Jacobs Updating

Well back to the doctor we went.... Jacobs cough is still hanging on.. We are told this is normal. But the did give him predisone just to assist in his recovery from bronchitis.

I feel like I have not done a updated on Jacob for ever so Here I go.....

Jacob is now 28 months old.... now weighing in at 24lbs.

He is very smart picking up new habits, words and things every day.

He loves playing , singing, dancing and just being silly.

He loves arts & activities. He enjoys painting, coloring ( with color pencils, washable markers, or crayons). He loves coloring books but never in the lines yet...still young for that. He likes painting & enjoys trying to add to mine. (he must not care for Barney much .... I painted my so called Barney and gave him a bloody nose with a big glob of red paint)

Trains... what can I say~ my life, my house and every where else is filled with trains... Jacob Loves trains. He even enjoys watching EXTREME TRAINS on the history channel. He has train table, alot of trains, toddler bed with Thomas train and I made him a fleece Thomas blanket for Christmas. Pj's, shirts, etc...you name it he probably has it. Thomas is our LIFE~ We live, eat and breathe it~ We are actually taken him to see Thomas Live with circus & to ride Thomas at the real railroad. Can not wait to see how he reacts to it all.

Jacobs says his ABC's from A- I with a little assistance. Because instead of F he says S. We're working on it. Can point out the # 1, 2, 6 & 9 . And will only count 1-2 but when by himself or when he thinks no one is paying attention I hear him say more that just those 2.

Colors.... favorites blue, white, yellow, pink & He can say them. But he can point out black, red , green, purple & orange but just does not say them yet.

He is talking some much and comes up with new words every day......moo moo cow, fish, speed ( which is what he calls lighting Mc queen from the movie cars), mee ma ( gram ma), Mee mee is ( aunt mary), apple jacks, cookie, Shadow, sun out, moon, ashley, sam, Joe joe, Yes, happy, and my favorite love you, Tubby ( he calls Simon this & came up with it own his own), Bubble bath, night night, pizza hut ( which I guess he got from TV cause we never go to pizza hut), you alright, or I alright Momma. No matter what he says I love it~

He is very good with his manners & we have gotten several comment on how good he is with them. Thank you, please and excuse me..... He even says excuse me for other people.

He also says sorry... some times for no reason....

He loves to Jump / climb and scare the crap out of me. He does somersaults off the couch.

Is it weird to take him to a gymnastic class.... This is a real question? whats your thoughts... he just loves to play, tumble, roll, hang like a monkey on things....do head stands....

When it comes down to it... Hes the best and I could not be any happier... He is truly the best little guy in the whole wide world...

And mommy loves him more than anything

A Little Bit of Fun

Jump Smart Toddler Trampoline- BY Kid active

My friends son got one of these for christmas from a grandparent & loved it. We happen to be at their house one day and Jacob love it. Well it just so happened at our local goodwill store they had one for sale brand new in the box never opened. Some one had UPS it for christmas to some one and maybe the parents disagreed with it, or did not have enough room, or just hate putting things together. Anyway their loss was our gain... usually 49.99 we got it for 19.99.

Now we did have some concerns about safety. But it only is about a foot and a half of the ground. And we placed it in a well carpeted area. Also you could place pillows or a gym mat or something down to. Place it in center of a room away from everything. The hardest part was putting it together. You have to lace the netting to the frame. Took 2- 3 of us to do it. one to hold, one to pull & the other to lace.

Anyway Jacob loves it.... and so does his cousins and his little buddies. We actually have to say ok Jacob its Ashleys turn, then ok Ashley its Sams turn. This has helpedus with the winter blues are little guy is experiencing since we have been hammered with snow. He loves to Jump and learn from it. Above is a picture of him taking a break from jumping. He also loves to lay on it with his blanket & watch Diego & Dora.

This is sold on line at Target.com

also if you type the name of it in the yahoo search area it pulls other places who sell it

Heres a little info:

Bilingual TrampolineLimited Supply! This brightly colored fun kids trampoline is not just a bouncy good time. It's a learning tool also. This JumpSmart toddler trampoline features a five in one multi game sound system that makes learning fun...counting...music...rhythm, special effect sounds, recognition and memoryThe JumpSmart trampoline by Spin Master, Kid-Riffic and Kid Active requires 3 "AA" batteries (not included).

Jumping Mat Measures 27" x 29"
Measures 42"x36" and holds up to 80 pounds.

