3 more weeks

Just 3 more weeks until Baby Pokie arrives - wow! Hope the weather cools off before then....it is April but has been 95 degrees the past 3 days!

Jake is now drawing stick figures and can write a J for Jake :)

We plan to officially open at the berry patch this week :)

jake updates

Jake went to the doc today and had his blood pressure taken (93/66) and peed in a cup. He weighed 43 pounds and was 42.5 inches tall. He's off the charts, over 95% :)

He just grabbed my cell phone and said he was "texting"-

He turned 3 this past Thursday, April 16th, and had a Scooby Doo party theme with his grandparents and cousin Taylor-

Baby Pokie arrives via c-section on May 18th - 4 more weeks!

jake's 4th easter

Today, Jake celebrated his 4th Easter and he's only 2....I think I explained this neat trivia in an earlier post :) But wanted to make reference to it again!

groundhogs and plants

Today, when Jake was in the bathtub, he made a comment about the plant that is growing in a pot next to the tub. It is old and has always had brown leaves....Mommy does not have a green thumb like Daddy. Anyway, Jake said "that plant looks kinda sad" - it was cute :) And then he watered it, hoping it would "perk up" right away - and was sad when nothing changed in the plant's appearance.

Yesterday, after Jake had played hard, he was sweating. I made the comment that he was "sweating like a hog" and he later told me he was "sweating like a groundhog"..... I like that expression much better!

Baby Pokie has been moving lots and lots lately - he/she is scheduled to be delivered via c-section on May 18 at 8am - I am super excited :)

nice and sweet

Jake really likes sweet things....he does enjoy fruit likes apples, grapes, oranges, pears, bananas, and "plump" blueberries (not sour) - we hope he'll enjoy strawberries this year because last year he did not care for them (the year before he did)- But Jake REALLY likes sweet treats, like desserts. When he wants something, he'll say " I want something nice and sweet" - it is too cute! He would stick his fingers in the sugar canister and just lick it off of his fingers if we let him!

jake's "secrets"

Jake likes to pretend like he is telling us secrets in our ear. He will say " I have to tell you a question" and then will whisper jibberish in our ear - too cute :)

He has pooped in his pants alot lately - he is not telling us ahead of time so we can offer him a pull-up...but maybe this is the transition to get him pooping in the potty!

He now has a little cold/runny nose :(

He is also going through a stage where he does NOT want to be left alone......in a room by himself, or especially in the car. I used to be able to buckle him in the car and then run back inside to gather my things/get organized. But this brings him to tears.......this too shall pass!

Jake readies for the baby

Jake has been really interested in feeling Baby Pokie move. Every now and then, especially at night, he will put his hand on my belly and wait. Sometimes Pokie will kick and Jake will truly feel it....other times he waits so patiently and long that I purposely "flinch" my belly so he thinks the baby kicked - he is always excited to feel something!

The other night, he got to have some play-time with his cousin Taylor, who is 10 months old. He did very well with her and was not too agressive - hopefully that is a good sign!