First it was Dada, then Mama, then nigh-nigh. Then a bit of a dry spell. Then came the first Jake invented word: na. Or more accurately, NA! This seemed to mean “more” or “food,” so I started substituting “more”? Now every meal is punctuated by MO(RE) between bites. Soft R. …
I’ve been rubbing something called “Calming Creme” on Jacob for almost 13 months. I don’t think it’s working.
So after I was contemplating chicken fried steak, I still had this nagging feeling… “I remember two things on the school lunch menu that I never understood. Chicken friend steak and something else. Some other steak thing…” It bothered me all night, UNTIL, I remembered the other weird steak offering:…
Last night I was reminded of something that has been bothering me since at least second grade: Chicken fried steak. Is it chicken? Is it steak? No matter how many times people try to explain it to me, I just can’t get it. I don’t think I ever will. I…
Almost every evening, Teacher Noemi, Teacher Linda W., and especially Teacher Linda C., like to tell tales on Jakey. To give them credit, they tell all of these tales like little giggly school girls. He SO has them wrapped around his little finger… First it was bagels. “Jakey tried to…
Sometimes I think about what the world would be like if adults acted like toddlers… at least my toddler. Yeah, yeah Ladies. I know you know lots of men that act like babies. But what if they really acted like real babies?: They would stand up in bed and yell…
Well, it looks like no one fell for my April Fool’s Joke… Darn it! J.I.G.2B.A.B.B stood for Jakey Is Going 2 Be A Big Brother. Good Guess Aunt Sara 
And no, he’s not going to be a big brother. I’ve never been any good at pulling April Fool’s jokes……
Today I got the saddest e-mail. It was titled: “Chef Dane’s is closing in April” I may never recover. Seriously.
A very wise knitting friend of mine once said, “The first time it happens is when you see it.” How nerdy is it to refer to my knitting friends?! So according to this little bit of wisdom, JJ never took any steps at school last week and his daddy has…
Yesterday we finally found something Jacob wouldn’t eat… the white part of a hardboiled egg. It received furrowed eyebrows and then popped right back out. I tried several more times and was met with a tongue roadblock. However, not more than three hours later I saw him with a mustard…