Bronchitis again

So today I wake up clean the house completely with bleach..... I did not want to cause I felt like Crap~ But the last 3 months we all have had colds. Not that I never clean... I do. I am a neat freak. But I think it needed DEGERMED.... With Germ killing powers. Tonight after dinner I just could not take any more. I was really having issues breathing if I did I was coughing. Wheezing.... it was horrible. So my father took me to the urgent care and Michael stayed home with Jacob cause he to has bronchitis...... Well that is what they dx me with to. I am to use Jacob Nebulizer with adult abutorol. Well of course all the pharmacy's are closed around here at 9:30. So I came home and did Jacobs treatment with 1 of his albuts. I felt horrible using one of his but I needed it... and he seems to be doing much better. And I do not think he will end up using all of his. Can you tell I feel guilty. Anyway.... I just wanted to let you all know... and I will blog later tomorrow. I have a great toy that I got Jacob you may all like.

till then good night

Done with Winter.....I Wish

Again we wake up to see unwanted snow on the grounds, covering the drive way, the deck and everything else in its path. Don't get me wrong snow is beautiful but we have had enough. My little man is so bored with being in the house and with the cold temp's you really can not have him out side. I have never really been a winter out doors girl myself. I was always the little girl watching the other kids from our huge living room window growing up cause I was sick with a cold. And every time I had a cold it moved to my chest when I was little. So I do not blame my mom for letting me go out.
Well here they said it would be flurries and its looks like we have accumilated 2inches. Plus the wind... Last night I ran to the store for basic necessities....milk, eggs, bread...etc and it was lighting. And now snow... Just odd~

Spring is around the corner... I know it. But try telling your 2 year old that. I plan on spending every minute that I am not working out side with my boy. At the park, fishing, Swimming and walking ( I need to lose some weight & get healthy again)

This winter has been the worst for us... Today Jacob is going to the doctor he has our cold and is running a temp. He had the chills last night the high fever, then coughing and yellow goo pouring from the nose... Lovely image ..... sorry.
I guess all we can ask for is for god & mother nature to move winter along QUICK....
Well break time is over back to work

At the End of My Rope

I am sure you already know what this post is about.

I am going crazy!!! Call it terrible 2's or what ever you want....my little man is testing me to the end of my rope the last 4 weeks. Climbing on things, jumping off things, somersaults of the couch, not listening at all, I can say his name a million times and he ignores me. WHY..... WHY I ask....is he being this way? I talk to my friends and they all say... that normal~ I ask how do you get him to stop?

You can't they say. When I was little all my dad had to do is raise his voice and we listened.

I do and Jacob laughs at me. And I have to admit cause I want to laugh to.....

All I want him to do is listen to me..... instead of saying please pick up the blocks.... 20 times. Then picking them up myself. Sitting him in the corner or time out does not work he does not stay. Taking toys or taking away TV time nothing works ...I tell you~

Give me your tricks or tips... or are my friends right.... just deal with it.

I want him to grow up with respect & to be a good boy.

PIctures

Ok some more pictures since we have missed so many months...

Birthday party.... thomas theme... we live, eat & breathe Thomas

We are going to see Thomas Live & to ride Thomas in Stratsburg PA

Halloween.... Move over Bob the Builder theres a New BOB in town

Merry Christmas and a visit with HO HO as Jacobs calls him

Jacob with His uncle Steve ( my brother) He loves Uncle Steve

Sick Again!!!

I'm telling you this is the worst winter ever for the Glass family. So now I got Michael's cold. I am so stuffed up I can not breathe... I mean it! Not one nostril has air flow. So last night I slept with my mouth open and woke a million times with a sore throat. If that was not enough we had very high winds last night. It sounded like my house was going to be blown away. So I was up and down with that. Our electric went out at some point in the night cause the night light was out and the alarm clock. Loads of fun last night~

So this morning I got up starting working. I had Michael drop Jacobs at Mom's house so that he is not in our sickly house. I ended up working till 12:30 and had got a clm for like 260,000.00 dollars and that is something you do not want to mess up..... So I sat back with my stuffiness and my throbbing head ache and said I can not do this... I can not look at the screen anymore its killing my eyes. And I was starting to feel worse... so I called it a day. I called my boss left voice mail & emailed her. Of course I will be charged 1/2 occurrence but I just could not do it. Which upsets me.... I work from home ...so I always stick to the policy unless I am deathly ill..throwing up, on the run if you know what I mean, or can not pry my self out of bed I need to work.

Well Jacob is staying at Me ma's & Pappys..... as he calls them.

Well I am going back to bed

Pictures

Heres some updated pic's.

Pappy & Jacob painting

Ash & Sam gingerbread house

Jacob & Simon

Chief Jacob

what Thomas Train do I buy next?

Its been a long time. I have not wrote in my blog or read my favorite blogs. And I have missed it very much. We have had some very crazy months. I am sure you are all aware we have moved into our new home. And we love it! The house really feels like home not that our old house did not. Just its where we have wanted to live for long time.

