Dear Jacob

My dearest Jacob,

Don't you realize that 5:22am is a little too early to wake up? Don't you know that your baby brother will be here soon and Mama needs all the rest she can get? Mama spends most of the night repositioning her massive body and going back and forth to the potty. Can we make it all the way through the night tonight? Give Mama a break....I mean, you're hardly a newborn anymore. Surely we can make it through the night. I love ya kid, but you've got to start sleeping a little better.

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We have access to the commissary, seeing as Lee is in the Navy, but we rarely shop there. It always seemed to us that a trip to the commissary cost about the same as a trip to Wal-Mart. Since gestational diabetes came along and with it the cost of insulin, needles, testing strips and lancets and not being able to eat those cheap pasta meals, we've had to take a close look at our budget. Hmmm, do we cut out the van payment or the toilet paper? (I use alot of toilet paper these days) So we decided to do a detailed comparison of the prices between Wal-Mart and the commissary. We made a spreadsheet of about 31 items that we commonly buy on a grocery trip and we took a trip to each store and wrote down the prices. Imagine our surprise to find that the commissary was $23 cheaper than Wal-Mart!! Wouldn't you be happy if someone told you that you could get about $20 bucks off your average trip to the grocery store?? I think we were somewhat prejudice against the commissary. You see, if you think Wal-Mart is a madhouse you should take a trip to the commissary. I guess with prices that low, everyone who can shops there. You often see people pulling two carts that are packed full. So, it takes us a while to catch on. Hopefully we can keep buying toilet paper now.

Pictures

Well, since I was so bored this morning, I took some pictures of my little angel. I was trying to convince him to put his clothes on.

Here are his jeans....not on his body yet.

He did eventually give in and let me put his clothes on. But I think he is cuter with them off.

Question

This morning I asked my husband, "Why are you always messing up and I'm always cleaning up?" This was his reply: "If I didn't mess up you would get bored." Then he gave me a kiss and went to work.

Maybe it's true.

Not Today

We went to the zoo today. It was perfect....around 80 degrees and deserted. But on the way to the zoo, Jacob finished the cookies that he was holding in his hand. Then he said, "I want more cookies." This may not sound earth-shattering to anyone but me..so let me explain. Jacob doesn't say the word "cookie". Cookies are called "Coo-Coo's". Yes, I knew that one day he would begin to pronounce words correctly..."Coo-Coo's" would become "cookies", "Neighs" would be "horses", "totty train" would be "thomas the train", and so forth. But I just wasn't expecting it today. With his 3rd birthday right around the corner, I feel like he's getting ready to move out!! Of course, he might want to wait until we get the whole potty training thing under control :) My point is, where does the time go?? It seems that just the other day he couldn't talk at all. Does he have to turn 3?? Can't we do 2 again??

Dog

Our neighbors have a small dog, that I'm assuming is full grown, since they've had it for months and it's about the same size. Today, the dog discovered that he can fit through the privacy fence between our patios. This was a dream come true for Jacob. I would put the dog back in their yard and he would immediately come back through the fence. At some point during the day he returned home, but I see that he has returned this evening. Jacob is crying and crying to go outside and play with the dog. I guess the dog had fun with him earlier since he has come back.

One of the perks of NOT having a dog, is not having to worry about stepping in dog poo when you're outside. I enjoy not having to ever think about this. Now, I have to think about this. Something must be done.

Cloth Diapers

Well, today was just beautiful!!! It was in the 80's and partly cloudy. Jacob was VERY excited that his big pregnant Mommy took him outside today!! I'm surprised he isn't as white as a ghost :)

Since it was so beautiful I decided to do the pre-washing of my cloth diapers. Step 1 : Success!! But this isn't the challenging part, huh?

Lucky for me, my Dad is the handiest guy in the world, and figured out how to hang me a clothesline without breaking any of the community's guidelines!!

Also lucky for me, the diapers dried very quickly. In fact, the shells were practically dry right out of the washer. They are the only part of the diaper that is absolutely line dry. Apparently the inserts can be put in the dryer, but it didn't really take that long for them to line dry. Since these diapers have to last for several years, I'm going to line dry as much as possible just to be on the safe side!

Again, lucky for me, I had a great helper. He walked over and touched the diapers every once in a while to see if they were dry yet. I asked him if he wanted to wear one and he said, "No."