Daddy's Little Boy

Well Jaron has grown very fond of daddy over the last few months. He likes to lay in the bed with Chris and on the couch with him a lot. He go into his room and gets a blanket from his crib and brings it to the couch to lay with daddy. It's adorable.
They were ready for church but Jaron can't wait to see the picture on the camera so I said smile and he is running toward me before the camera clicked. "I wanna see!"
We got some silly teeth from a candy machine or something and thought this would a moment to capture. He walked around with them in for a few minutes. He knew it was funny. I ask Jaron "Where is mommy's baby?" and he pats my belly with both hands and says "baby belly". And he also will just come up to me at any given time and lift my shirt to kiss my belly.

It's A BOY!!!

We went back today for more pictures of the baby. The lip and nose are definately not cleft affected. THANK GOD!!! The palate looked good but it's still early to know for sure. So I go back January 9th for more definate answers about that. It is definately a BOY! We are happy with that since he does not have a cleft and we have everything we need to cloth a boy. We aren't quite set on a name yet though. We are taking suggestions. I want a "J" first initial and an "A" for second initial. Leave me a comment if you can think of any good ones.

T-shirt Head

This is just before bedtime. So they are a little delirious and just acting silly.

Chipmunk & Bubbles

Jaron loves to eat those peanut butter morsels used to bake with. And they are great for calories since he's so little. Well this time he got a little too much in his mouth. He looks like a chipmunk.
And this was taken the other night. I tried to be cool and put a lot of bubbles for them to play. Well Jaron kept wiping his eyes and mouth with his bubble covered hands. He couldn't figure out why the bubbles wouldn't go away. It was tear free but he still didn't like the taste.
And once again a handsome little picture of them all dressed up for church. We don't always dress them alike.

Lost his first tooth (2nd really)

Well Jacob has been wiggling his bottom tooth for about a month or two now and it finally got ready to pull. Daddy helped and Jacob was glad to get it out. It is his first tooth to come out by itself but he actually knocked out the top tooth in Sept. 06 by accident.
And here they are playing and being silly. Jacob has a popsicle in his right hand and was letting Jaron lick it. Another one of those moments when they were playing nice.

Brotherly Love...

My two handsome boys playing nice together. (RARE) So cute when they do laugh and play without all the fighting.
And this is Jaron about to dive on top of Jacob on the couch. BUSTED!

Ultrasounds today!!!

Well here they are. Photos of our baby on the way. These are 3D. We have a video he made us in 4D realtime but I can't download on my computer. We saw the baby yawn and move it's arms around. Hope you can tell what you are looking at here. It's kinda hard to explain. I will say the head is at the top of each picture and to the left of each, the big bright thing is the placenta. So it's like the baby is leaning up against it. Or should I say squished up against it. They did say the lip looks intact and we are pretty positive there will be no cleft lip. It is too early to tell about the palate we have to wait until I am about 28 weeks when it is calcified to see on ultrasound. As far as the sex of the baby.....well they did say that at this stage in pregnancy the female parts are swollen and extraverted (kinda) so it's hard to tell. But he still thinks from what he saw today that it is a boy. So I go back Oct. 31st for more pictures and some more definate answers.

Sweet Sleep...

Here he is resting peacefully...today anyway. He still only has 4 teeth on top and I think he is trying to cut some more. He keeps one whole hand in his mouth most of the time. I hope they come in before this new baby arrives. I don't want 2 of them waking up during the night. We are still potty training. We give him one M&M every time he pees in the potty and I have not been able to convince him to poop in it yet. But when he does I told him he gets 2 M&M's. He loves them and doesn't mind peeing in the potty. But sometimes I forget to take him and he doesn't know to tell me yet so we have some accidents. It is still early in the game and we have plenty of time before this baby arrives. That is my goal, to have Jaron fully potty trained before the new baby gets here. I don't want 2 in diapes. Anyway, sweet dreams I am hitting the sack!!!

Dogs & Bikes

Jacob sure does love Precious...he literally can't get enough of her.
And finally I got a picture of him on his birthday bike. He loves it! Now we just need to teach him to ride without training wheels.

