no

bob loves to ask Jack all sorts of questions.. like do you want to take a nap now? or do you want to stay here at home while mommy and me go out and have fun? or do you want to have a cookie? mostly jack answers with the cutest little "no" and then he shakes his head.. it is cute.. But Bob loves to hear that little voice talk back..
there will be a time in the near future where we will say "be quiet", enough talking.. but now we are thrilled to hear the little words that come out of his mouth.
He has been super cute giving me tons and tons of kisses.. I just have to tell him to be gentle.. he really presses hard when he kisses sometimes and sometimes right on the mouth.. it makes me laugh, but it is a little inappropriate.
I need to say no no no a little too hard. Be gentle with mama.. He is so rough , he doesn't know his own strength. I don't think he means to hurt.. but he is so boy. Throws himself down on things.. runs into things . loves to wrestle around. I need to have another boy I think so they can run around and get that boy energy out together..

new words

Jack has a new word that he calls out a lot.. so apparently this word means a lot of different things.. it is
a-deb-a .. he says it over and over and over.. until he can get what he wants.. he is talking in sentences .. his very own Jack sentences.. mixed with a-deb-a in them and words I can't even begin to write ..

I've got the yuckies

so I wasn't sick at all with jack.. I escaped with a really easy pregnancy.. yipee for me.. but not yippee for me now.. I've got a touch of morning sickness. I have good days and bad days..
last Friday I woke up feeling really sick.. went to the park with some friends and threw up at the park and from there the day got so much worse.. I just want to say , I don't know how Karli did it for all those weeks.. I was so miserable, grumpy and mad at the world.. I couldn't handle it if I had that everyday.. so thankful that I am better and no more eating sasage from the freezer that is really old.. sorry if anyone suffered from my sasage lasagna.. I promise I will not do that again.

ugh!

today was not a day to brag about.. but I need to get out my frustrations..
so I met a friend for coffee down on Hawthorne this afternoon and when I went back to my car , it was gone.. vanished.. I waiting around the curb, thinking I am losing my mind? I walked around the block and thought maybe I had just lost it.. but no, it was gone.. I had parked a little close to the houses driveway and I thought they probably had me towed.. so I knocked on their door and they said they didn't see my car and that they didn't know what happened.. so I called the police and they have record of towing and said no it wasn't towed.. bummer, stolen? in broad daylight? the police came out to talk to me and I filed a report .. for a little while I was walking around feeling lost without my car and helpless to know what to do?
and upset at whoever took my car...ugh!! A half an hour later, the police come back to tell me, oh we just got it listed, it was towed.. and told me where it was.. Bob was so good to me, as I called him and was keeping him updated of the situation. he didn't repremand me or get mad.. took it all in.. the $170 later, ($130 for getting it out of towing, and the $40 ticket I got) BIG whoopsie for Amers today.. I feel humbled and a little embarrassed.. But a really expensive lesson to not park blocking someones driveway..
and those people who told me they knew nothing of the car that was blocking their driveway.. I'm sure was lying to me.. ohhh ugh again!

pregnant!

I have told a lot of people .. But officially now.. We are pregnant and due May 5th.. Yeah for us.. and AHHHH for us!! how in the world do people have more than one. ? Tell me please.....

just stuff

I was walking with a friend today, and she was asking about having a baby. How hard it was? What was the hardest part about pregnancy? hardest part of having a baby? and I was answering them, and thinking to myself , why do so many people go through this? It is so tough and requires all of you, and really not a lot in return, as far as I can see now..
then she asked , so would you recommend that I have a baby?
I had to think for a while , because I am in the middle of the crazy years but then it made sense . yes , yes you should have one, and go through the sleepless nights and the screaming fits and the giving up of yourself.. because you get to see this little one experience life new.. you get to live life again through his eyes. the craziness of the early years will only last 3-4 years , then they will start to grow up and be independent, and you get to have this relationship with someone that you wouldn't have with anyone else.. you get to be an influence on their life in a great way.. and I said I would regret so much if I woke up in my 60's and looked back on my life (never having kids) knowing I missed out on something so big and so meaningful..
It's nice to have friends ask you those questions, because I needed to see the big picture today.. thank you.. and I hope you have a sweet little one someday.

nice people

it is so good to have people in your life that totally bless you right when you need it.. I had an aweful day on Friday , Jack was teething and I didn't know it until the afternoon, he was not happy, screaming , biting, head butting.. and the last straw was when he wacked me a good one right in the eye, I lost it, I started having a breakdown , couldn't handle it anymore!!
then my neighbor called , said she was on her way home and was going to Target and asked if I wanted to come.. so perfect ! I later thanked her for saving my day !! it was such perfect timing, I seriously doubt I would have made it that day sane if it wasn't for her.
Friday Bob met with Betsy (a girl from our church) and she just happened to make extra of lasagna and salad, and gave it to Bob .. an amazing lasagna by the way, I need to get the recipe.. wow.. a nice meal all made .. perfect ...
Saturday I met some of my college friends to hang and just being able to talk to them and tell them some frustrations, I feel like I can totally be myself and complain and vent without holding back .. It just felt good, and it felt good to hear some encouragement from them.. thank you
Then after church, my sweet sister offers to take Jack home for his nap and let me stay , so I could relax and hang with people after church.. perfect!
and today, my favorite husband told me to go have a break, so I left at 10 this morning spent some time at a coffee shop alone (yippeee) , and then had lunch with a really dear friend , and it was so good to catch up and hear what is going on with her.. i seriously love this girl, and she is an encouragment just being who she is..
so thank you to the amazing people in my life who love me and are there for me...I need you and am glad your in my life

Amy n jack

Amy n jack
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Grandpa reading with Jack

Grandpa reading with Jack
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getting muddy in Sunriver

getting muddy in Sunriver
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walking with his Grandma

walking with his Grandma
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his friend Kailey

his friend Kailey
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looking for trucks or Jen jen

looking for trucks or Jen jen
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Playing in my turtle pool

Playing in my turtle pool
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Cooling off

Cooling off
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predictable life

That is what I have.. Jack did it to us. Being married did it to us. It is not at all bad. I like it.. wake up between 6:00 and 7:00 Whenever Jack wakes. feed him breakfast , I have breakfast. play with Jack. Jack, Clem and Bob go for their morning walk together. then we kiss and wave bye bye to Daddy. get Jack and I ready. go to park or do some errands. Take Jack home for his nap. I read during his nap. After he wakes, we either play outside with our neighbors or something similiar. Dad gets home, and we are all excited. Eat dinner . Get Jack ready for Bed, after we put him down, Bob and I watch one of our TV episodes off DVD.. it's great. I am blessed to have a house and to be able to stay home with Jack. What a life.