Little Man Jake

Aside from feeling sick just about all day (or aleast while I am at work) and being ready for bed around 8 p.m., I feel a lot better than I did 2 weeks ago..? Work seems to be going smoother than in the past. A little shake up this week too involving someone in my department.

Nothing too exciting going on with me. Jakob is going for his preschool screening today! He started peeing standing up yesterday (has had 3 accidents since Sunday...)...what a little big boy!

So the screening went well- I guess. We got to the school and signed in- all the kids were given a name tag and were brought to one of the school rooms to play- adults discussed school options (catholic, public, private). About 20 minutes later, Jake was brought to us and the teacher said he did very well. That was it. We know he will go 4 days a week ( 2 1/2 hrs per day Mon- Thurs), but will not find out his schedule (am or pm) until the end of June. He liked being there and the staff was excellent from what we saw. He did meet a little boy at the beginning- he introduced himself and then held the boys hand...it was so cute!!
After we headed to Mohegan Park to run around and play in the play park; we the headed over by the Rose Garden (too bad it wasn't in bloom!!). And there, my boy did his "first public urination"!

New Baby Update {April}

I am really down and crabby..but wanted to update on the pregnancy. Todd has been sick and I ended up taking Jake to the Dr...he has a form of Scarlet Fever. I am developing the cold/cough stuff- I can only take Tylenol though.

I had my first appt. today and I am approx 8-9 weeks along. The Dr. will give me a definite due date when I go for my 18-20 week ultra sound (I have no idea when I last had my "friend"...so I could be up to 2 weeks farther along)...so right now we are going with mid to late November. I forgot that I would be poked, proded, and violated today also amid all of the paper work. I need to get my blood work done tomorrow. Will get to hear the heart beat at my 5/16 appt.

Easter Weekend {VT Again?!}

Happy Easter!

We decided to fly solo today because Jakob is sick with a fever and a cold. We cooked the ham and my Mom took it to her house to have dinner with my Dad, brother and his family. No big deal, kind of wanted a quiet day. Just plan on hanging out and would like to watch Jarhead and Proof today.
Friday night was spent fighting crowds at Walmart (I don't know why I grocery shop there on a holiday weekend!). I watched Brokeback Mountain..oh my God, this is such an awesome movie..intense love story..after a while you forget that they are gay and you only see that they are in love. Aside from The English Patient, this is one of my favorite love stories (still have yet to watch The Notebook).
Saturday we headed to Middletown to visit Todd's Dad for a bit. We brought him a DVD of Jakob's special message along with pics taken of him since we last visited. It was a good visit (he lives in the Masonic Home...Todd has only seen him 2 times since 1991). He had a "Ty" husky for Jakob and he bought a "Ty" easter bunny for me. After teh visit we called the boys to see if they wanted company...so we went to VT. Woohoo!!! It was such nice driving weather....and I just love VT, so why not. Jaime was like "I think you guys just love to drive the VW"..I said, well for Todd yes.for me it's going to VT..so there is a happy in between.
We had a good visit. In the 3 hours we were there we headed to Lebanon, NH (like 20 mins away) and went to Best Buy and then to have authentic MX food. It was so good! The owners wife came over to answer a question I had about some artwork for sale (framed photos from mx for sale)...she was so nice. She started talking to the guys in spanish- the tears start to well up! I settle down and we go look at more pics..they continue to talk and Edgar turns and tells me she is from the town Nacho lives in...aahhh here they come again. Down fall to being pregnant for me= crying and bitchiness. Yeah Todd is getting on my nerves a little- the other day I was like "Please just stop talking". We took the exit for Shelburne Falls (MA) because he thought they were lit up at night and that we could also see the Bridge of Flowers...ahhh...no. Needless to say, we arrived home at like 10:30 last night.

Oh, Jakob knows that the baby lives in a "bubble sack" that will protect it until it is born. He also knows that he "bilacle cord" feeds the baby and makes it grow. Too cute.

Jakob's Page

I have created a web page all for Jakob. On it are pictures (monthly albums) of him, things he has done, and his beloved SIGNS and monthly blogs of things he is doing and comments he has made. He picked out the back ground..kind of looks like a highway!

Enjoy! Feel free to check for updates and leave comments!!

Jakob's rockin page:
http://spaces.msn.com/jakoblyndan/

A New Baby

Aaahh...so it is all coming together: The wagon, the never-ending flu. Other little things. The questions/comments.

So, after still feeling ill the end of last week, feeling REALLY tired, cramps, and people asking "You sure you are not pregnant?!", I decided to take not 1, but 5 pregnancy tests FRIDAY (yeah, I waited a whole day).

The first test came out positive, and being in denial about the whole thing I went to Brooks and bought 2 more (digital read outs, brand I never heard of)- those came out negative. Hello. Run to Walmart, buy a 3 pack (yes they come in a 3 pack too)- I took 2 and they BOTH came out positive. Ok, no denying now. I AM PREGNANT.

Todd and I have been trying for the last year to have another baby. Each month, nothing. It was so discouraging. Each month I kept the pregancy test people in business (I am irregular and could be up to 4 weeks late each month...so took atleast 1 test a month for 10 months to be sure). After the first 6 months of that being a main focus I decided that if it was going to happen it would on its own time. The last 3 months I had decided that I liked the idea of having one child (Jake is 98 percent potty trained, he will be starting pre-k in the fall, we can pack up and go on a road trip) for the moment and had said, "Let's just wait until we move north (approx 5 years), buy a house, and I can stay home for a bit.". Then.....

I am happy, just taking a little bit of getting used to the whole thing. You get into a mindset. I was starting to lose weight...can't dye my hair...no tanning...no drinks (no big deal)...early to bed...tiredness...morning sickness during the day (not so bad this time around)...crankiness (not too bad)....can't eat certain things....no Mexico in December.

