31 inches tall!  HUGE!  We took him to the Cincinnati Zoo (which is excellent and everyone should go wether you have kids or not) he petted a goat and LOVED it.  

My new job starts October 6th.  Sorry to my North friends you all are great, good luck, and I'll miss all of you!  Can't wait until GNO!  I'm excited about weekend option.  I have so many plans cleaning and organizing my house.  I was just telling my husband tonight how I feel we live day to day we just make sure we have clean clothes for that day and food and things like that so I am looking forward to not having a laundry room with Mt. Everest piles and utilizing my closet and maybe don't tell my mother making my bed.  In early August I got a heck of a deal on new bedding from Macy's and I think I may even want to make my bed at least!  WHO AM I???  I am really embracing this wife mommy thing.  I feel like when maternity leave was over I lost myself which I'm sure a lot of new mom's feel.  And now I can finally feel the old me coming out and being better and more motivated.  I'm so sick of my body I can't stand it!  And just know the weight issues with myself and in my family history it really makes me want to be more active for my son.  Behaviors are learned at home and a lot by example.  Yes I know he doesn't know I'm the BIGGEST I've ever been, nor does he care, nor will he remember but I want to be able to play with him and shoot toddlers are active little bugers you got to be in shape to handle that!  So basically to the point with the new hours I'm going to be working my goals are to be a better me which is mom & wife.  I love being those things.  So wish me luck!  I've got a TON of work to do!  Take care!  (and no I don't know how this became underlined!) 

7 months brings teeth, sippy cups, biter biscuits, pulling up to stand and so much fun!!!!

I know it's been a while sorry!  I guess I never realized the commitment it would be to have a blog!  Anyway, my Jakey is 7 months old now.  He amazes me everyday!  He's pulling himself up in his crib to where he is standing.  And it's funny when he does it.  Makes it look like he's in baby jail!  He's getting his top 4 count 'em 4 teeth.  He's been struggling w/ it.  I can't imagine the pain.  4 teeth at once holy cow.  So we've had about a week of not sleeping through the night and Sunday was bad he got up at midnight, then 3 am, then 5:45, I was exhausted.  So I'm pretty easy w/ tylenol and motrin.  My theory is it's not going to hurt them so I'm pretty liberal when giving it to him.  Unfortunately proved no relief same w/ orajel.  My husband unfortunately had the brunt of it because I was at work on Monday night and he texted me at 1 am and said Jake had slept collectively about 2 and a half hours.  So Tuesday morning he's just not feeling good at all and he's pulling on his ear more and more.  So I call my pediatrician and ask if it's related to teething she said is he sleeping through the night (no) and has he been fussy (yes) the nurse says well just come in so we can rule out that it's not an ear infection.  So we go in.  There is a new nurse and she asks me what's wrong or why are we there basically so I tell trying to figure out if his ear is infected versus just pain from teething.  New nurse "Oh so he's just teething?"  Me: "Well I know this for sure but the ear pain, sleeplessness(he's also not napping a whole lot either) and fussiness".  Of course my dear sweet baby who loves people is just smiling and talking to her to make me feel like more of an idiot.  but no hard feelings!  Anyway so the doctor comes in physical exam looks great just teething.  Her sage old advice "Try motrin and orajel before bed"... Me thinking in a sassy smart ass way "wow what a great idea, if i'd only tried this earlier"...you have to understand I do really enjoy my pediatrician i think she's wonderful, and she did not make me feel like an idiot but that nurse who said "so he's just teethin'" put me in a mood that i couldn't shake in the 20 minutes we were there.  The top picture is my new favorite.  I think he's just absolutely adorable and i love that picture.  The second one obviously bath time fun, he tries to drink the water and eat the bubbles.  Thank GOD almighty for giving someone the brains to come up w/ biter biscuits Jake is challenged for up to 20 minutes at times and I can fold laundry or empty the dishwasher in this time.  That's what i say I don't really fold laundry or empty the dishwasher I usually just watch him contemplate how to take down that biscuit.  The last I think is hilarious.  We just got back from an Indians game.  Dan's work gave everyone 2 free tickets so we thought hey that sounds like a fun evening.  And it was beer hotdogs and jake really enjoyed the grass and how strong he is the he can rip it out in handfuls!  Dan was holding him and wanting a picture of Jake w/ the field behind him.  I think it came out looking like hey what's that dad!  But that's just me!  Good evening to you all!