A new Keiki

Most everyone knows by now that Mandy is pregnant again with our second baby. We went for the first OB visit today and got a dating ultraound and it seems she is now 11 weeks along so the due date will be in early July. It's too early to tell if we are having a boy or girl but so far we can see 2 legs 2 arms, a beating heart and a brain, all good things and it's still a pretty exciting thing to see the baby at such a early age. It definitely made the whole thing seem real.


This picture wasn't the best but it was the only one the tech handed me and everyone seemed to be in a hurry. I hope to get better ones at future visits.

Jake is feeling better now and back to his playful self. He even is taking his antibiotics without a fus tonight which is a great thing considering we nearly had to tie him down the first few times.

Some days are sick days......

We officially have a nanny now and we are very happy so far. Part of the reason for the nanny is to keep Jake from getting sick so often. Out of the past several months his nose seems to continuously run and at least once a month we had to scramble to find someone to watch him at the last minute. Unfortunately Jake had one more bad cold/flu left in him. Jake has been sick in the past but no matter how bad he got he always played and laughed between the fevers and puking. He seemed to get sick enough on Friday that we started him on Augmentin and we are glad that we did that. All day Saturday Jake was had high fevers and cough that made him puke and was generally miserable. If it didn't involve watching Nemo or drinking apple juice he wasn't interested. It took some serious coaxing to get him to take the medicine because it tastes bad and Jake pretty much likes everything. One cute side to the illness is that every time he coughed and woke himself up at night he would cry out "mommmmmy.....mommmy" This was too much for mandy to handle and even though he would fall back asleep on his own she would go downstaris to give him a drink (or poke me in the side until I did). Today he is at least playing some and seems to be on the mend as you can see from the picture he was more interested in playing with the laundry basket than helping fold the socks. (I can't blame him)

Tis the Season for Napping

Winter seems to have arrived here in Atlanta. Tonight we are supposed to see our first true freeze ith the possibility of snow and the days have been pretty cold (by our measure) recently. So far jake has not seen snow but if he doesn't see any by Christmas we may have to go up to Mount Hood for a day trip when we come to Portland. Jake at first would have nothing to do with gloves and hat but now wears them all the time when going out. Kili and Hobbes are taking every opportunity to get warm whenever we are around as you can see below. Even Jake couldn't resist sleeping on the couch with Mandy. We decorated the living room and tree today. So strange since this is our first Christmas on the mainland in 6 years.

Thanksgiving in Iowa

Here are some pictures of Jake helping TomTom with the flag pole, Jake helping Aunt Barb and Ava clean vegetables, and Jake giving Scooter a hug under the blanket. It was pretty cold and Jake learned to love his new coat, hat, and mittens:





We had a really nice time at Aunt Barb and Uncle Marv's house for Thanksgiving. We were able to see Great Grandma Sue and Great Grandpa Gary AND Great Grandma Weezie. Grammy Kris, TomTom, and Aunt Heather were there, too. We saw Adam, Kelly, Jacob, Luke, Katie, and Ava as well as Uncle Dan and Aunt Renita. It was a great, restful weekend. Here is a video of some Wii play:

Happy Birthday Jake

Jake had his birthday party today. We had a few firends and their kids over for dinner cake and presents. Thank you to all who have sent things for Jake, even the ones that make loud noises. Jake learned to open presents and blow out his candles as you can see. mandy took him for his 2 year appointment yesterday and he was 36 inches tall and 33.5 pounds (yes he has a lost weight from the week long gastroenteritis) I think this is the first time his height in inches exceeds his weight in pounds since he was a few months old.

The Nanny search is on...

Scott and I are finally at the end of our daycare rope. Jake has been sort of sick for the last 5-6 days and they've rejected him twice. Well, rejected is a strong word, I know, but still he is not wanted when he is sick. Understandable, yes. We're using Sittercity.com and we've found some good candidates, but the interview process is just beginning. We have a few friends who have Nannies and they've had good experiences so we're hoping for the same and not some scary person. If anyone knows of a Nanny in Georgia or wants to move to Georgia to become a Nanny, please let us know!

Happy Halloween

Courtesy of Grammie Cuda we had a new costume for Jake this year. Unfortunately the pumpkin was too small and Jake wasn't willing to squeeze into it. With some convincing we were able to get him to wear the superman costume. It took some more convincing to get him to go and knock on a random door and ask for candy but after he found out how simple it was to get free candy for mommy he was readlly excited. I even let him have a few pieces of chocolate.