Brothers!

Jacob showing his love for his brother!! Jacob did that all on his own..how cute is that?

Nativity

We were able to get some beautiful pictures of the boys at our church the day after Christmas! While neither of our boys could ever come close to the baby Jesus....I thought the pictures were quite angelic! Although I'm not sure Jacob and the word angelic can be used in the same sentence?! ;-) On that note....I cut my finger this weekend and had a band aid on it which Jacob was quite fascinated with. So, I proceeded to tell him that it was an ouchie. He decided that it needed a kiss, so every time he saw my bandaged finger, he would say ouchie and kiss it. While Jacob is full of energy and life...he has a very tender heart, especially with his mommy!

Christmas

Here are some pictures from Christmas morning! We had so much fun opening presents with Jacob....although he still didn't understand what was going on, but who could deny new toys! ;-)

Jacob's big presents were a new tricycle from Santa, his own set of cleaning utensils for when he tries to "help" mommy clean, matchbox cars and construction trucks, Elmo from Granny P, Cookie cutters from Nana and Papa, Helicopter and MD Kit from Grandma and Grandpa Sadowski, Elmo phone from mommy and daddy, wooden tractor and bath toys from Uncle Matt and Aunt Sarah...and a few other things as well. Caleb got a few new things as well including clothes from Grandma and Grandpa Sadowski, toys from Granny P and a crib aquarium that makes noise and has lights from mommy and daddy! Whew!!!

Mommy and Jacob opening presents

Mommy and Caleb

Jacob on Christmas morning after church!

Jacob's New Bike!!

Daddy and Jacob

Caleb and his stocking stuffers!

Caleb and his new bear from Santa!

SANTA!!!!!

Jacob, Caleb and Santa

Caleb and Santa

Jacob and Santa.....this Santa guy isn't too bad after all!

I would like an Elmo for Christmas!

I took the boys to see Santa this morning and it went much better than expected! I had taken them on Thursday and Jacob refused to even go near Santa without clinging onto me for dear life. Today....much different story. He decided that Santa was his friend and was giving him high fives, hugs and asking Santa for Elmo for Christmas. I will admit, I kind of prompted him for that since he has no idea what he "wants for Christmas".

I weighed Caleb on Tuesday and he was up to 10 pounds, 10 ounces. He is growing up so fast already! Jacob, Caleb and I survived our first week on our own. It was so great having family here and all of the meals that our friends brought for us! We are truly blessed and appreciate everyone's generosity!

Caleb's First Smile....I am now 1 month old!

My two little fireman! Jacob loves to hold Caleb.

Pics of Jacob and Caleb

Caleb...my little Christmas blessing!

Jacob loves to stack his blocks!!!!

Caleb sleeping peacefully!

Caleb's Baptism

This is a family picture of the four of us after Caleb's Baptism. He did wonderful through the ceremony and we were so happy to have my parents, Uncle Travis and the godparents, Brian's brother Paul and his wife Heather!
This is Caleb being baptized with the water by Fr. Brian at St. Luke's Church in Temple!
Caleb being annointed with the Sacred Chrism.
Caleb being annointed with the oil of Catechumins.
Paul and Heather Sadowski - Godparents to Caleb.

Uncle Travis, Jessica, Brian, Nana, Jacob, Caleb and Papa
After the baptism with Fr. Brian Eilers!
Caleb was baptized on 11/30/08!

Update on Baby Sadowski - C-Section Scheduled!!!!

I had my first internal exam with the physician today and everything looks great! The baby is growing well and I'm measuring right where I'm supposed to be. I'm a fingertip dilated, but I think he just told me that to make me feel better. The baby is head down, but pretty high. When he pushed on the baby's head, it just floated up into my abdomen. My weight gain has been similar to Jacob, right now only 21 pounds, so we'll see how quickly it comes off this time. I was spoiled last time as I was out of my maternity clothes within 2 weeks...if only I could be so lucky this time around!

We have scheduled the C-Section for November 18, 2008! This baby has until then and it will receive its official eviction notice! Of course, I'm still hoping that I might actually go into labor on my own this time, but not holding my breath! It is hard to believe in exactly 4 weeks, I will be holding my second child in my arms! ;-) We are anxious to find out if God has blessed us with a boy or girl! Either way, we will be excited, but we're both rooting for another boy....mostly because it is what is familiar and so that Jacob has a brother, especially since they are so close in age! We feel so blessed to have a healthy child developing normally and thank God every day for this little miracle. It is something that neither of us ever take for granted! The movements have become less gentle and feel as though they are urgent attempts to escape through my belly button. I wouldn't trade that for anything in the world!

Please and Thank You!!!!

