Honey I Shrunk Myself

How is it possible to have a three year old already?

thewebles@msn.com (tammy) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:04:00 +0000

We celebrated Jacob turning three this weekend. I am still in awe of this fact. I can not believe he is three already. When did this happen? The time has gone by so darn fast. He is so sweet and funny. He talks so much now and just loves to perform. Gee, I wonder where he gets that from? He loves trains and dinosaurs and recieved some of both for his birthday. My parents bought him a train table and my mom and I decorated an extra room in our basement in a train motif. It looks amazing.
I am so happy for some friends of ours who had a baby girl last night after having two boys at home already. What a blessing for them.
Benjamin has become quite the character. He chatters all the time although we rarely know what he is saying. He signs for more, all done, milk and thank-you. With more and all done being his most frequently used signs. It is quite adorable to see him use them. He runs everywhere now and tries so hard to keep up with Jake. Jake, on the other hand could care less if he has a brother or not. I certainly hope he grows out of that.
We had a nice Hallowe'en. Jacob was Spiderman and Benjamin was a baby chick. They both were so cute. Jake at first did not want to go Trick or Treating. He wanted to stay home and watch a movie instead! Once we convinced to go to a few houses he was hooked and was out til almost 9pm. Next year, he has told me, he wants to be a dinosaur and he thinks it would be a great idea if Benjamin is a paleantologist! LOL. So my mom is gearing up to sew a T-Rex costume! Anything for her Jakey.
Still struggling to make better food choices. I know this will be something I toy with all my life. But other than that we are hanging in there...

I am still living!

thewebles@msn.com (tammy) — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 03:10:00 +0000

Nothing and everything is new.
Ben has turned one and started walking at 10.5 months! He has such a funny personality and is very rough! I guess he has to be in order to keep up with his big brother.
We had a fairly large birthday party for him...about 72 people in the local park with pony rides. It was a nice day. Ben had fun.
I had this grand idea to go back to work. That lasted less than 2 months. I am home again and right where I should be. I don't know what I was thinking. I missed being with the boys so much. The boys went to Montessori while I was at work and they really loved it. We have decided to keep Jake in two days a week since he loves going. I think it will be great for him since he starts Juniour Kindergarten next Spetember already. I also like the thought of having some alone time with Ben.
Adam and I hit a rough spot in May and nearly split up. After much soul searching and determination we have turned our love around and realized what is important in our lives. Having a healthy, together family. We have been working very hard to be better for one another and communicate better.
Adam was off work from December to July. He did pick up a temporary gig that paid 1/3less than is regular job that helped a bit. But it was a very difficult 7 months. That did not help our marital issues.
I am still struggling with making healthy/better food choices. I still have to get 50pounds off. I can get very down on myself... I only have myself to blame for eating CRAP! I will get my shit together.
We have started trying for baby number 3. We want the children to be close in age and with me not getting any younger...it's now or never. We have agreed to give it 9 months and if we are not pregnant by then Adam will have a vasectomy. So cross your fingers we are meant to have another baby. I am very happy and grateful with the family we have been gifted. So if it does not happen I will certainly not be unhappy. Our two little boys are amazingly wonderful and we are so blessed.
Jacob has grown up so much. I can not believe he is going to be three. He is such a little man with a big heart and a big temper! He is so much like I was at as a child. He is the spitting image of me physically and a real chip of the ole block in every other way. It is sweet revenge for my parents who watch from the sidelines and just laugh. I guess that's the fun about being a granparent! LOL.
Anyway, for anyone who still comes to check out my sweet and simple life. Hello. And here's what been happening!

Rock Bottom

thewebles@msn.com (tammy) — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 03:58:00 +0000

I need to loose 52 pounds. I have to loose 52 pounds. I want to loose 52 pounds. So now the tough part...how to do it? Ok so knowing how to do it, and doing it are two different things.
I am so angry with myself. I had gastric bypass and thought I had the world by the tail. I had found the serect tool to waight loss and would never have to struggle with weight again. How naive of me to think that. I did not deal with the reasons why I eat. I am starting to do that now. I have joined BANA. Bulima Anorexia Nervose Association. Yes, I know I am neither of those things..but they deal with all eating disorders and I have been diagnised with Binge Eating Disorder. I am going to get to the bottom of this so that not only can I get to my health weight...but, I can get to my healthy self. I need to do this for myself and for my children. I do not want them to have to deal with these food issues. I want healthy children- mentally as well as physically.
Another thing...I will not have another baby until I loose 52 pounds... and I want another so badly. So this is for that new baby too.
I will be posting here more frequently now.. I see the BANA councellor tomorrow so I will post any ah-ha moments I have.
Something needs to be done and I have to be the one to do it. I have hit rock bottom and I will be the one to lift myself up out of the darkness.

