Naked boy!

Jake's eczema looked a little tiny bit better today, and it didn't seem to bug him as much. We went for a really long walk this morning which ended with a trip to the park. Unfortunately, Jake was undressed, so we didn't stay very long. It was nice and hot in the sun, but the park was in shade and it was windy. Poor kid was shivering!
After his nap, he was crabby! It was almost funny, he was just whiny, crying and crabby and I have no idea why. Thankfully, it didn't last too long. He perked up once he took off his shorts. Don't ask me why, he was determined to strip. After redressing him a few times, I finally let him stay in his diaper, ran upstairs to get him a onesie, and came back to a naked baby on the couch!!
Silly boy!

Eczema

Jake has always had eczema, but normally it stays under control with a lot of lotion and periodically a prescribed lotion.
In the past couple weeks, his eczema has really flared up. It's terrible. I think he had a reaction to his sunscreen since he also had a flare up on the back of his neck. He's never had eczema there until now.
Today, it was just worst than ever and he was really bothered by it. Jake was actually fussy most of the day. We ended up staying inside today despite the nice weather. I just wanted to see if one day without the "elements" and sunscreen would make a difference. I guess I'll see tomorrow.
I put a ton of lotion, both the prescription and the regular cream. And I also gave him Benadryl since he was scratching so much. It did seem to help a little.
Basically, it was a bit of a long day, but Jake had a long nap. So that helped. But there were a lot of tantrums, which weren't so great.
Hopefully it all clears up soon. The back of his legs. :( The front of his legs and arms are just as bad. The only place unaffected are his torso.
In the middle of a tantrum, but still reading his book. Silly boy.

Playing with Uncle Andrew. Jake loves to steal his hats.

Eskimo kisses.

Happy 22 months!

I cannot believe how fast time is going by! I really can't. My little baby is 22 months old today. He's growing up so much, he's not even a baby anymore, he's definitely a rambunctious toddler.

Now, Jake has been growing! All that eating is catching up. :)

He's 25.4 lbs
Jake is 33 inches tall (much to my chagrin, it's great he's growing and all, but it's getting harder to keep stuff away!)
Jake doesn't talk much, but he's recently actually started using his words. Though not first words, he's consistently using: "bubba" "dodo" "more" "up" and it almost sounds like he's saying goodnight.
His favorite activities are climbing and slides at the park.
His favorites toys are his little nerf balls, and his puzzles.
Oh, and knock on wood. But he's finally consistently sleeping through the night again! From about 7pm to 7am. :)
We went swimming today. I snapped this picture quickly before we went into the pool.
He was playing with his ball, but scratching his butt too. His diaper was clean, so I don't know why, but it was funny.





And like I always do, here are pictures from one year ago.

Wedding Day!

Unless you live under a rock (then how would you have internet to read this?), then you know it was the Royal Wedding Today! And I love it, and indulged and watched the entire thing.
And no. I did not ignore my child for the day. It just happens he goes to daycare anyways on Friday's. Talk about win-win.
He had fun today. Got so messy during lunch, that he needed to change his shirt. He napped well. And played well.
When we got home, we had supper, dessert, bath time, bottle, then bed. He was sure tired!

This is what he's getting into time-out for lately. He climbs on the base of the lamp for a little boost, then wiggles onto the table and stands up.
Then he proceeds to stand on the arm of the couch, then jumps on to the couch head first.
He's a silly boy.
Wrestling with his teddy bear.
After his bottle, he seemed to be looking for someone to say goodnight too. But settled for the Beaver, and brought both of the stuffed animals to bed with him.

Still here...

It's just been a couple of boring rainy days.

Jake loves pretzels, but he only eats pretzel sticks, he won't eat pretzel fish. Weird huh.

I'll be back to regular blogging tomorrow.

Jump! Jump! Jump!

We had another beautiful day here. Knock on wood, but the weather has been fantastic. Mid 20s and sunny.
We spent the morning doing chores. Jake helps with the dusting (he loves the swiffer!) Then we went over to his friend Noah's after Jake's nap. The boys had a great time playing outside. Noah got a trampoline for his second birthday and the boys had a blast on it. They even had a blast on the trampoline box. Sometimes, the box is more fun. :)
We stayed for supper, though Jake fed most of his supper to their dog.
All in all, a fantastic day!

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter!
We had a very quiet Easter since my parents are in Scotland. I didn't do the Easter Egg hunt until after naptime, but that was alright, it was still a success.
Jake had fun finding the chocolates and putting them in his Easter bag. (I used my brother's Easter chocolates, so Jake didn't even get to eat them!) But it's all okay, he had some m&m's to eat.
Jake also carried his Teddy Bear during the entire hunt, it was so cute!
He was wearing a new outfit, and I think it's just darling.