Since we have moved we all have been having a heck of a time with colds or other ailments. I had bronchitis, then the flu, then a severe sinus infection ( in which now I need to get surgery since they did a cat scan and said I have poor drainage) and the MOST SEVERE tooth ache I have ever had in my 28 years of life. The roof of my mouth swelled ... I had to got an oral surgeon. Then finally after the infection went away a root canal.....I was never so happy to see my dentist. I wanted it to go away...now!
Our little guy had to get his 2 front teeth pulled & the one beside those 2 capped. The doctor believes its from his mom having been taking a antibiotic or maybe see did not get the vitamins and appropriate nutrition. Also I am sure the bottle addiction did not help... the baby bottle that is. But truthfully I do not care why it had to be done.... it was the worst~ to see them give him a shot & him stare up at me with his eyes rolling back saying MOMMY...MOMMY~ it broke my heart I would have dealt with my tooth ache and all for a month for him not to be put through that. They took him back and I just made it to the hall and busted into tears. About 1 hour later they brought him out... by the time we got home he was already saying I want some... that means FEED ME..... try telling a 2 year old NO... you can not have food for and hour...
Michael to has had his fair share of colds. And really his battle has been the snow & driving 45mins to work & back. But hes a trooper.

SNOW... what can I say we have had a crap load of snow.... enough to last me a life time. Beautiful but the temp's have been very low. Making it impossible to do or go anywhere. Finally the other day we got a semi nice day in the lows 50's which was nice but it also melted the snow that hid all the doggy Poo.... I picked up a half of a white kitchen bag full of it.... I love my dog but seeing that makes me think.... WHY did I want a dog. Yuck! But I LOVE my pooch.
He was my first baby you know.

Work has been insane...Little ups lots of downs. New boss for our office changed our production requirements which made it impossible to hit our numbers. I do alot of High dollar claims & have been at my job going on 9 years next Nov. 6th so I get a lot of questions and do reporting & stuff like that. I like my job since I am home. But some times the stress is not to be desired. I love the people I work with. And I get along really well with my supervisor. But the work load can be intense. But as I do say to anyone that is employed ..... isn't the work load always intense. Any way that enough about that~

I have been also working on putting together Jacobs BIG BOY room. Sports theme..... I hung a few things he received from his god mother Gemma. God we miss her so much. I feel sometimes that she is still here watching over Jacob. A guardian angel. Its finally really coming together... I will have to post some pictures.

Also we filled out all the foster to adopt papers & are awaiting clearances. We met on a Wednesday and the following Wednesday got a call about a little boy who was going to be 3 in Feb. Then the pulled the rug out from under us without even telling us. The foster mom decided to stay with the agency. And even with him being up soon for adoption they left him with her. But she is not wanting to adopt. Strange! Anyway we are on the path to hopefully be a mom & dad to another little girl or guy. Keep your fingers crossed...

Time to go..... tired & well I got to save some stuff for another day.

Missed all you guys....

Our New Home....

After living 3 weeks seperate with our families. We are finally in our

house. I am so happy to finally be back to being my Husband. And Jacob to be with his daddy. It was a very hard 4 weeks. Friday I went to the doctor to find out I have bronchitis, then we moved saturday & our moving truck we packed and strapped all our stuff in broke down, Sunday I had the flu.... Projectile vomiting and all that stuff. Horrible!!! I am still fighting the bronchitis bug. So unpacking is slow.

Well I wanted to update with some pic's... they are from when the previous owners owned it...thats not our furniture. We have a lot more crap!

well I got to go my little guy is ready for turkey.

Happy Thanksgiving!

5 DAYS... And counting

Only 5 days till we move into our new house. We are SO ready to start our life in our new home. Our closing is on Thursday. And Friday morning the previous owners moving trucks pull out & I pull in to meet with the cable Internet company for my work computer. ( I work from home...only go to office 2 days out of the month) Not bragging. That's just how important it is for me to be set up come the following Monday.
So since I have been at my moms I have been working like a wild woman 40hrs reg. & OT. I need the money plus a few odd jobs on the side. Cleaning my sister in laws house.... etc.
Today we got our first snow.. everything is covered in snow. Beautiful but COLD. I do not care for cold weather. Jacob & I are getting some major colds. And Michael is in the middle of having his. Things are not to bad a my parents house. Getting use to their heating is hard. They have a oil/ wood burning furnace. And with cost of oil & all my dad has really been sticking to wood. Last night I slept with no blankets... I was roasting! It was like the middle of the hottest summer day. All I needed was a pool & a drink with an umbrella. ( just joking... not much of a drinker)
Well I better go... we still have not got our computer back. So far they have found over 150 virus on it.... crazy I tell you

Sick & Tired

Still living at our parents house.... Its been rough! I greatly appreciate them taking us in but its hard because Jacob is so off schedule. And has no structure to his days.
I thought a perk to living with my family maybe I could sleep in on Saturdays. Yeah right! Either for some odd reason my body tells me its time to get up & I look at the clock its 7:30 or 8am or some little man comes & jumps on me and says MOMMY.... Mommy!! I am up...

