Jacob and his hat

Here is Gwyn and her baby doll. I didn't even notice, but it looks like they are dressed alike! I'm posting three videos this week since they seem to be popular. Trying to update this blog every weekend is good for me because it kind of makes me get both the camera and the video camera out and use them. I can get so busy and forget and realize I haven't taken any videos in months, and with Gwyn being so small she changes day to day! The kids are growing up so fast. Gwyn just turned 9 months and is already trying to walk behind push toys. Her favorite is Jacob's John Deere tractor, and it is now known as "baby's." Jacob will get it for her and then he gets the Home Depot big digger and shows her how to push it around.

Jacob is big into cooking with me, and he always has to have his apron on while cooking. This week we made homemade pizzas, and even though Jacob ate half the bag of pepperoni before we even put the pizza in the oven, we still managed to have enough for make dinner.

One funny thing that happened this week is that Jacob got a new stocking hat with a dog on it. He LOVES the hat. He wants to wear it everywhere, and he wore it to his preschool on Wednesday. I told him it would be hot inside, so he had better leave it in the car, so he took it off and we went inside. Well, another little boy had a cowboy hat on and when Jacob was walking in his teacher said, "that is a cool hat, David." (talking to the other little boy). Well, then Jacob lost it, and when I say lost it, I mean LOST it. He was pointing to his head and looking at me like the world was going to end. So, even though I was late for a dr's appointment, I go tramping back out to the car, retrieve the hat, and bring it back to him. He got the biggest smile on his face and said "mine." The teacher's gave me a look like I had saved their day, and of course he was still wearing the hat when I picked him up 4 hours later. Here he is, so proud of his hat...

Gwyn absolutely LOVES her big-brother Jacob. She follows him around everywhere, and he gets the biggest belly laughs out of her. She also likes her baby doll that Brian bought her. We've already lost the hat, but I'm sure it will turn up somewhere. Jacob is into putting things up, even where they don't go, so I'm constantly finding things in the bathroom or kitchen or toy box that belong somewhere else.

Oh, by the way, my outpatient ESWL procedure is scheduled for Wednesday. So, I should have my kidney stone blasted to pieces and be pain free! Be praying for me!

New pjs!

Babygap had a sale, and both Jacob and Gwyn got some new pjs. Jacob was really proud of his and was pointing out all the bugs on them. This is actually the best picture I was able to get of them the other morning. They were too involved with playing with their toys.

Anyways, I got a couple of cute pictures with my phone, so I'm posting them here. Gwyn was in the stroller, ready to get down and play at the train table at Barnes and Noble, I think we're up there about every other weekend. He's going to love his Gram and Papa's house at Thanksgiving, because they have a train table set up for him. He's really getting into trains, and loves pointing out all the "choo choos."

I usually cut Jacob's hair, but we decided to get it cut professionally every third or fourth time, so I would have a starting point. I think the big smile is about getting a sucker when the haircut was over. Oh, Brian bought Gwyn her first babydoll. It was so sweet and she just loves it. I'll have to get a picture of her with her baby. Gwyn does this thing where if you hold her close to your face she kind of pushes her head into you, it's just really sweet the way she does it and she does it with her baby doll too!

Well, I guess that's all I've got to say. See you next week! I'm trying to post each weekend.

Halloween & Family Fun!

We had a very fun Halloween. Jacob dressed up as a clown and LOVED getting his face painted. Sue made Brian the clown costume and Brian wore it when he was 2. It fit Jacob perfectly. Gwyn was a lil' lioness with the pink bow in her hair. We went up to our church, they had a hay ride, games, bounce houses, obstacle courses, a petting zoo, and a firetruck. Jacob was all into the fire truck, but got a little scared when he got up into it...it was bigger than it seemed. He was so funny when he got to pick out candy at the different games they had set up. At first he picked out the dumb little candy like yellow gum balls that had smily faces on them, but then he quickly realized that the miniature candy bars were the way to go and then he was very selective and took his time to make sure he got the best pieces in the bowl. He was all about going to the next game to get more candy for his bag. Gwyn just took it all in, she had fun just riding around with her daddy.

Gwyn is getting so big, she'll be 9 months on Friday. She is cruising everywhere, and this past week she let go and just stood there for a second on her own. I thought "No!" she's just not supposed to walk yet, I thought Jacob was early at 10 months and I had my hopes set on her not walking for awhile! She's already into everything, and Jacob takes every opportunity to show her all kinds of things to get into. I can't imagine what it is going to be like with both of them running around the house!

Anyways, we had a bit of drama this past week when I had to call Brian home from work because I was laying on the floor about to die in pain. I went to the emergency care center by our house (we are keeping that place in business!), and I have 5 kidney stones!!! Hopefully, I'll be rid of them this week, so keep me in your prayers.

Brian is such a good dad and he has such fun with the kids. I got this video on Saturday night when he was running around the house with the kids and they were giggling like crazy!

Pumpkins and Scrapbooking

We love this time of year! I love taking the kids to the pumpking patch. Jacob gets so excited with all the orange...it must mean he's destined to be an OSU fan! My mom came down last weekend and we took full advantage of the extra help. I was able to get so much done. Not only is my house clean and laundry done, but I was able to make my first diaper cake for a friend who just had a baby girl, I was able to get some scrapbook pages done for Gwyn's book and our family book (Jacob's birthday and the pumpkin patch), we took the kids to the pumpkin patch and Brian took Jacob to the zoo. Oh, and I got my haircut for the first time in 6 months and went to the eye dr!! Brian and I also went on a date to Cafe Annie's here in Houston...it was really nice to have some face to face time with each other without having to feed a baby with one hand and then do dishes afterwards. We were even nice enough to bring my mom home dessert...which she didn't even eat because she caught a stomach bug and HAD to stay an extra day. I felt bad she got sick, but liked having her here a little longer!