Monthly Check Up

I went to the doctor yesterday and heard the baby's heartbeat. It was 137 bpm. I am doing good. No problems so far. Just a little tired most of the time. I go back October 25th for another check up. But my 3D ultrasound is next wednesday OCTOBER 10th. I CAN'T WAIT!!! I am so ready to find out what this baby is and if it will be cleft affected or not.

Potty Training

Well here he is trying to poop in the potty. He was looking at his potty book. Love the underwear around the ankles. I had to capture the moment. He peed about 4 or 5 times today in the potty and wet his underwear once. We put a diaper on him at bedtime and he asked me for underwear. He must not like the feel of a diaper after wearing underwear all day. We are gonna keep trying. Gotta have him fully potty trained in 7 months. And here's another short video for your enjoyment.

Little Gentlemen

Well here they are all dressed for church. Jacob in his first suit. He likes to dress up for church like daddy.

He's still very excited about this new baby on the way. He sees commercials for toys on tv and says when the baby comes out we can get that for her. I have to remind him that we don't know if it's a girl yet.

He asked me the other day out of the blue, "how's the baby in your belly mommy?". It was hilarious!!! Notice the link on the right for the baby's blog. I put my first ultrasound and will put more as they come.

First Ultrasound

I go to the ultrasound specialist October 10th at 3pm to get a 3D of the baby and look for any birth defects. We also hope to find out if it is a boy or girl while we are there.

I have not felt much movement. Just a few little flutter's here and there. I can't wait to feel some more. I haven't been sick much either. Just have to make sure I don't get too hungry because that is when the nausea sets in.

My estimated due date is April 11th. Thank God a winter pregnancy. I am so hot natured. This should be nice.

I will post again when I know more.

Finally learned to use his top lip

I love this! I have worked and waited and prayed for the day he could pucker that top lip and he has finally learned how. I pinch the top lip all the time holding it for 3-5 seconds and we work with it during therapy twice a week also. One more step to looking and talking normal. Thank the Lord!

For those who are not familiar with a cleft baby this is a major step in the right direction. This for me is like watching a not cleft affected child learn to ride a bike for the first time. Not all cleft children can move their top lip while talking, unfortunately.

BIG "5" YEARS OLD

After a blue sucker...
Blowing out his candle on his Thomas cake!
Just posing so handsome...
Showing Jaron how to pucker...
Eating some cake while Jaron enjoys his Thomas train off the cake.

Jacob is something else, let me tell you. He got down from the counter while eating his cake and came to me and kissed me on the cheek and said "Mommy this is the best birthday ever!" I almost cried. I felt kinda bad because we didn't have anyone over and no presents to open. We had already given him stuff a few days before and others had sent him money or gave his gifts early. But he didn't care. He was happy! We put all his money together and got him a bike (with training wheels) for his birthday. He loves it! I'll try to get a picture soon.

Puckering

Jaron knows how to blow I was trying to get him to pucker his lips while blowing. He did it few times but of course not while the camera was on. So better luck next time. But I got a few close ups anyway.

He has also learned to suck through a straw!!! THANK GOD! I thought he would never do it. Wednesday was the first time he did it. I guess the ear infection is gone. But now I think he is trying to cut some more teeth. He still only has 4 on top so he keeps his entire hand in his mouth most of the time.

I have told him I have a baby in my belly and anytime I show him my belly he says "baby". It's cute but I am sure he doesn't understand the reality of it.

Almost 5 Years Old

Well Jacob has a birthday coming up and I can't believe he is going to be 5 years old. Times flys!!! He wanted me to take a picture of him with his bear. It has his name on the front of it. Anyway, he still tells me he loves the baby in my belly and keeps saying she or her. I have been telling him don't say that because we don't know and I don't want to get my hopes up and then be wrong. I would rather just wait and see. But he is excited about me having another baby. He already tells me things we can buy for it.