Pics of Benjamin

thewebles@msn.com (tammy) — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:38:00 +0000

They went in backwards... so Birth is at the bottom...1.5 months and then today at the top...
He is so funny.
I will post more later... All is well.

Computer Problems

thewebles@msn.com (tammy) — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:21:00 +0000

So I know I have been very neglectful..but since July our computer has been down and hubby just sat down to fix it last night.
As you have guessed...our son has been born.
We chose to name him Benjamin Saul.
He was born 2 weeks 5 days early on August 27th at 2:45AM He was tiny...weighing 6 pounds 7 ounces and was 18 inches long. He is perfect and wonderful.
Jacob has tunred two and has adjusted well to being a big brother. He calls the Ben...My Baby and wants to hug, hold and kiss him all the time.
It has been an adjustment but has gone quite well. Ben started sleeping 6 hours at night at 4 weeks and by 8 weeks we was sleeping 8 hours. How could I complain about that?
Since our computer was down I have not had a chance to download any pictures of him...once I do you will see him. He is beautiful. He is very different from Jake. Hard to imagine they are brothers. LOL.
I am struggling with my weight. I have been making very poor food choices. I need to fix myself or I am at risk of gaining my weight back. I am scared.
I promise to be better at posting now that I can.

Week 30 Ultrasound

thewebles@msn.com (tammy) — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 03:30:00 +0000

I know I should have pics to go along with this post but it is 11:30 at night and I am too tired to go get them to scan them in! LOL.
But it went well, he is still a boy (thankfully), he is right on track and he weighs about 3 pounds 9 ounces.The tech had a hard time getting some of the measurements because he was moving around so much. Also he was not yet "breathing" on his own...but she said they just start doing it at 30 weeks and not to worry. They will see it next time at our 34 week ultrasound. Dr Mundle was happy and told me to keep doing what I do best! LOL. Also I lost a pound...so that puts me up 28 pounds! 3 more than with Jake. It's so hard to see the scale going up since I have worked so hard to get my excess weight off but I know come September I will kick my butt to get back to where I was and then hopefully smaller even. I would love to get to my goal. I will not allow myself to get pregnant again until I am at my goal..
The weather has been great and hot..I am loving it. Jake and I have been using his pool a bit but mostly we go to my parent's house and swim there. I am so happy Jake likes the water as much as he does.
Jake turned 20 months old on the 9th and got his first haircut. My mom did it as it is a tradition in our family that she do all the first haircuts on the kids. (She used to be a hairdresser) He moved around a lot so she had a hard time. But nonetheless it looks cute and he looks more like a little boy now. Which makes me sad. He has been talking so much lately and loves to hear new words, he gets so proud of himself when says new things. Today he wanted a pool noodle at my mom's so he said "noonle?" I said, "please???" so then he said, "pease noonle!" it was so adorable. I just love the way he pronounces things. He is such a treasure.
We have narrowed down the name search to three: Gavin, Ryan or Matthew. So now we just have to continue saying them and see which one fits in the end. I can not believe how hard it is this time to name the baby. With Jacob we just knew. For awhile I was thinking that maybe the tech was wrong last time and really we were having a girl and that was why none of the boy names were sounding right. But that is not the case.
Anyway, gotta run to bed. We have a birthday party to go to tomorrow and I need some sleep.

Week 28

thewebles@msn.com (tammy) — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:18:00 +0000

Once again all is well. Thank-fully. That's for sure. Heart rate is 150 and steady. Can't ask for more than that. I gained about 3 pounds since last month..not too bad either. I go in 2 weeks for our next ultrasound. I am very excited about that.
Jacob is great. Growing taller everyday and talking more and more. He cracks us up.
My parents have been in Las Vegas for about 9 days now and I have missed them terribly. They come home tomorrow morning and I can not wait to hug them. It sounds like they have had a great time.
My beautiful niece turns 4 years old on Monday. We are celebrating her birthday on Sunday. I can not believe she is already 4 and will be starting school in September. It seems like only yesterday she was born. It is so true how fast the time goes. She is such a great little girl I can not imagine my world without her in it. She adds so much joy to my life. Her and Jacob get along so well and it is so much fun to see them together. They are so funny.