So Thursday I developed a cold. So not only am I tire... I am sick! Blowing my poor red nose, watery eyes, and clogged nose. I am going insane. I hate being sick. Wake up 3 times a night can't breath. Sore throat from catching flies since I can't breathe through my nose. Then my little man wants to give me a kiss & he can not. Germs!

Anyway I better go.... Suppose to be visiting my husband. Hes watching the game... Me to but took a break.

Quick Update & HOPE for a Change

Well things are insane right now. Michael & I are living at our parents house. He is at his moms & me at mine. Long story short.... we can not move in for 3 weeks to the new house. He is allergic to cats and his uncle is not fond of the idea of children or animals.... So Jacob, Simon ( the dog) & I are at my moms. Its whats best for Jacob.

But its hard. Going through the emotions of the loss of our niece & being separated. And Michael is going insane with out Jacob and Me. And I to am lost with out him. But we are lucky to being moving into such a beautiful ( our old house was beautiful to) & are thankful.

Leaving our old house was hard .... it was the last place we saw Gemma & my brother in law Gary. And all the adoption memories.... filing papers, bring him home, and watching him grow there.

So how about that ....... We won!! Voting was insane here in PA......
Obama won.
Both candidates were very good men...but in the end Obama just was the better man.
I truthfully do not talk to anyone about politics.... but am very happy that we finally have a chance for a change. I hope we get it!

I think for most Americans he is a symbol of HOPE.

In Memory of ..... Gemma Glass 10/25/2008

This is a blog no family should have to write.
Our 20 year old niece Gemma passed this weekend. I believe I have mentioned somewhat about her health in some of my post. I tried to keep private since she is a private person. Since age 18 she has been fighting ovarian cancer. She had went through chemo & surgery to remove here ovary and was doing very well. But unfortunately this April at one of her check ups she was re diagnosed. She was treated with extreme amounts of chemo but the cancer continued to grow.
After looking for all attempts to find treatment or a cure her body gave out. It was sudden & unexpected. She had just join us in celebrating Jacobs birthday. And she looked beautiful..... She had so much color to her face and was smiling ear to ear. It may have something to do with going to see her boyfriend in Alabamba for the week. Love... what a splendid thing. She returned home and quickly went down hill. And this weekend peacefully went in her sleep.
We are heartbroken that god had chose this as her time. But are comforted to know she is no longer in pain & know her father was there to guide her.

No words can express what a great girl she was. She was shy, funny, intelligent, unique, Beautiful (even with no hair) and meant a lot to everyone around her. Jacob may not get to know her personally but he will be told stories of her & her kindness. She has become a guardian angel to watch over Jacob.

Gemma we will always love you & miss you...... And will keep in our thoughts & our hearts.

Her mother & sister have been through some much with the loss of their husband/ father & now her daughter/ sister. I hope They know we are all here for Them...

Busy!

Time...
Right now I have none!
I am either working, packing, playing, cleaning, launry, More packing, going back n fourth with realtor & seller,our buyer or mortgage company with paper work. Its insane!!!

So some our family membrs have done what I like to call the drive by... to see our new house and really like it. I also have heard that a few frinds/ family do not understand why we eed such a BIG house. Its really no that big... 2200 sq feet. I hate tripping over one another and I like having space..... My house now is 1600 sq feet. So really it not much larger just the rooms are bigger. And our house now is 48 years old and this or new home is 5 years old. Also I have a husband who can not fix anything!!! Nor build the simplest thing from a box...Like my desk... I did it! He held the parts. But his family always called people to fix things. My family never had the money to so we did it or paid a family friend. So its understandable why he does not know anything about the tools. Love you honey!

anyway really I do not care what people think. I love the house and we want to expand our famiy some how and its where we wanted to be.


Can you believe Jacob will be 2 this sunday. Time is flying by...
His birthday theme is Thomas the Train / Bob the Builder
Its exciti ... he will be able to open presents himself this year.

Better go breaks over

I hve to tell you this its funny...
last night mom calledanted to talk to Jacob. He was waching thomas. I handed him the phone and he says I'm busy and handed it back.... I was so funny we had a good laugh