Getting ready for Aug long weekend!

Well, not much is new ... we hired a sitter, it seems to be working out pretty good. It is hubbies cousin's girlfriends son ... did you follow that!? Anyway he is in grade 11 and on summer holidays so it's only temporary, he needs a summer job and hubby really needed to get caught up in the garage!! So he comes over Mon, Tues and Wed from 7:30am till 5:30pm (long day if you ask me but he gets dropped off by his Mom on her way to work) and we agreed to pay him $50 a week. Monday was kinda rough, when I got home from work at 5pm Jacob was still sleeping from his 3pm nap!!! Which was fine, I figured he was just tucked out from a day of playing with the new sitter but when he woke he was so upset!! He wouldn't settle down, he was crying so hard I thought he might get sick!?!? I'm not sure what his problem was, part of me felt that he was telling me he was unhappy with the new situation with no Mom, no Dad or no Grandma!? I went to change his butt when he woke and was seriously pissed off that his butt was filthy from not being wiped properly after having a poo!! So his butt was a little red that night, maybe that is why he was so upset? So when the sitter came over on Tues I made sure to tell him that he didn't clean his butt very well and that I don't care if it takes 20 wipes to clean him but he must make sure that his butt is clean!! Tues was a better day, Jacob wasn't upset when I got home and everything seems to be going well! Hubby is getting caught up on his work and even getting some paperwork done! Everyone seems happier, so far so good!? I'm not sure if we will have to find someone else in Sept when school starts but if that is the case we do have one other person we could try. I guess we will see how much work hubby has by then?

This weekend we are headed to Edson for our annual Slo-Pitch tournament. I'm trying to convince my Dad to come even though it worries me a bit if he comes, the drive is long and I'm worried that too many people will ask too many questions. But it would be nice for him to get out of the house, he probably wouldn't be able to come watch any of the games cause the games might be too long for him but he could hang out with us after. If he doesn't come out then he said he would watch our dog for us (she is old and doesn't do much anymore, she is pretty easy to take care of). Either way we have to go out to St.Albert before heading to Edson, which will make for a very long drive, hopefully Jacob sleeps the whole way!? I have so much to pack for Jacob too, last year we went and Jacob was a month and a half old, I didn't pack enough warm clothes and of course it was very cold!? This year I think I will over pack but I suppose that is better then not having enough warm clothes?

Since I forgot to do a post on Jacob's 13th month I will tell you now of some new things:

-- Jacob now has 8 teeth!!

-- He is trying to run more now instead of walking and loves when you chase him!

-- He also enjoys climbing and will try to climb just about anything

-- He seems to have a no fear attitude which might bite me in the butt when he is older (I can see trips to the ER in our future)

-- His favorite foods are: carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, corn, honeydew, strawberries, bananas, popcorn twists, cheesy's, pasta, corn dogs, and water is his drink of choice.

-- His favorite activities are: knocking over blocks and trying to put them back together, putting lids on things, putting cups together, and he loves the sandbox and wagon/cozy car rides.

-- He now wears size 18-24 month outfits and even some toddler 2 t-shirts, shoes are size 4-5 and diapers are size 4-5.

1st road trip!!!

Well it wasn't a very long road trip, only about 2 hours but it was our first trip out of the city and kind of our first camping trip!! On August long weekend hubbies family has always gone to play slow pitch in a small town 2 hours away (Edson) and this year was no different. We packed up the car with Hubby, Jacob, the dog (Roxie), my Dad and of course myself with all our luggage and I gotta tell you the car was full!!! I can't imagine what we would do if we were going away longer then 3 days !!! We already had to ask the in laws to take the stroller, baby tent thing and our chairs with them in the truck!! The weekend was good, Edson is pretty close to the mountains and you could just barely see them from the ball diamonds. Unfortunately it was cold and rainy for most of the weekend and of course I packed more onesies then sleepers. The only nice day we had was the day we headed home .... of course! Our team one 2 out of 4 games, not bad for a team that only plays once a year!! :) Jacob was a good boy (of course - he he) and seemed to really enjoy everyone holding him cause when we got home that's all he wanted me to do!! I also must say that I think he is one of those people that can only use his bathroom at home and doesn't like going #2 away from home cause that was literally the first thing he did when we walked in the door!!! It's not like he didn't go #2 while we were away but they were just little ones, we figured it was because we didn't want to use the town water for his bottles so we were using bottled water and thought that the change in water was why he wasn't quite himself, now I just figure it's cause he was away from home!!

