19 Months!!

Tomorrow my "baby" will be 19 months!! That seems so close to 2yrs old that it makes me wonder ... where did the time go!? I think I forgot to do a 18 month update so I will make up for that now:

Things that are different:<br>

-Jacobs vocabulary seems to be growing in leaps and although not all his words are proper we can at least communicate and I understand what he is asking for. Some of his words are ...

** "woof, woof" = dog ** "baa baa" = bottle **"naa naa" = thank you ** "mee mee" = I want that

things he says pretty clearly --- outside, up, mommie, dadda, down, papa, juice and of course no

he is working on saying--- off, on, (they sound so similar that a lot of the time I'm not sure what he wants), and yes

I'm sure I'm forgetting some words he says and of course he can understand way more then what he can say. He really wants to jump and has now incorporated using his hands when he dances so he really rocks out!! He looks like a drummer playing air drums. He gibbers all the time and sometimes I'm certain that he believes he saying words that I should understand but have no idea ... the other night he looked me in the face and said something that sounded like juice so I asked him if he wanted some juice and he shook his head, said no and I could see he was thinking about it really hard and said the same word again. I had no idea so I told him ... I'm sorry ... I don't know what you want. It was kinda frustrating that I couldn't help him out but at the same time I was amazed that he would say the same gibber word and answer my question, it was almost like having a conversation! :) He is like a sponge, he knows how to fix his toys when they need batteries and we have to let him try to do it, he is becoming so independent and wants to do everything himself! He still has his cranky fussy moments where I have no idea what his problem is and he whines about what ever it is driving me nuts but those are slowly getting few and farther apart. He loves his blankie and puppy that seem to have magical powers to comfort him in a way that nothing else will? He gives great hugs and kisses now and will hand them out whenever he feels, usually to books and teddy bears first.

We are trying to break or cut back on his bottle intake which is very hard! We were doing pretty good until one night hubby put him to bed and just gave him his bottle so now he is back to going to bed with a bottle. He seems to be doing very well at his new day home and I feel like the lady is treating he good, he seems happy and sleep is going a little better. He can now reach the tops of the counters so we have to be more aware of what is in arms reach! His potty training has been going well, he understands when he should use it and he has pooped in the potty a hand full of times. Now we just need to push the issue a little more and I have to stay home more instead of always taking him out and about. It would be easier to train him at home and put him in waffle underwear for a few days then to take him out visiting with a diaper on.

My weight loss battle has been going fairly well, I am working really hard on the exercise. I joined a gym that has a day care and Jacob seems to be OK with going there, he doesn't like it as much as going to the day home but I can see him in the window when I do my work out and he plays with the other kids so I know he is OK but he is upset when I go get him so I know it's not his favorite place. But it's usually for only an hour so I think it's OK. On the scale I have really only lost a little over a pound but I feel better mentally and I know it will take a very long time to get the weight off so I just have to be consistent and not give up! I am still eating NS during the week but on weekends I usually have whatever hubby is having (or at least a smaller version of it). I must say I am impressed with NS now that they have changed the program back to letting Canadians order from the American site. They have added some new foods that so far are really good!! I now have a hard time picking menu every month cause I have so many favorites, it's not just ravioli and lasagna! ;) I have also been using the Wii a lot more too, when ever I can't get to the gym I go on it after Jacob is in bed and I love the new Wii Fit Plus, I tell it what parts I want to focus on and can even program a warm up and cool down then it gives me a work out, usually with different games so I like the variety and surprisingly after 30 min I am really sweating!

This weekend is a huge scrapbook retreat thing that I told my hubby I was going to, which is a first for me, but I'm really hoping to get lots done on Jacobs book. I haven't scrapped in it since his baby shower! It should be lots of fun and as long as I don't chat too much with my girlfriends I should get lots done!! I think it will also be a first that I'm will be away from Jacob for that long. Sometimes I feel guilty for taking all this time for me lately but I suppose in the long run everyone will be happier?