Here is a couple more pictures of the kids at the pumpkin patch.

Here is a picture of my diaper cake:

This is Jacob and Brian about to head out to the zoo!

Here are my scrapbook pages:

Busy October....

We've had a very busy October so far. Gwyn is crawling everywhere, pulling up, and cruisin' from coffee table to couch to wherever she can reach. I got her some "baby legs" because she had been crawling with one leg tucked underneath her and it would get red by the end of the day. Brian came home and said, "what are those?" I told him baby legs and he said they look more like chunk enhancers. They are pretty cute on her.

This is what Jacob was doing while I was trying to take some pictures of Gwyn. He never slows down, and I pretty much ALWAYS have to keep an eye on him! I'm told Brian was like this when he was little, and somehow I'm the one who's paying for it!

I've had a coulpe deja vu moments with Gwyn doing the same things that Jacob used to do. I just can't believe he's growing up so fast and that she's already 8 months old! She's already loving the dishwasher and her favorite toy is the music table we got for Jacob when he was 6 months old.

We had our friends Nick and Erika and their precious little boy Rafael in town for almost a week. Rafael loved following Jacob around, and Jacob loved someone he could boss around! We had Brad, Erika and Maddy over for the OSU vs Missouri football game, while Nick, Erika, and Rafael were here and it was a houseful of kids running around crazy. It was great fun because we won! Gwyn dressed up in a little OSU cheerleading outfit, she's already got the pose down. Maddy talks really well and loved bossing Jacob around!

Rick and Sue (Brian's parents) came down to visit for the weekend and they took the kids out to Dewberry Farm. We love having visitors because it means help with the kids and a break for us. They, of course, brought some presents from them and Stacy for Jacob and Gwyn. Jacob put his potato head together all by himself and he was so proud! Gwyn got a cute little purse with keys, a mirror, lipstick, and a bracelet...now she has some girl toys to play with instead of Jacob's trucks!

Relaxin' weekend

Well, we had a pretty fun and relaxing weekend. We went to a birthday party for one of Jacob's friends, it was at Young Chef's Academy. The kids made their own pizzas, Jacob's turned out pretty good even though he was the one who wanted to eat the plain flour at first. He was also the last kid finished with cake. He likes to eat every drop of icing while he makes sure NOT to eat any cake, he knows the good stuff!

We also found out from Jacob's Sunday School teacher that he's a "ladies man." Apparently, last week he was being all lovey with Ava and this week it was Alexandria....I think Brian was pretty proud! Gwyn is doing better in the nursery at church, she was the screamer who would get the rest of the babies going for awhile, but she's starting to do a little better now that she's mobile and can play. She likes to eat beans and quacamole, since she ate a few beans at Lupe's, Jacob decided he wanted some and ate the rest of the bowl (he just wanted to make sure he didn't miss out and she got something he didn't). She'll be 8 months on Tuesday, and she already is wanting to feed herself everything, I'm lucky if I get her to eat one thing of baby food.

I tried to take some pictures with my good camera (SLR that I don't know how to use!). Anyways, I got a few cute ones, Jacob would not sit still until I promised him a skittle if he would go sit by Gwyn...his pose with her at the top of this post is him saying "yes" about getting a skittle.

I'm also attaching a couple of pics from last month that I thought were too cute...this one I let Jacob paint with chocolate pudding, he liked painting Gwyn more than the paper!

This one is of the kids in our "go bug." It hooks to the back of Brian's bike and we go cruisin' the neighborhood. The weather here in Houston is starting to turn really nice, not too hot and just cool in the mornings and evenings.



This one is of the two of them in their small paul monkey t-shirts. Jacob loves monkeys, he's pretty proud of his "eeewww eeewww" t-shirt.

Stickers, trucks, giggles, and crawlers...

With Gwyn crawling and getting into EVERYTHING, I forgot what fun it is to clean up all the dvds that get strung out everywhere, the books, the toys, etc. Jacob is now actually showing Gwyn more stuff to get into, most of which he had forgotten about, but now remembers what fun it is. This is Gwyn pulling out all the books, she had already gotten the dvds, so that wasn't fun anymore...yes, that is her bum showing...at 19 months apart, they are now in the same size diaper...Pampers Cruisers size 4 if anyone wants to send us any since we go through a jumbo box from babies r us a week, ha!! We went to book group yesterday, The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch...such a great book, he was the Carnegie Melon professor who died of cancer in July. This week is flying by, hard to believe we've been to preschool, moms club meeting, out to lunch, grocery shopping, Target, the doctor, post office, two different banks, grocery store again, book group, preschool again, already this week, as well as got in some major-needed cleaning...and it isn't even halfway through Wednesday yet! I think I have nothing planned tomorrow, better look at my to-do list. The picture of Jacob, who got into the OSU alumni sticker packet...he left these on all night, and I even found some in his bed the next morning...he's into stickers at the moment.

I thought this video was pretty cute, Gwyn thinks pretty much ANYTHING Jacob does is just hilarious...