Jacob Quips

Watching TV, Max turned the channel to the reality TV show with the little people/midgets. Jacob says, "Who are they? Hobbits?"

Jacob is still having a hard time understanding why soccer is not called football. He says, "But they kick the ball whis their foot." He loves playing football with his dad and he is getting good at throwing and even catching.

When Max and Jacob were cuddling and watching sports, Max turned the channel and golf was on. He says, "Hey this isn't a sport, it is only a small sport because it has one hole."

At church Jacob was given a piece of the marble that the temple was built out of (Max asked if his teacher went over and chiseled on the outside to get her kids a piece :) Now, when he wants the piece of marble he says, "Where is my temple? Can I bring my temple to the store?" So cute.

Jacob was playing on the computer in Max's hotel lobby and a lady came in and stood there and watched him in amazement. She asked how old he was and was so surprised that he was able to navigate the game and some Internet on his own. He just loves it and catches on very easily. Now if he could only catch on to the rudimentary concept of pooping in the toilet!

Sunday Opps!

Yesterday we didn't make it to Sacrament Meeting. Jacob woke up around 7:30 and he and I ate breakfast. Afterwards, he climbed up to the computer and started playing on PBS. I crawled back into bed to snuggle with Max. Jacob joined us a few times but kept getting out to play. Then, I guess he crawled in and fell asleep. Our alarm clock was asleep and we all didn't wake up again until 10:45am. Opps!!! Church is at 11:30 and it takes us 20 minutes to get there. We weren't going to make it so we opted to get ready and go to the last 2 hours so Max could teach his class and Jacob could go to Primary. It was still a good sabbath day.

Potty News

This post isn't for the squeamish. No real progress on the poop training. He has had the reward to go to Chuck-E-Cheese since he started his training but it has never been an incentive. Because of this we talked to Jacob about how it was no longer going to be a reward. He got frustrated but he can tell us that he can't go to Chuck-E-Cheese anymore because he isn't helping him go poop. So, for now, when he sits on the potty, every time he farts he gets one M&M. We are hoping that with all the pushing something might come out accidentally. So far he gets about 5 M&M's and then freaks out and asks for a pull-up. We are in it for the long haul. At least we haven't had to deal with accidents.

Where Are You Sleep?

In the middle of the night Jacob came to our bed and said, "Can I way in bed wiss you?" After an hour I scooped him up and put him back in his bed. A bit later I could barely open eyes to our son at our bed again. "I swobbered on my bwankie, Mamma!" I think I just grabbed it, felt around, wiped it off on our sheet. A few hours later Jacob called from his bed, "Momma! Momma! What is that wight fwashing?" I had no idea what he was talking about, especially because I was asleep. I hobbled (my legs and feet hurt when I get up from sleeping) into his room and he had me peek out his window. There was a firetruck and ambulance in front of an apartment near ours. I was finally awake enough to realize that the lights were flashing all through our apartment. After discussing why they were there and Jacob got reassurance by asking questions like, "They are nice people, not mean? They are good for us? We can talk nice to them?" he decided to go back to his bed. This didn't last long and he ended up in our bed. He didn't sleep because the lights were flashing into our uncovered window. I had tried covering them with our half-way installed curtains but the whole thing clattered down on me. After the trucks finally left he decided to that sleeping in his bed would be OK. I think his father's snoring helped him make that decision. Who knew snoring was good for something. The rest of the night was uneventful. I am soooooo tired!

Bad Dreams?

For the past few nights Jacob has woken up several times crying and his shirt is sweaty. He isn't too coherent when he wakes up and he doesn't talk very coherently or audibly. It takes comforting to get him to calm down and go back to sleep.  In the morning he doesn't really remember anything when we ask him about it. Last night I was finally able to get out of him that he wanted the bathroom light on because he was scared. He didn't know what he was scared of but he went back to sleep easily afterward and didn't wake up again. Not sure what is going on. It reminds me of when he was a baby and he would wake up crying and he would stare off at something with a blank look. It took calming him down and getting him back to sleep before he would snap out of it.

Ward Temple Session

Max and I went to the temple with the ward yesterday morning. Jacob stayed at the church with the other children for a primary activity. They got to visit the temple foyer and he loved it. He is always asking if he can go visit the temple. They also decorated cookies and played some games. Then we had a pot luck. It was a lot of fun. We really love our ward and it is a joy to go to church every Sunday.

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BBQ Time

Some friends of ours invited us to their house for a BBQ last night. There were about 5 couples and 8 kids. The kids played and the adults talked and laughed. Jacob played with his friend, Jonathan, and really enjoyed himself. He even was brave and climbed a very narrow, high, circular staircase up to a play room. When he was done he came down and exclaimed that he had fun and there were no monsters up there. So glad to hear! We stayed for about 2 1/2 hours and Jacob was so tuckered out from playing he asked to go home. Wish it could have lasted longer because he was being such a good friend. I can't wait for him to begin his playgroup after labor day.