I was just thinking the other day during my flu-puking fit (that lasted 8 hours) how much I didn't want to get pregnant and go through that...hahaha. Nacho thinks that we bought the wagon because I subconsciously knew I was pregnant. Funny bro...maybe.

Jake is so excited...we made a little video of him saying "Hi! Mommy's gonna have a baa-bee. Bye! Woohoo!". It was cute. (Bought Adobe Elements to be able to edit home videos). He kissed my belly the other night and said "The baby is in there, I can smell it!". Of course, he wants to see it now.

So, because I wasn't keeping track I have no idea how far along I am...guestimate= 6-9 weeks, and the due date is probably mid November. I made an appointment today (4/19/06).

Flu Strikes

It started with my Mother-in-Law, then my son. Now me and my husband. FLU SUCKS!!!
It all began yesterday with a belly ache...then the vomitting started at 1 a.m. and went on every hour until 8 this morning..and thats's when the "other thing" decided it wanted to join in the fun. I have never been this sick- fever, chills. In the middle, my son gets sick too! He was better later on this morning, so my Dad came topick him up.

I think I heard Todd come home around noon (I just woke up)..and let out a few hurls.

Trip Home to Vermont

Well everyone partied kind of late Friday night into Saturday morning...we were the first ones to head North to help our friends "relocate" (to VT).

We got off the interstate in Brattleboro, VT and headed up Rte. 5 into Windsor where their new home is. The drive was nice- weather was decent temp. wise with a little rain. I was given directions to their new place so we were able to find it...and I will agree, it's a "scary" neighborhood!. Todd and I thought that maybe the houses would get nicer the further down the road you go...aahh, no. Main street is decent and not too far from them is the world's longest covered bridge and a cool waterfall- that was the upside.
We then headed towards Rte. 7 and took that into Woodstock- stopping to get a newer picture of the Taftsville covered bridge and the falls below it.
Just up the road about 15 minutes is Long Trail Brewery, we had to stop (Jake had a little "accident" and that gave us an opportunity to stock up on some clothes). At this point, the rain stopped and the temp. warmed back up to 64 degrees.

We continued north going through Killington and Pico- there wasn't much snow, but some places had chunks of ice on the side of the road. Our journey took us through Rutland and into Pittsford- I showed Todd the VCJTC where my friend is a training coordinator. What a beautiful drive.

Next stop was Middlebury- had to check out the town we are 95 percent positive we are moving to within 5 years. I absolutely love it. We hung around there for over an hour, just driving around, getting familiar with the town. Checked out views of Otter Creek, the falls, the shops- found Otter Creek Brewery (Todd went in while Jake slept).
Still going north, we went through Vergennes and New Haven- breath taking views of the mountains! We arrived in South Burlington (Magic Hat was already closed, that's ok, we have been) around dinner time. At this point, Brian called to say he, Michele, and the boys arrived in VT- we were already almost 3 hours from them and had decided that we were going to continue north and spend the night. Before heading to dinner, we went just a tad further into Burlington- the town is awesome, we will be going back, especially to check out the aquarium and to take the ferry over to NY via Lake Champlain!

Needing clothes and toiletries for the next day, we headed over to Williston- it is kind of like Kittery, Maine with all of the outlets and stores, but the buildings are all brick and are really cool. Did a little shopping and then checked into the Courtyard Marriot in town (nice place/room only for $100!). I slept like a baby..the bed was so comfortable, not to mention the beds had down comforters.

We woke up..forgetting of course that the clocks were ahead one hour. We headed out going towards Essex Junction to checkout VT Toy and Hobby. We saw the falls and followed the Winooski River. At the toy store we found a lot of things for Jakob relating to signs.

Headed south on 89, then took Rte. 12 through the country. I was in heaven. We went through many small towns, roads taking us through mountains. We stopped in Northfield and took pictures of a couple covered bridges and the Northfield Falls.

We then stopped in Randolph, another cute town that I could handle living in! I had gone into The Ben Franklin (a store that has everything from toys to craft things to clothes, ect.) while Jakob napped in the car- I found material with road signs on it to make him something (pillow, quilt?)!! Little did I know that back in the car my little boy was throwing up! I felt so bad, he had been so good on our road trip. I sat in the back with him- he kept apologizing, saying he wanted to get better and go see Jorge, Edgart, and Jaime (we had planned on meeting up with them on the way back through). We stopped to get a bite to eat from a guy with a vending cart- boy did $12 buy a lot of really good food!!

We headed back towards Windsor via Waterbury, Montpelier, and White River Junction. We had called the guys and they had just settled down for lunch at a brewery in Lebanon, NH- didn't think it was a good idea to stop with Jake still throwing up in the car.

We (Todd) decided to hop on over to NH and follow the road south. Eh, I am not a huge fan of NH, but the ride was nice. We stopped in Keene to check out the stores. Headed back over into Vt. and followed 91 south. Todd decided to take us 15 minutes off of the hwy to check out these really cool falls that were kind of in the area of Deerfield...uh, yeah, the water was low and there was nothing.

The rest of the ride is nothing to write about- Springfield, Hartford, Norwich- blah blah blah. We finally got home around 6:30. Cleaned the house up a bit. Jake had stopped with the vomiting, but "it" decided to come out the "other end" three times before bed.

I felt "crappy" today myself- I ended up leaving around lunch time to come home and rest. Had a chance to nap a bit..but ended up getting sweats later this afternoon.

I had so much fun on my VT journey- I felt good in general, relaxed, calm, at peace. Some people don't get the whole VT thing....