Today we had our 6 week appointments, they weighed Jacob in at 11lbs 14oz (almost 5lbs heavier then at birth!!) and he is now just over 22" long (3" longer then at birth). Everything was good with him, she never said anything was wrong so I can only assume he is healthy!? Same goes for me, she gave me the "OK" to go back to "our normal activities" - I think she meant sex but instead said "like exercise" - cause why else would she say "our" and include my hubby in that sentence? he he Our next appointment will be in about 6 weeks for his 3 month appointment, our doctor gave me the OK to use baby Tylenol or Advil if I think it's necessary which is good cause we might need to use it next week when he goes for his shots? I think next week is going to be a hard week for me and a little stressful, with Jacob getting his shots and I'm not too sure hubby will be there with me cause there is a big race that day, my surgery the day after his shots and I'm not sure how long recovery is supposed to be and then hubby has to work the weekend at the track so I will be pretty much on my own after just having surgery!!! :o It will be interesting and hopefully I won't be in too much pain?

Yesterday was the first time I have ever left Jacob with a sitter (kinda). I finally made my appointment for my pedicure and my girlfriend met me at the mall, so while I was getting my toes done she walked the mall with Jacob. It took an hour and a half to do my toes and the last half hour was the hardest!! Hubby doesn't understand why it is hard for me to leave him with other people and I really can't explain it but I just feel like I should enjoy every minute I can now cause pretty soon I think he will be "Daddy's boy" and will be outside wanting to help Dad all the time?

Here is one of my favorite pics from the weekend, hopefully you enjoy it as well!?

2 kids!?

Well lots has been happening but once again I will probably have to make this a quick post, baby is once again sleeping but that can change at any moment!! ;)

Lately our dog has been acting like an only child that isn't getting the attention she once did before baby Jacob arrived! Which is probably true, we haven't really been spending too much time with her and she is definitely letting us know! The other day hubby asked me if she has ever gone into the garbage bags that we set outside, and I told him no - she's never gone in the trash, ripping bags open and checking out what is in them. We assumed it was a bird or cat that did it ... cleaned up the mess and decided we would now double bag our garbage. Well hubby went out today to run some errands and when he got home the garbage that he had just re-bagged was again spread on the driveway .... the culprit was obviously the dog since she had been outside all morning and would have chased away any animals in our yard! I'm surprised - she has never gone into garbage before but it made me realise that she is acting like a only child that is all of a sudden not getting the same attention as before and if doing bad things will get her that attention then she feels like that is what she needs to do!! grrrr - it's very frustrating.

I had Jacob's baby shower on the weekend, there was a huge turn out - probably 50 people. Jacob got tons of gifts, mostly clothes (in bigger sizes, which is really good) we also got a few gift cards and a few toys. I think everyone got a chance to hold him, some more then others, I was expecting him to be very grumpy from being passed around but surprisingly he did very good and only fussed when he was wet, hungry or gassy (as usual). We did stay later then expected so I am still trying to catch up on my missed sleep. The hubbies aunt and cousin took tons of pics, which I can't wait to see and when I do I will definitely post some pics!

I can't believe how big Jacob is already and he is only 5 weeks old! At the 2am and 5am feeding I actually have a hard time caring him cause I'm so tired and feel like I have no strength. I couldn't imagine giving birth to a baby his size now (almost 10lbs) ...which does happen. I lay him on my tummy and think there is no way he would fit in there now but people do carry big babies~? August long weekend we are kinda going camping, there is a big slow pitch tournament in a small town a couple hours away that we go to every year. It's kinda like a family reunion (on the hubbies side) and we have some fun playing ball while we are there. So that will be our first trip away from home with Jacob, I am already making a list of all the things I will need and that list is really long!! I'm hoping that I don't forget anything but I suppose if I did it's not like we are camping, I could run to Wal mart and pick up what ever I forgot. Hopefully everything goes well and he adjusts to being away, which I'm sure he will cause he doesn't really have a schedule/ routine yet and doesn't really know that his bed is his bed - as long as you hold him he will fall asleep. Now when he is 14 months (next year) we might have more issues!?

O - we also got professional pics done of Jacob to hand out at the shower, I wasn't too happy with them but they were cheap so what do you really expect? I just know that next time we won't be using Wal mart, maybe we will try Sears? Anyway I will post a few of my favorite pics from them, tell me what you think! Better go now, if I want to get some sleep before he wakes up!! :)