Week 25 Appointment

thewebles@msn.com (tammy) — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 15:20:00 +0000

Went well with no complications. I was concerned because I had not been feeling a lot of movemnet from the baby but Dr Mundle explained to me that my placenta was on the front of my uterus this time and that it was absorbing some of the "shock" from the kicks of the baby. So not to worry. Lately though I have been feeling stronger movements and that makes me feel better. I love that feeling. Iwill see the doctor in 3 weeks and then every two weeks after that. I have my next ultrasound at week 30 and then the next one at 34 weeks. We will also be going for our 3D ultrasound around week 33 I am very excited about that ultrasound.
I have started playing the baby music before bed time and either he really likes it or is irratated by it because he moves around a lot when he hears it. I did the same for Jacob and I think it really helped in his development. The statics say that babies who are played music in utero are stronger, sit up sooner, walk faster etc. I know with Jake that seems true because he did all of that at an early age. I was thinking one night that maybe I do not want this baby to start those things as early..lol. But, how can I offer one of my children an advantage and not the other?
Still no decision in the name department. This week I like Michael Lawerence...we'll see by next.
Tomorrow being Father's Day we are going to my parents for a barbeque and a swim...hopefully the weather hold up. We bought my dad a digital picture frame for his desk at work and I loaded all the pictures on it yesterday. I want one, it is so awesome.
I have been feeling kind of funky lately. I miss Adam a lot because he works nights. I feel a bit isolated and alone. He has been on nights for almost a year now and I feel like a single parent most of the time. He comes home early in the morning and goes to bed ussually before we are awake...then he gets up for lunch with us most days then Jake and I go for our naps, by the time we wake up its nearly dinner time and then he leaves by 6pm. I feel bad for Adam too because he only sees Jake for about 2 hours a day. I know he has to work and I do not begrudge him at all. I know it is not his choosing to be "gone" so much. It's just hard because I am really a stay at home mom which I know is what I wanted and I do love that I can be here for our son..he brings so much joy to my life...I just never expected it to be so tiring! I can not imagine though how much more tiring it would be if I had to get up with him in the morning...and get us both ready, drop him off at day care and then go to work all day, pick him up at day care then come home make dinner, play with him. do bath, and bed time too. I would rather be as tired as I am then know what that tired is! I give working moms so much credit. I think they are so strong. So I know there are pluses and minuses to both situations but these hormones sometimes make it hard to see. I am so grateful that Adam has this job so that I can stay home that is the main thing, sometimes I just loose site of that. Hopefully the next time the runs come up for bids he can get on a day shift.
Anyway, nothing else has been really going on. Just hanging out with my boy and playing in the new pool my dad bought him. He loves the water so much and the weather has been so hot lately.

Not a good fit

thewebles@msn.com (tammy) — Wed, 28 May 2008 01:32:00 +0000

Everytime I say the name "Andrew" in reference to our yet to be born baby it just does not feel right! I can not get around it. So as of now our new baby is nameless. Adam says then we have to wait til he is born to choose a name for him. I am ok with that. I think that will be exciting, to wait and see what he looks like then give the kid a name! So for now he is known as "Baby Noble # 2."
Kind of reminds of the movie Breakfast at Tiffany's where the cat had no name. Just cat. And then Holly said "Well, then I'll some furniture and give the cat a name!" "Poor Cat, poor slob without a name!" So that's our son....Poor Kid, poor slob without a name. Just like cat. Hey maybe there is name from that movie we could use. I'll have to take another gander at the movie and see if anything sticks out.
Right now, I like the name Alexander...but, Adam does not like Alex...I said that was ok because maybe we could call him Zander. He didn't seem to mind that too much and I like the way Jake and Zander sound together. But would you spell it with the X? Xander? Or change it up with the Z? So hard to decide. We'll see. I'll keep you posted if anything changes or we have a name epiphany.
My cousin got married on Saturday. It was a nice day. I was so happy for them that the weather was so nice. The girls dresses were a really pretty cherry red colour and so beautiful. I loved her colour scheme. Now they are honeymooning in St. Lucia, sucks to be them. LOL.
Well all is well on the pregnancy front...Nothing new to report, other than the name thing.
Jake has (at least the last 3 days) decided he does not need an afternoon nap. Must to my chagrin, I have to say! I am going to keep trying because I still need my nap! LOL. But, it's been a 90 minute struggle with no nap resulting in the end. And when I put him to bed earlier he resists that too. And is not sleeping in later either. In fact this morning he awoke rather early! Little stinker. Oh well maybe it's just a phase. I hope it passes with naps.