Ear Infection

Jaron put on Daddy's army hat just like this and I had to get a picture. It was hilarious. He looks so serious like "what are you looking at?" Right now he is trying to get rid of an ear infection. He started Amoxicillan last thurs. and he was not getting better. He is not sleeping and is very cranky all day long. So I took him to the doctor yesterday and she said the antibiotics were not working for we switched him to a different one. Hope this takes care of it.

Chocolate Donuts!

Another creative train track that he insisted I get a picture of it.
We let him have a donut with chocolate icing and he got it all over his face.
This is what I got when I said "Smile"
No for real just smile normal.

Jacob is getting so sweet. He tells me all the time he loves the baby in my belly. He told me the other day "Mommy you can't eat food you have a baby in your belly."

Chris took him to the fleamarket last weekend and he said "Daddy, A-T-M, what does that say?"
Chris told him it is a machine where you put in your card and push the buttons and it gives you some money. To which, Jacob (with his brilliant mind) responded, "I want one of those."

He is all better from tonsils surgery and back to eating normal foods again. Now he wakes up at night with leg pains. I guess it's growing pains. It won't be long and I am sure he'll be taller than me.

Growing together...

Jaron was sitting on our bed with Daddy looking at the baseball card book...so cute...
And here they are my handsome little boys ready for church Wednesday night. They are growing up so fast.

Recovering From Surgery

Well Jacob had his tonsils & adenoids removed Aug. 14th and the recovery hasn't been very easy. It hurts to swallow and he cries in his sleep a lot with pain and wakes up nauseated a lot too. So we are trying to get past that. He is hungry but can't swallow to eat so he eats a lot of soft things like yogurt, applesauce, icecream and lots of ice cold water. He wanted me to take a picture of the track he made and thought he should lay down and be in the picture also. So here it is. One of the smaller tracks he has made. He gets very creative with these but this just shows you that he wasn't felling good that day. His bottom tooth is also lose so he'll be losing that soon. Anyway, we are expecting our third baby and Jacob is already talking to my belly and I am only 7 weeks. He wants a sister but is quick to tell anyone who asks, "We don't know yet". He is excited that mom is getting another baby. When he is fully recovered I plan to start a homeschool routine with him so we can get on a schedule. He actually doesn't have to start until next year because he won't be 5 on Sept. 1st. But I would like to start him now on some basic things. Sorry it took so long to post. I will try to get some more pictures this week.

Better Late Than Never

Well I usually try to post every week but have been a very big slacker and waited almost 3 weeks this time. Jaron is doing good with therapy and seems to be getting a little taller just not gaining any weight still. We are expecting our 3rd child so Mommy has been a little tired. Not to mention Jacob had his tonsils taken out and the recovery has not been easy.
So here they are laying together on the couch early in the morning. Jaron is learning to make new sounds in speech therapy and has started picking up his spoon some to feed himself. Things are progressing. He has also started to chew some things too so that was exciting! Sorry it took so long to post I know there are some grandparents out there who were patiently waiting. Oh and I can't forget to mention we have been trying to potty train him also so things have been kinda crazy around here.

Clowning Around

This hat is so silly and when we go to our friends house he likes to walk around with it on all day. He knows it is silly and will just look at you so serious.
Here are my little patriots fans! And notice Jaron, like always, On the move!!! He was running toward the camera.
And this was taken last night before we left for church. They look so cute in that orange. Jaron is starting to potty train as of today. He peed in the potty before his bath tonight and I put underwear on him afterwards. He wet 2 pairs of underwear and peed in the toilet 4 or 5 times before bedtime. We'll see how long it takes him to get the hang of it. He is still only 25lbs. He has started chewing some and puts the spoon to his mouth only when told. The only vegetable he will put in his mouth willingly is peas. (you know it's a green ball) I know it is all behavioral but we have to get past it. So we are still doing therapy once a week for feeding and once a week for speech. He is trying to talk more too. Until next time...

Patriots Fans!

And here they are "Daddy's little patriots!"
Of course he wanted a picture of the clown hat after brother got his taken.
And this is what happens when you leave a laundry basket on the coffee table and leave the room at my house. They were CRACKING UP LAUGHING!!!