Busy Busy Week

Jacob has had a VERY busy and exciting week. First he learned to crawl and then tonight I noticed he FINALLY got his first tooth!!! YA!!!! I was getting worried we were going to have to feed him baby food forever. :) Well as promised I am going to post some pictures up. (The middle picture made us think of Grandma Sheryl...Brandon was attempting to read to Jacob even though Jacob was more interested in eating the book :) We should be so proud!!) (The last picture made us think of Great Grandma Gage it is Jacob "flying" and trying so hard to do so!!) There are many more new exciting pictures as well I will have Allen put them up on Flicker soon. Brandon is doing great...really expanding his vocabulary and Jacob crawling is really keeping him on his toes :) Hope everyone is well.

3.2.1. we have take off

well Jake moves quite fast in the crawling dept. hes already on his hands and knees. He is very happy about this because he can now go anywhere he wants and get toys on his own. But that last thing, the getting his own toys does not go over well with Brandon. Brandon get very upset and tell Jake "sit baby sit" all the while Jake just sits there and smiles at him. He also started with the da which makes me very happy. Im trying to figure out how to load a video on here and will put one up someday.

Potty training nightmare

We tried to work on potty training this weekend with Brandon...it did not go the best. We went out and got him these cute big boy Elmo underwear and he was SO excited to wear them and even more excited when he had them on; but needless to say he peed on the living room floor right after he went in the big boy potty! So, we decided yesterday (Sunday) that we were going to try a different approach and we told him that we were all out of diapers and that he had to go on the big boy potty and then we put him in some long pants and tucked the pant leg into his socks and shoes so if he peed he wouldn't like it...WRONG!!! He did pee in his pants and it did travel down the leg into the shoes but all he did was say yucky and walk funny! Later that night he peed all down my grandma's hallway of her house (sorry again grandma). Allen and I just don't know what to do...any suggestions??? I wish kids just came potty trained!! :)
On a happier note, Jacob crawled for the first time on Saturday!!! He also now says "Mama"! He is still very much a daddy's boy but yet his first word was mama! I hope all is well for everyone...I will try to post again soon and put some pictures up.

"Have a good day mom!"

Today as I was leaving from dropping the boys off at daycare Brandon turned to me, waved and said, "Have a good day mom." I stood there for a moment, my jaw hanging open, thinking; "Where did my little boy go to?" "When did he get such a vocabulary...he is only 2!" As I was driving home I was pondering...if I get this emotional about "have a good day mom" what am I going to be like when he starts school or gets his first girlfriend or even when he moves away from home...*sigh* Everyone tells you when you first have your child that they grow up too fast and I guess that never really hit home until this morning. It's inevitable and as a mother you want them to grow and learn of course, but at the same time you think where did my little boy go?
Well, enough with my ramblings, the boys are both doing great. Jacob is trying so hard to crawl. He even took a couple of steps forward with his hands the other night!! I don't think it will be long and he will be off! Then nothing will be safe with two children on the war path!! (So, sorry to anyone that maybe visiting our home, I'm sure it will be disastrous with toy clutter as soon as both boys can move around!) Hope all is well with everyone!

Disagreements and Star Wars

Well not much has happened since the last post. Except innocent Brandon (as seen in the picture here) got into another fight at daycare yesterday...over whose mommy was cooler (over course it is his :-)) I feel sorry for the babysitter some days. Brandon and that 3 yr old boy clash, they always have.

Jacob however is doing great and the babysitter says he is a saint there! He has pulled himself up to all fours a few times and rocked back and forth so I'm sure it won't be long before he is crawling all over and getting into things!! We got both of their halloween costumes last weekend and Allen finally got his wish after years of begging...Star Wars. Brandon will be Darth Vader and Jacob Yoda. We just have the lightsabers left to get. I hope everyone is well and shall post again soon!

Tractors and trucks and Jacob can sit up

Well, there is not a whole lot to post. The boys are doing great...getting bigger by the day. Brandon is such a typical boy always watching the big trucks and tractors and asking about them. While at Ashley's birthday party last weekend he was quite upset at the fact that Grandpa Dan was on his tractors at home and Brandon was stuck in a LONG car ride!! They both had a lot of fun when we arrived at the McGovern household. Jacob especially loved the kitty. He was quite entranced and amazed by him (although I don't believe the kitty had the same feelings).

Jacob has still not gotten any teeth...bummer. They say the longer they wait the better their teeth are though. Some nights he just seems like he is in such pain from them. We did let him try his first bitter biscuit, which was a BIG hit!! He was quite upset after it was all gone...poor little guy! Grandma Sheryl also discovered that ice cream is also quite a big hit! He is trying very very hard to crawl, he can pick up his upper body it's just lower body that he can't quite coordinate yet! He does scoot and somedays he will remember that he knows how to army crawl! He sits up very well now...until he gets to excited then he tends to topple over! A couple times Jacob had been sitting on the floor playing with a couple of his toys when Brandon thought that he needed some more and took the toy tote over to him dumped it right in front of Jacob (as shown in the picture below). Jacob loved this!!!

Another day...Another shot...

Well, today Jacob had his 6 month check up (even though he is a little over 7 months now). The doctor said he needs to eat more solid foods because his weight is only in the 25% at 17.5 pounds. His height was the 90% at 27 1/2 inches. His head was 90% as well, at 45 1/2 inches! Big melon!! Jacob is doing great overall! Growing too quickly! He has the rolling over thing down pat! He can now do it front to back as well as back to front. He loves to roll!! He is trying so very very hard to crawl but he doesn't quite grasp the concept...yet...but I'm sure he will soon. And he is drooling now more than ever. I just wish those pesky teeth would just pop through for him! It seems so painful :( He got three shots as well today :( I hate that! The nurses have you hold the top part of you child down, as if it isn't hard enough to watch your baby go through that, while they stab that sharp pointy needle in the fatty tissue of their leg! It always makes me tear up hearing them screaming and you having to keep holding them down. I think it breaks any parents heart.

Brandon is great as well. He is just a ball FULL of energy! Somedays I wish I had just 1/2 his energy...boy I would get things done fast :) He just learned where his toes are, so now he pretty much knows the whole body!! YAY!! He is a very smart boy! He will now also tell you that he is "2"! While he does that he holds up both hands (we haven't quite learned how to hold just 2 fingers up). Time flies I remember when he was Jacob's age just trying to crawl away and now he can RUN!! It's amazing how time flies!