Andrew Joseph Russell

thewebles@msn.com (tammy) — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:36:00 +0000

It was so exciting to learn that we would be having another boy. I am so excited about the two of them growing up so close together in age. In the scan, Andy looked so much like Jacob, it was so cute. I am getting ready to go through Jake's old clothes so that I know exactly what it is we need for Andy. Although I am pretty sure there will be very little we need.
On Tuesday we had a little scare. I was walking in the kitchen and slipped on a placemat that was lying on the floor. I went ass over tea-kettle and landed at the other end of our kitchen and knocked my head on the ceramic tile and then fell to my left side. My glasses cut the top of my left eye, broke and I instantly got a shiner. It friken hurt so bad. I thought I was going to pass out. About an hour later I started to feel some cramping so Adam took me into the hospital. They imediately performed an ultrasound and we saw that the baby was ok. They also did bloodwork to make sure the placenta was still in tact and that came back clear too. I was sent to the ER to be checked out and after a series of tests they concluded that I did not have a concussion and we were sent home. I look like I was in a bar fight though. With this crazy black eye I think that people are looking at Adam and I like we are some rubby dubs. It was a good thing my best friend was here that day so that she could stay and look after Jakey. I was just relieved that Andy was ok tucked right inside where he belongs.
I have been feeling signs of life every now and again. It is so familiar and wonderful. I love feeling him move around. What a miracle being pregnant is.
Jake has been throwing little tantrums lately honestly I think it so funny when he does it. So far I have not found it hard to just ignore him. I ussually end up leaving the room to laugh. They do not last long because once he realizes no one is paying attention to him he stops. He has been talking up a storm too and even legible words have been spoken. He really has such a cute voice and I love it when he babbles on and on. It cracks me up. For Easter we bought him a water activity centre and today was the first time he was able to play with it, outside. It wasn't enough for him to just stand up on the outside of it and play. no our son had to climb right into it and sit down! What a clown. His daiper was socked. Then once he was through, he took off his diaper and ran around the yard naked! He is so darn funny.
I am taking him swimming tomorrow with my God-Daughter and her mother. We are starting a swim lesson program with them. It should be so much fun. Jacob loves the water so much. Which reminds me I have to go buy some little swimmers tonight before we go.
Anyway, I guess that's all that's new. I will keep updating.

Baby Noble is a...

thewebles@msn.com (tammy) — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 22:09:00 +0000

BOY! .
I knew it. Adam was so sure it was a girl! I am so happy we are welcoming another boy into our family. Jake and "Andy" will be the cutest Bad Asses around! LOL.

What's Happening

thewebles@msn.com (tammy) — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 02:01:00 +0000

I am feeling better and have been for about 2 weeks now. The iron and the B12 have finally kicked in. I am taking the B12 once a week now and still 4 iron pills a day. But, I feel a lot more alive now than I have in a long time. Thankfully. Last week Jacob and I made sure to be busy everyday, but still made it home for our naps eachday but Friday. It was a busy week, but a good one. This week was a bit more lazy and I felt more tired. I think I am going to start planning stuff to do so I have more energy. The weather has started getting warmer which is also helping. This week, Jake and I went for a couple walks in the wagon, which he loves so much. He has learned a few new signs in the past little while and is now signing bath, cookie, all done, baby and milk. It is so cute to see him sign because his little hands are so chubby. I just want to kiss them when I see him sign. Which I very often do. His ears seemed to be bothering him so I took him to the pediatrian but his ears were clear. His throat was a little red but the doctor thinks it's just a virus so said we really can't treat that. He mentioned that because Jacob's molars have started to come in his ears could be bothered by that. Jake also has this funny rash on his body and face so I asked the dr to take a look at that too. He said the rash on his body is just from being a little over heated and that his sweat glands are swollen...he said with the warm weather coming up we will probably see more of it because of Jake's sensitive skin...but the one on his face is caused by some sort of irritant coming in contact with his face... he said maybe he's being kissed too much! I said. oh no not this baby..why would we want to kiss him. LOL. He thought maybe I was wearing a lip gloss that might be an irritant. But said also it could be from drool when he eats etc. He suggested washing his face more often and being sure to dry it well. I really love Jake's dr he is so great with us and with Jake.
The pregnancy is going well. This week I felt a couple of good thumps from inside. I love that feeling. I can not wait to start feeling them more frequently and more definate. I moved up the ultrasound because I can't stand not knowing anymore. I pray we do not have a modest baby. So we now go on April 14th. 9 days from now and even that wait is killing me. Adam is sure that we are having a girl...I am sure a boy! So it's been fun with our little war going on. Everytime either of us dream about the baby it's a girl...but I still feel boy. We still can not agree on a girl's name so watch it will probably be a girl just so that we can spend the next 5 months arguing about that. A boy would be too easy! LOL.
Our nephew, who was born at 33 weeks gestation, is doing really well. He came home at 3 weeks old and was 4 pounds 1 oz at birth and is now 5 weeks old and weighs 6 pounds 9 oz! What a kid. He is eating really well and sleeping well too. My sil says she is tired but she is so happy with the baby's progress. We are so happy for her and her family. This little miracle was a long time coming and they deserve tons of happiness. Their older son is doing great with the new baby, as we all knew he would. He is such a great kid. We are going to see them in May. It seems so far away. But they live so far away and in May the ferry to get to them starts running and it cuts off 4 hours of driving. So we are waiting for then to take the trip. Plus, Adam will have a weeks vacation in May so we can spend a little bit longer and not have to rush back over a week-end. It will be nice to see them and to meet the baby.
I will stay posted on the results of the ultrasound.. Please keep unmodest baby thoughts for us please!