My big accomplishment for the last couple of weeks has been starting to teach Jacob his manners. For months, he has been signing "Please" whenever he wanted something. A couple months ago he added the word along with the sign and does it pretty consistently when he wants something. So the next challenge was getting him to say "Thank You". This week he has started saying "Thank You" without me having to ask him to say it. It is so refreshing to hear him ask please and then say thank you afterwards. I'm not sure he understands yet, but he will at some point! Until then, he sounds polite! ;-)

We went to a pumpkin patch at a local church today and looked at pumpkins. Jacob even picked one out, pointed to it and said "mommy". When I asked him if he picked out that pumpkin for me, he promptly answered "yes"!!!! Ohhhh, that melts my heart! Daddy is working a trauma shift today at the hospital, so hopefully we can go back tomorrow and pick a couple out as a family!

Our little boy is 18 months old!

It is so hard to believe that Jacob just turned 18 months! WOW....where has the time gone?!?! He is weighing in at exactly 22 pounds and 31.5 inches tall. He continues to hang in at the 10th percentile for his age....but Brian and I aren't exactly large people, so why should he be?

Even more startling is that in about a month he will be a BIG Brother! Jacob has grown up so much in the last 3 or 4 months. His vocabulary has expanded from his first word starting at 14 1/2 months to over 100 words...I have lost count. Everyday he has a new word. He reminds us to say our prayers when we sit down to eat by saying..Amen. He chatters all the time! Gee I wonder where he got that from? His new expression this week is "Whoa". He knows a lot of his animals and many different types of trucks like cement mixers, bulldozers, fuel trucks, buses, tractors, garbage trucks, etc. He points everything out as we drive and gives me a full account of everything he sees!

The first picture was taken the other day. I put my baby doll in the baby's room to get him used to seeing a baby and he decided that he needed to rock her, kiss her and hug her. Last weekend, we all went to the pumpkin patch and Jacob absolutely LOVED the hay rack ride with the tractor! The last picture is displaying my large belly that also serves as a shelf for Jacob...I don't even have to hold on to him! He points to my belly and says "Baby" but he has no idea how much that little baby is going to rock his world.

Jacob and Alayna

I wanted to post a picture of the little girl I have been watching for the last 8 months. Alayna will be 9 months next week and she and Jacob are finally starting to play together, well parallel at least! Jacob has a hard time sharing his toys sometimes and Alayna just doesn't understand why!?!? ;-) I watch Alayna on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings and it has been wonderful practice for getting ready for 2 kids! 2 kids will seem like a piece of cake when I have the three of them to take care of! Alayna has been a lot of fun and I have enjoyed watching her little personality develop. She and Jacob can make each other laugh in a way that I cannot! She is crawling all over the place and trying desperately to pull up! She and Jacob love our morning wagon walks! Although they are 9 months apart, they wear the same size diapers and almost the same size clothes....makes Jacob look like a little runt! ;-)

Baby Sadowski's Nursery

The baby's nursery is now complete! We have assembled all of the furniture and are anxiously awaiting the arrival of this baby! It has been so much fun for me pulling out some of Jacob's old stuff, saving some that will forever be his because I can't imagine another child wrapped in a certain blanket or wearing a particular outfit. We had a diaper shower last month and are stocked with diapers. Next month, one of the bible studies I am in is throwing a shower for myself and two other girls! Once the baby comes, we will have a "Meet N Greet" in early December for everyone to meet him or her. I moved all of Jacob's Winnie the Pooh stuff into this nursery. The walls were already painted green, so that was easy! It is very simple and once the baby is born, we will hang letters of the child's name above the crib! 5 Weeks to go and hopefully not much sooner...this little one isn't done cooking yet! ;-)

September - Pony Party

The last weekend of September, one of my friends hired ponies for her son's second birthday party. The minute we pulled up and Jacob saw the ponies...he started making a horsie noise...he was very hesitant at first but with some coercion, he rode the pony and seemed to enjoy it! Of course, the cupcake was the best part! ;-)

September 2008 - Trip to Iowa

In the middle of September, Jacob and I took our last trip to Iowa to visit Nana and Papa! The highlight of the trip for Jacob was the mower and Emma (Aaron's dog). We were able to go the Omaha Zoo one day and Jacob really enjoyed the penguins, giraffes and the carousel ride. We also made a trip to Sioux City to visit Great Grandma Shirley where Jacob ferociously ate Great Grandma's delicious apple sauce! He enjoyed the cows and a trip to the Blue Bunny Ice Cream Museum! He spent many a mornings and afternoon sitting in Nana and Papa's cabinet eating cheerios.....similar to what his mom used to do! ;-)