a funny filled day

today was filled with alot of clever comments from jake:

1- he told me that he was doing an "obstacle race"

2- i watched as he used a screwdriver and on his own, with no help, opened up his toy fire truck to change the batteries - and then put the truck back together - he then said he wanted to be a mechanic

3- at dinner he said it was "delicious"

4- he pointed a "magic pencil" at me and said "magic cadabra - mommy disappear"

of course, not every minute is cute and clever. he also hit, threw toys, and said the bad word (shut-up) alot this evening and got his scooby-doo show taken away for tonight -

frustrated

yesterday jake went to his grandmother's house. she asked him what he had been doing that morning. jake said "playing" - she asked with who and he said "mommy" - she asked him if he played with his daddy at all. jake said "no, daddy didn't play with me because he is frustrated" - what a hoot! jake is getting so smart :) he and his daddy were at odds the night before because jake got in Time Out several times :)

baby pokie is moving alot - i think maybe she is a she......but maybe a he??????

an early summer

this morning when jake woke up (he was in the bed with us), he stood up and looked out the window. he said "get up - it's summertime" :) it was cute!

baby pokie and jake meet........with a kick

jake got to feel the baby kick for the first time today. he said he could feel it on my belly. he asked me "why did she kick - does she want to get out?" - too cute! he says "she" alot - we'll see if he has insight-

throw up 101

for the first time, jake got sick and threw up....twice last night about 3:30 AM and then again this morning - poor little thing! this was the first time this has happened to us so it was throw-up 101 for me as a mommy! jake is feeling better now and still managed to be funny throughout the day. he was pretending to take his temp under his armpit and as the numbers changed he said "i am getting smarter and smarter" - it was really cute! too bad we can't really measure our smartness by inserting something under our armpit :) right now he is sitting on his daddy's lap, left thumb in mouth (as usual when he's snuggling), and watching his fave show of the moment "scooby doo"-he goes through stages with his tv.....his fave movie to watch now is "peter pan", "polar express" is #2, and "cars" has come back into the picture as well :)

my wishes

before i ever was pregnant with jake or baby #2, i always said i wished my babies would have turquoise eyes with dark long eyelashes (unlike my pale, short ones) - precious little jake inherited the exact traits that i so desired! he is a beautiful child :) baby #2 may follow after me, rather than steve, which is just fine :) either way, he/she will be just lovely!

just a photo

jake still in his pj's (minus the shirt)- with his favorite tool, his hammer

big mama and bedtime routine

every night, steve and i lie down with jake to get him to sleep. he has his frog to snuggle with and his milkshake to drink (milk with strawberry nesquik powder) - he pets my hair for comfort and wants us to tell him a story - lately he wants stories about monsters!

we also say our prayers:

now i lay me, down to sleep
i pray the lord my soul to keep
the angels watch me through the night
until i wake in morning light
amen

the other night before i got into bed, jake said "here comes big mama" and said "you're going to break the bed" - it was funny

you are NOT a farmer

jake told me last night that i was NOT a farmer because i am a girl.....and he also said you have to know how to drive a tractor, in his own words :)

jake weighs 41 pounds, wears a size 10 shoe, and is growing out of 3T clothes fast and into 4T-

at our 22 week appointment, baby berryman weighed 14 oz and was in the "head down" position - i have gained about 8 pounds since then, for a total of 15 so far.......0 lbs on the 1st/2nd visits , 2 pounds 3rd visit, and 5 pounds 4th visit.....we shall see what i weigh this wednesday! i have had a growth spurt and the baby is moving alot and feels alot larger :) i gained 35 lbs total with jake, so i still have 20 lbs to go if i get that big.....i know i will at least gain 8 more to make up the baby's total weight :)

1st night away from home

jake spent his 1st official night away from home this past saturday, jan 31st. it was the first time he has ever slept away from mom and dad, other than the night back in april 2008 when i had to go to the ER and he stayed with grandma and pretty much stayed up all night. but this time, he stayed at his poppie's and sassy's house just for fun and had a great time. i was worse off than him, worrying all night that he would need me. but he didn't cry once and didn't want to leave when i went to pick him up! it was a momentous occasion for jake AND mommy ;)