The smallest things can make my heart melt.

Today was a regular Monday. Jake went to daycare this morning, I went to the gym, we came home, and Jake surprisingly went down for a nap easily and had a decent one at that.
What he hasn't been doing is sleeping well at night. For the past few nights, he's gotten up in the middle of the night crying and has ended up in my bed. Which wouldn't be so awful...except that he likes to wake up for the day before 6am. I'm nostalgic for the 8am wake ups. I miss those. I did reinstate his bottle tonight, we'll see how he does. If not, I'll have to break out the sleeping books again and do some sleep training. Which I don't enjoy, but the rewards are too good.

Now, for the heart melting stuff. When I dropped Jake off at daycare, I take off his winter clothes, and put his indoor shoes. Today, as I was done tying his shoes, he got up, Jake me a kiss on the cheek (he does a "mouahh" sound now too), then went on his way to play. It's the little things that make my heart melt.

After nap time, Jake had some raisins upstairs while I was getting a few things done. We stopped and cuddled in bed and Jake would eat a raisin, then give me a raisin. It was sweet.

My baby is 19 months!!

It's the last of the teen months for Jake. I actually didn't take any pictures today. I completely forgot.

But here are a few vintage pictures from one year ago. Jacob at 7 months, I can't believe how much he has grown!

Puzzles

We've had a great couple days. Jake is finally healthy again, though I'm still leery about giving him milk since the last few times his stomach couldn't handle it. I've decided to seize the opportunity to wean him from his bottle. Hopefully he does well when I introduce milk in his sippy cup. On the plus side, it hasn't affect bedtime at all, on the downside, he's been getting up pretty early in the morning. I don't know if that's a coincidence or not.
Jake went back to daycare on Thursday and Friday, he wasn't the only sick kid, over half of the kids were out. It was a mini epidemic!
Today, we took advantage of a sunny day and went for a nice long walk with my mom. We also went out again after his non-nap to look at the horses and play with a ball.
Oh, and we watched Madagascar 2, and Jake shakes him booty to the song: "I like to move it". It's hilarious. I'll try to catch it on video.
Playing with his puzzle, he's actually pretty good. He finish it alone. He brings the board on the table, then goes back in forth getting one piece at the time from his basket. It's cute and keeps him entertained for a long time.


Watching Dumbo on tv.
I love this outfit, isn't the moose adorable. I also like Jake in the color orange, I think it suits him.
Helping mommy dust.

Frustration!

Jake has some new habits, well some are old and are coming back.
He no longer says "more" when he wants food, instead, he stands at the gate and yells and points.
He throws utensils and food on the floor. Constantly.
He's always going for the drawer in the hutch, or going behind the couch to play with the power bar.
But then, he goes up to you and gives you hugs and kisses on the cheek. Or he brings you a book to read. Or he giggles.
He's just a funny bean, sometime he drives me crazy, but I love him lots!
Here are a few pictures from today, we had a quiet day at home.

We went swimming today!

We had playgroup today, and had a field trip at the pool. I debated whether to go or not, but Jake had been symptom free for well over 24 hours.
I wasn't able to take pictures at the pool, I didn't want to get my camera wet, and I had my hands full with Jake.
Jake did ok, he's still very hesitant in the water, and clings onto me alot. We'll be going back, I want him to get used to the water.
We went to McDonald's for lunch with the others. This boy can chow down a chicken nugget happy meal like it's no one's business. He loves the fries too..uh oh!
We played at home this afternoon, then went for a walk with my mom before supper.This is how Jake plays with his farm. He always sits on that chair backwards.


Just about to get his bottle before bed.

Jake is feeling better!

I have no pictures today, I forgot.
But Jake was back to his regular self today!
Yay!!!!
I'm tired and off to bed.

Still Sick

Jake is still sick today. He was even sicker than yesterday. It's a rare day I don't have to put gates up since he has no energy.
We spent most of the day on the couch snoozing and watching tv. My mom's friend got us some Pedialyte, and he did drink quite a bit this afternoon.
He was happy to get to bed tonight.
Fingers crossed that my normal baby is back tomorrow!

Sick Day :(

Jake was sick today. He woke up with a stomach bug. I'll spare you the details. Suffice to say, I did a lot of laundry today.
Here he is sleeping on the couch. We actually both had a nice nap on the couch this afternoon.
I hope he feels better tomorrow.

Drool Monkey

Wowza, I still can't believe how much he's drooling! It's nuts.
Jake wasn't too bad last night, he woke up a couple times, but settled on his own pretty quickly.
This morning, he was alright, just very very whiny. He didn't really eat much of breakfast or lunch though.
He was really good at daycare, played, and didn't fuss at all. Isn't it amazing how they are angels for others? LOL.
He fell asleep in the car on the way home, I let him sleep for about 15 minutes on his mat. But he wasn't too pleased when I woke him up. He ate his rice and veggies really well, did not eat any of the ice cream I gave him as a treat! Silly Boy!
Then we had bath, and Jake was in bed at 630pm. It's early for him, but he was ready, and we'll be up early in the morning for daycare/gym anyways.

The loveliness of teething

NOT!
Jake was up at 1230 last night, and didn't go back to bed until after 3am. After spending two hours in my bed without him falling asleep, I gave up, and we came downstairs to watch Glee. Jake played, had a snack, had a bottle, then I was able to put him back into his crib to sleep. Luckily he slept until 830am.
Jake is teething his two year molars. He has all the lovely symptoms, he's drooling excessively, he has a couch, a clear runny nose, a diaper rash, poor little guy!

Jake watching some tv in the morning, he was still a little sleepy I think.
After our walk, I let Jake toddle around. He did NOT want to look at the camera!
I only got this picture because he had to turn around. He was hiding from the rain here.
Jake has been dumping his sippy cup on the floor lately. I finally just got a water bottle with a straw, he actually drank half of it today, and wasn't able to get any on the floor. Win-Win.
His belly is full from supper! Hanging out with uncle Andrew.
This is Jake half an hour before bedtime. After I cleaned up his toys..the first time.
And, oh, of course, he had to get the mega blocks out too.

Rainy Day

It was a rainy day today. I couldn't post last night, the internet was just so slow. Jake has been good the last couple days, he's so funny. He's very happy playing with his toys in the living room, and every so often, darts to an "off-limits" area. His new favorite thing is the dump his water on the floor, then ask for a paper towel, and clean it up. He's totally fooled me, he actually loves cleaning up his own messes. Sneaky little kid!


Yogurt mustache after supper.
Watching Friends
Playing with his toys.
He loves to take the stuffing out of his teddy bear, it's a game for him.
He got his first outfit of the day wet with his water, so I changed him. Then he walked around for at least 20 minutes with his thumbs in his pants. It was so funny.

Playful week-end!

We had a fun week-end. I am tired though, it's taking forever to blog these days since the internet is so darn slow!
Here are some pictures.

Sleepy Baby

It was a rainy day today, we spent the morning in our pajamas and played. Then I went to the gym, and Jake went to daycare for the afternoon.I love the cheeks on this picture! I was trying to get him building, but as soon as I grabbed the camera, he looked up. "I'm busy mama!"
Here he is in action.
We had an early lunch before leaving for daycare, and Jake fell asleep!!!
I moved him to the couch while I cleaned up. (Don't worry mom, I put the cushions on the floor.)
Then, he also fell asleep on the way home after daycare, and slept for about half an hour on the floor.