And the Horrible Mom of the Year Award goes to...ME!!

Jake has been super fussy and whinny the past few days and likes to throw a fit when he doesn't get his way or we are trying to make him go to bed. I'm convinced that he is NOT going to have a temper when he grows up so I've started giving him pops on his bottom. He acts like his world is ended each time and it makes me feel horrible but...we gotta start sometime and I've been told that 11 months isn't to early! He probably can't even feel the pop but he knows he is in trouble and that alone makes him upset. He makes the most horrible face and then I just want to kiss him and make him feel better. This parenting stuff is WAY harder than I ever thought it would be!

Here is why I get the Award! This morning Jacob was playing with Jake and held him with his head hanging down and I saw that his first top tooth has broken through. Which probably explains the fussiness we have been going through. My poor baby hasn't been feeling good and I'm popping him for it! Things like this make me never want to spank him again until he can talk so I know if he is hurting or just being bad.

Jake & Luke, Wolfe Creek Park May 2011

Some friends of ours were camping at Wolfe Creek Park this past weekend and they have a son (Luke) that is 4 weeks older than Jake. Jake loves being outside and with other kids so Jacob and I decided this would be prefect. We could visit our friends and Jake could visit his!

Jake had a blast playing with Luke and Lanie. Here are a few pics!

Jake pushed that stroller around for a LONG time walking behind it. Maybe this means he will be walking soon! The stroller went to fast when we turned it right side up so we left him alone. He is in training for when Jaycie is here.

26 Weeks & Counting!!

Less than 100 days until my due date! YEA!!!!

98 days (14 weeks) left to go. These are going to be some HOT and LONG 98 days but I don't know that I want Jaycie to come even a little bit early. I feel like I need to spend as much time with Jake as possible while I can.

He has started saying Bye-Bye and giving kisses. It's the cutest thing EVER!!

Pink Eye and now FEVER!

Last week Jakes eyes started watering a lot so I thought he had allergies because this is about the third time his eyes have been like this. Allergies alone would be horrible but then Saturday, Christine called and said Kanins eyes started draining just Jakes. They are in the same daycare room. She took Kanin to Urgent Doc and it was pink eye. Jakes eyes were still bad and the Allergy medicine wasn't helping so I decided I better get Jake looked at. Of course...his is pink eye also! GREAT!! No doubt, Jake probably gave it to Kanin since I thought it was just allergies. I have never had pink eye and his eyeball wasn't pink so I didn't have any idea that's what it could have been. The Dr. gave us some ointment to put in his eyes and his eyes looked normal this morning. I thought we were good to go. I took him to daycare and about 2 hours later got a call to come get him because he has FEVER. If it isn't one thing it's another!! The joys of parenting.

Jake as Jaycie!

Sneak peek at what Jaycie will probably look like! If Jaycie looks like her daddy, here is what we can expect when she is 10 months old. I'll have to take a picture of her at 10 months old to compare!

BTW--Jake hated the headband and kept ripping it off!

Our new schedule has me EXHAUSTED!!

Jake has decided that he wants to wake up at 4:30 every morning instead of 6am. I know it's only an hour and a half but it feels like I just get to bed when he wakes up. It wouldn't be so bad if he woke up for a bottle and went back to bed, but he is up wide awake and ready to play! We tried keeping him up later last night to see if it would help but instead all it did was make it later that I could get to bed also. He woke up at 4:40 this morning, ate his bottle and then wanted to play. We have GOT to figure out something different because I'm EXHAUSTED!!! Maybe more so because I have a cold along with the new morning schedule but something has to change.

Jakes 1st Swimming Pool!

We bought Jake a little swimming pool from Wal-Mart yesterday because he loves the bath tub but he gets a little wild in there. I figured it would give him something to do in the evenings after daycare besides sit inside like he does all day. He LOVES it!!

He only played in it for about 20 minutes but he was worn out. He slept from 6:15pm til 5am!! We might be swimming every evening from now on. ;)