*Jessa- You are almost potty trained! You went a full week with hardly any wet or dirty pulls ups, but in the past few days have refused to use the potty on your own. I ordered you fancy nancy panties in hopes that motivates you a bit to keep her dry :) We will see how that works!
*Jacen- YOU"RE CRAWLING! You are all over the house! You started crawling about 3 weeks ago, just about when you turned 7 months old (Beginning of February.) It's been crazy. You had been rocking on your hands and knees for months it seemed like and then one day it just clicked. You are getting faster by the day, and I hate to admit it, but the other day I chased you around with the vacuum cleaner and had myself one of the hardest laughs of my lives! You hate the vacuum cleaner and to watch you try and crawl away as fast as you could... which is still not very fast, it was hilarious ! One day I hope you'll understand just how funny it was to watch :)
Gosh, I love you both so much it's ridiculous! You are both going through huge growth spurts and it's fun to watch. I feel like all we do is eat all day. We get up in the morning, Jacen you nurse, Jessa drink almond milk and usually you ask for a snack which I try and make it dry cereal... but you usually push for applesauce. After about an hour of being awake come breakfast time where Jessa you eat Oatmeal and a banana, each day every day. Jacen you usually have some type of baby food with a grain mixed in. Typically we have a snack before lunch, pretzels or crackers for Jessa and Puffs for Jacen. Lunch time comes and PB&J is usually your request Jessa. I think you are burnt out on Tyson chicken nuggets, so if it's not PB&J, it's a hot dog! Jacen you are still eating a lot of baby food, and a lot of cheerios which seem to keep you occupied as I prepare meals. After lunch comes a nap, and after nap comes another snack. Daddy gets home around 6 which is when we eat dinner. Jessa you used to be the best eater I had ever seen... lately though you shake your head no and say "I like that." The word don't isn't in your vocab yet, which is pretty funny :) With all this eating though comes A LOT of prep and clean up... we spend a lot of time in the kitchen!!!
Jessa you are still in love with your baby and your sleep sack.. oh ya, and barney too! You have ventured out into other areas of t.v. land, like with the show "Fresh Beat Band." Sometimes you let us (Jacen and I) watch Thomas the train or Sesame Street, but ususally 5 mins into the show you whine "Baaaaarrrrrrrrrney, mommmy, Baaaarrrrrrrrney!" Most of the time it's not worth the fight. When barney's not on t.v you have no problem turning the t.v. off, as you seem to not like it on as background noise. I'm totally ok with that! :) Your personality is coming out more and more everyday. I'm loving what I see! You have the best manners of any kid I know (which it may help that everytime you ask for anything, you don't get it without a please and a thankyou) but it's cute baby, keep it up! You're vocabulary has been on another blow up! You are talking for the most party in sentences and just tonight you surprised daddy and I by sitting down to dinner and going "Oh YUM! Couscous!" hahaha We had no idea you knew or remembered that word. With this second vocab boom you are in, you are bringing home more and more songs from school. Your fav. right now is "Jesus Loves Me" and tonight you started signing "I'm so happy, so very happy" (... I have the love of Jesus in my heart.) It's super cute and makes me smile a lot! Writing the word "cute" reminds me today I told you to go to your room so I could get out your purple shoes that matched your outfit and put them on you. As I got them out of the closet you looked and me and said "I like those! They are so cute!" It totally cracked me up!
Daddy and I are having a hard time keeping a straight face with some of the things you have been doing lately. Just today Daddy and I were getting ready in our bedroom while you and Jacen where in the living room playing. We were listening for any signs of trouble and when we heard "'mere Jacen, I change diaper" We quickly ran out only to see Jacen undressed and you undoing his diaper. Of course we can't have you doing this, so we proceeded to tell you Jacen is not your baby doll and you could hurt him... but then we quickly left the situation and died laughing in our bedroom. You truly seem to amaze us everyday!
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You respond very well to bribes! We have to bribe you for everything! "Don't you want to go to school? You can't go to school if you don't get dressed!" or " I will let you watch barney only if you don't put your thumb in your mouth. If I see your thumb in your mouth, barney gets turned off." I'm constantly trying to outsmart you, and it's exhausting to say the least!
Jacen you are so much fun and such a huge flirt! Your smile is more than contagious and your little giggle makes my heart dance. I can't believe how quickly you are growing up, and how fast you are learning to crawl, pull yourself to standing, and just the other day you were standing by only holding on to my shirt sleeve!!!! GEESH! You are starting to cruse around the furniture but are still kind of weary when it's too far of a gap in between things. You don't handle falling very well, but daddy and I make sure to set you back up quickly so you can try again and hopefully succeed! You love anything and everything that has to do with food. You have been eating real people food for about a month and half now. And celery... yep celery! is your favorite thing to chew on these days. It's awesome, I hope you always love celery because I HATE IT! :) You are still putting anything you can get your tiny hands on in your mouth! You love paper, plastic bags, i phones and door stoppers. I'm pretty sure that's how you learned to crawl was trying to get to a door stopper to pull it back and make that springing sound. HA! You WILL NOT leave Jessa's potty chair a lone and it's super annoying. You're "in trouble name" is JACEN TAUBE (which Jessa repeats all day long) and it is said very often with the word "NO! Get off the potty, that's gross and Jessa's!" It's sick baby... find a new obsession, ok?
We have found you are starting to become attached to your sleep sack... just like someone else I know. I need to quickly make you a blanket so you don't have to carry a silly sleep sack around with you all the time. That thumb, your left thumb, just like your sisters is in your mouth 24/7. WHY?!?! I really think this whole sucking your thumb thing is totally genetic! It has to be! Anyway... you have just about skipped size 9 month clothes all together. It seems like the beginning of this month you were still in 6 month sleepers and then when I switched over to 9 month sleepers, suddenly they are too small! You are definitely growing that's for sure!! We have lowered your crib since I have caught you standing after your nap, and just like your sister you never cry when you wake... you just sit and enjoy the alone time. For a few minutes at least. That's about the only time you like being alone. You may look like your daddy, but you are definitely my child. You are my shadow and anywhere I go in the house you follow. You absolutely hate being left alone in a room, even for just a few mins. If i walk out of a room, I must take you along or else you start this really sad cry and start crawling quickly to come find me. I have heard you say "Mama" and "Dada" but only a few times each. You are much more interested in physical activities than you are talking or playing with any toys for that matter. You love to be held and cuddled, and you love standing and jumping. You do well adjusting to our different routines throughout the week, and for the most party seem pretty go with the flow, which is AWESOME! You enjoy going shopping with me while Jessa's at school... as long as you have something to chew on. And you would prefer facing the world, than facing mama in those darn shopping carts! When Jessa is with us and we go grocery shopping you both love sitting in the car carts. Unfortunately you haven't quite grasped the concept of personal space and loved pulling jessa's hair, chewing on her clothes, grabbing her steering wheel all while she is yelling "STOP IT SISTER!!!" (we are still working on the difference between sister and brother. HA!) It makes for a good scene I'm sure! I love dressing you up, and I think you look the best in orange. Every time I see a sale rack, I always look for orange clothes for you. Your tummy is really sensitive and anytime you have pants on that don't have a completely elastic waist you end up throwing up. YIKES! This will be fun for the future, I am sure! I recently gave you a good size amount of yogurt freeze dried snack thing, and you proceeded to throw up for 2 straight days. I'm just going to take a shot in the dark and say you have a milk allergy just like your sister! OH YAY!
Overall you are just super fun to be around and I can't wait to continue to watch you grow!
You both are amazing, and I"m so lucky and so thankful that you are mine! I LOVE YOU BOTH!
