Week 39 - My Top Ten! (So Far)

Week 39 - My Top Ten! (So Far)

(5/11/08 - 5/17/08)

Since this week had Mothers Day (my very first) and mine and Paul's 7th Anniversary, I have decided to write down my top ten list of why I love being a mom! Of course there are more then ten things, but it doesn't sound as exciting to say that I have a list of 1,500 things!

10) Realizing that I just missed all of my favorite shows because I was too busy playing with blocks and watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (and I was able to sing along to the theme song!) and not caring!

9) Being able to talk about pee and poo and it seems perfectly normal and will provoke other parents to chime in about their childs bathroom habits too! (You know you have done it!)

8) Knowing that every day Jake will surprise me with doing something new and exciting!

7) Having strangers tell me how cute Jake is, and trying to act humble even though inside I am like HELL YES HE IS CUTE!!!

6) Seeing how exciting bathtime is for him, even though it can sometimes be miserable and wet for me!

7) Dressing him up in "big boy" clothes and giggling about how cute he looks!

6) Having someone to talk to even if he doesn't understand anything I am saying!

5) Being excited to get up everyday, cause I get to spend it with Jake!

4) Having Jake fall asleep in my arms and instead of taking him upstairs to bed, enjoying the moment for a few extra minutes!

3) Seeing Jake and his father playing and having fun! He loves his Daddy! (So do I!)

2)Knowing that everyday no matter what type of day I am having when I go to get Jake up from his nap he ALWAYS has a smile on his face and is happy to see me!

1) Knowing that even though it took Paul and I 6 years to have Jake, that the BEST THINGS are worth the wait!!

Week 38 - Now THAT'S a milestone!!

Week 38 - Now THAT'S a milestone!

(5/4/08 - 5/10/08)

This week was a very special week, Jake's Great-Grandparents celebrated their 60th Wedding Anniversary on May 8th. They were married waaaaayyyyyyy back in 1948! This is a true milestone that I hope Jake will be able to celebrate in his life as well as Paul and I. But since Paul and I are only celebrating our 7th anniversary on the 12th we have a lot of years to go before we will hit that particular milestone!

Jake and I went to see his great-grandparents on Thursday to take them out to lunch for their anniversary. We had a great time and Jake showed off his many new talents for them. A few more milestones for Jacob were also accomplished this week as well. He is a master of picking up cheerios and feeding himself. That darn "pincer grasp" has been giving him a fit these past couple of weeks but he finally got the hang of it and is a "pincer grasp master"! He has also started to mimic people which is a huge milestone. He likes to copy you when you shake your head in a "no" fashion. It is the most adorable thing. He isn't waving yet, but hey! I am more than happy with what he has accomplished and am so proud of him!

My mother, her fiance, and Paul and I got my grandparents this really awesome gift for their anniversary. It was a gift basket that had many many 1948 memorabilia items in it. When Jake and I were there on Thursday we went through the gift basket with them and they talked about different things that they remembered and how things are different (and waaaaayyyy more expensive) now than how they were back then. Of course the one thing that was on my mind was......How much was gas??? Well there was this book that came with the gift basket that had all of the answers to all of those questions. Here are a few things that I found particularly interesting:

In 1948:
New House: $7,700.00
Income: $2,936.00
New Car: $1,230.00
Movie Ticket: $0.60
Gasoline: $0.16 /gallon (Yes, you are reading that correctly!)
Postage Stamp: $0.03