Random

This post is a bunch of random updates that may or may not correlate to one another.

Jaden had his first experience with the stomach flu about a week ago. For about 5 days he would vomit or have other digestive issues that made his spunky smile disappear. We were able to get him to keep some liquids down and a little food so he was never in any dehydration danger but it was sad to have him so sad for so long. He has fully recovered now and in turn is eating everything he possibly can. Jaden is either making up for his 5 days of little food or he is growing; just yesterday he had a pancake, banana, popcorn, Nutrigrain bar, peas, carrots, cheese, crackers, grapes, fruit roll up, 2 cups of whole milk, and a hot dog. Some of those items were repeated a few times throughout the day.

Tucker's (our dog) behavior recently had become increasingly awful, this pushed us to finally get him some obedience training. His biggest issues are around proper socialization with other dogs so we decided a class setting would probably not be the best learning atmosphere and instead had a private 1 on 1 session at our house. The lady gave us some great tips to help him relearn how to properly socialize with other dogs (especially on walks) and to not pull on the leash while out for a walk or run. Jacob has been working very diligently with Tucker and we are seeing improvement, this is very encouraging. Tucker is also working on coming when called, this has NEVER been a strong point for him, especially when he escapes from the house or yard.

We have had some wonderful spring weather allowing us a little time to clean up the yard. No major progress has been made yet but a little weeding and Jacob did cut down a bush that we no longer liked. Our backyard has become a disaster zone through out this past winter and my mind is already thinking of ideas to do a total overhaul with it. Should be fun :).

The Chicago Cubs are coming to Seattle this year to play the Mariners and we bought tickets for 2 of the 3 games!!!! My parents are joining us for a the trip to Seattle to enjoy these games and the city. I can't wait and neither can Jacob or Jaden (this will be his first Cubs game).

I continue to sand and paint the window/door trim in our kitchen and dining area (don't worry I wear a mask). This project has been looming over me all winter and now that spring is here I am finally getting to it. Once the trim is complete we can paint the walls and Jacob will install the new baseboard. From there we will see if I can get to the living area or not, that maybe come a project for next winter.

That's our life for now. Maybe something more exciting will occur in the next few weeks and that post will include pictures.

Welcome March

Our March has started out with lots of sunshine and many trips to the park to take advantage of this unexpected delight.

Jaden is now 21 1/2 months old and starting to say many words. A few of his favorites are door, bear, mama, dada, cat, cow, ball, and bat. He loves to dig in the dirt, help mom and dad with what ever chore we are tackling, chase Tucker and Bailey around, and read books. He continues to grow and bring great joy to our lives.

Our dishwasher began not functioning very well about 1 month ago. Despite having to spend the money we were excited to make this purchase because we have not liked our dishwasher much since we bought our house. But we had waited it out until it began failing to the point where the dishes on the top rack would come out as dirty as they went in. Now the stove is the only appliance left to replace but we are hoping it will not give out on us for a couple more years.

Baby #2 and I continue to do well. We are now 16 weeks along and my stomach has already begun to grow, maybe sometime I will take a picture if people are interested. On April 1st is when our 20 week ultrasound is scheduled, I can't wait. We have decided to not find out the gender of the baby. I am feeling less anxious about knowing the gender than when I was pregnant with Jaden and have enjoyed looking at names for both boys and girls. It will be great anticipation for delivery day.