Fort Fun

With the heat comes finding new activities to do indoors. Jacob was amazed at the fort I built him and I explained that my siblings and I built many of them when we were kids. (Stacking the books on top of blankets to hold them down, just to have them all fall over, time and time again.) Before Max came home, we turned off all the lights and hid inside. Boy it got hot waiting for him. Our TV has a channel that shows the security camera at the front gate so we can see when dad is at the gate. This has been helpful in many hiding tricks and surprises. Jacob also ate his lunch in here and explained that he would like to sleep in it that night. Fun times!!

Baby Shower

Went to a baby shower for a friend and I made her this wreath. There were oooo's and aaaaa's but really it wasn't that hard to make. The hardest part was explaining to Jacob over and over that the wreath I made it out of wasn't purchased for him. He kept calling it "my steering wheel".   

Funny Things

Every morning Jacob and I snuggle for a little bit on the couch before we eat breakfast. This morning while we were getting comfortable he says, "Oww! I am getting prickled." I said, "Pickled?" "No, prickled!! Your legs are prickling me!" Guess it is time to shave!

Projects

Today was an art-sy kind of day. We made play-dough for Jacob to play with (blue and orange, of course). While he played I did my own little art project. As you can see in the picture, I used a rolled up towel to divide the table so we didn't get into each other's mess. It worked great and we worked happily while watching Toy Story 1 for over an hour. He confessed he is scared of Toy Story 2 because of the chicken guy and Toy Story 3 he didn't know what scared him. As a child I would have been scared of Toy Story 1 because of the evil kid and the really creepy toys. As a side note, he saw Snuffeluffagus on Sesame Street today and explained that he is scared of him because of his big eyes and long, hairy eyelashes. Now we know why he was so frightened of him as a toddler.

Our New Bed

Ok, so it isn't a new bed, but it sure feels like a new bed! I have had back problems for a year or five and since we moved the pains have become awful. I had been doing research on memory foam mattress toppers and finally found one that I felt was good quality for a reasonable price. I was right, thank goodness! We couldn't really afford this at all but we had to do something to help my situation. I dreaded going to bed, I didn't get good sleep at all, my arms kept falling asleep, and I dreaded getting up in the morning because of my hip and back pain. We have been sleeping on our new memory foam mattress topper for about 10 days now and my back pain and hip pain has subsided, I LOVE going to bed, and my arms don't fall asleep. Of course my pain will not go away altogether just from this mattress topper (my Dr feels that I have fibromyalgia) but it has helped so I get better sleep and am in less pain. I am so glad we spent the $116 on this particular mattress. It also doesn't hold in our body heat like some memory foam does. I bought it from a company that has an ebay store. They were a great company to deal with! (I should be getting paid for this testimonial :)  Anyway, it is late and I want to go snuggle into my wonderful "new bed"!!

No Balloons Again

So sad that the Balloon Fest was cancelled again. Not sure what for because there were no storms today. We went to a friend's house in Denham Springs instead and the kids and some adults played in the pool. It was a little embarrasing because all of the kids (ranging from 5 years to 18 months) were like little fish. They swam, and dove, and were more daring in the water than I ever was. And then there was our little guy. Sat in his floaty and paddled around. We will just blame part of it on the fact that he hasn't had swim lessons and that he hasn't had daily access to a pool since he was born. But the other part is that he is just a nervous nelly. He has progressed and will go in the water independantly with just water wings. I have to look back a few months ago at where he used to be. We will have to get him in to swim lessons at least by next year.

We Need Some Fun

Around 4:30pm today we informed Jacob that we had a surprise that we were going to see. Usually he is very insistant about know what the surprise is but this time he just asked if he needed to close his eyes. As we got our sunscreen, water bottles, ice, and blanket ready to go he was very eager and interested to know what his surprise was. We got to the location, lotioned up, got him in his stroller, and before we could leave the parking lot we were told that all the hot air balloon for the festival had to be put away because of an aweful storm headed our way. We finally explained to Jacob what his surprise was and he was totally bummed and upset that we couldn't see the hot air balloons. He has been talking about seeing one for a while. We then decided on plan B: go to the mall to ride the carousel. He loved that idea and as we were leaving the downpour came. We explained that hopefully we can see the show tomorrow and he explaimed with worry, "I don't want to ride in a balloon!" He was glad when we told him we would not be doing that. Plan B seemed to be everyone's plan as well. Jacob decided not to go on the carousel but opted to ride the coin rides. Silly boy!

He wanted this motorcycle to go much faster
and was trying to make it GO!

We also visited a play area where Jacob was
concerned that the bees on the carpet would sting him.

 

We Need an Art Studio

Yesterday, Jacob and I painted our hearts out. We taped them up on the wall for a nice (temporary) gallery. Max loved coming home and exploring our work and finding out the inspiration behind each piece. 

We Need Friends

Monday I signed Jacob up for a playgroup that meets M-Th for three hours. He needs to have some organized playtime to gain some friends and have more social experiences. I need to have some time to myself. :) Too bad it doesn't begin until Sept 6th.