Dr Mundle

thewebles@msn.com (tammy) — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 02:23:00 +0000

I saw Dr Mundle on Monday and everything is going well. I am measuring right on target and the baby looks good. He tried to hear the heartbeat and everytime he found it the baby would "swim" away. It was so funny because that is what Jake used to do too. So he took me in to the ultrasound room and we got a sneak peek! I asked him if it was too early to see the sex of the baby and he said we could take a look. However, Sweet Pea had their back to us and as Dr Mundle put it, "unless your baby has a penis he could use as a weapon, were unlikely to see anything!" So, it's good to know there is no weapon in there but I will have to be patient and wait until April 28th when I have my official untrasound to find out. It seems so far away, but I am sure it will go by fast...God willing. The heartrate was 140, so I am convinced that the baby is a boy. Although, with Jake his heartrate was always in the 160's and I thought for sure he was going to be a girl...and well, we all know how that panned out. LOL. Anyway it really does not matter. But, I can not wait to find out for sure. I am still very tired, I had started to feel better but the tiredness came back. The Dr said we will continue with the oral iron for the next month and repeat the bloodwork 1 week before the ultrasound and if it is not better then we will talk about starting a regimine of IV iron. I think that because of my gastric bypass, even though I am taking in 800mg of iron a day only a portion of that is being absorbed. A friend of mine, who too had Gastric Bypass told me about a pouch absorption test that is available. I may call the hospital where I had my surgery and see if they know anything about that. I know here in Canada they will not have heard of that. So, I hope that the oral iron starts kicking in soon...
I have gained a total of 8 pounds since finding out I am pregnant. Not too bad...but with Jakey it took me 5 months to gain that much weight! I guess things are different this time around since I am home and have access to food anytime I want it. LOL.
I can not wait for the warmer weather to get here. I hate Winter so much. I know that once Spring is here Jake and I will get out a lot more. Jake just loves being outdoors. The cold air does not even seem to bother him. I really should take him out more often to keep him liking being outside.
Jake had his first ice cream cone the other day and loved it so much. He did really good with it and made very little mess. My mom, dad, Adam and I were killing ourselves laughing at how much fun he was having with it. He is such a joy. Was there life before Jake?

2nd trimester

thewebles@msn.com (tammy) — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:41:00 +0000

Everthing is better now that I have recovered from the 1st trimester exhaustion. I was so damn tired somedays I could not even get off the couch. I have had 3 b12 shots and I take 4 iron pills a day! But, I feeling so much more alive now. I am anxiuos to find out what I am carrying. I have to wait a little over a month now. I think I will be ok to wait for that. LOL. I think we will have another boy, but I really hope for a girl. Of coarse though I am just so thrilled to be pregnant again that it really does not matter either way. We are having a hard time finding a girl name this time. But for a boy we have settled on Andrew Joseph Russell. I will keep you posted on the girl situation.
Jacob has been talking a lot more lately. Not really legible words but jibber jabbering all the time. It is so cute. He has learned to say momma and says it non stop...somedays I want to change my name. LOL. But he is such a great boy. We are really lucky. He is super busy though and is always on the go. We have to watch him every second. He has a real funnybone and is very mischevious. I love it. He knows he is getting himself in trouble and just smiles at us as he does the thing he is not suppose to. It just makes us laugh. I love being his mother.
Anyway, nothing else is new. I see my OB next Monday. I think he will order the ultrasound that day for April. Let the countdown begin!

All is well

thewebles@msn.com (tammy) — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 23:22:00 +0000

We had our first ultrasound and saw the heartbeat. I have decided to go back to the same OB as last time because I have a good rapport with him and his staff and the other guy could not see me until April 9th. I am too high maintainance to wait that long! I saw Dr Mundle the same day as the ultrasound...which was on January 17th. I am feeling a lot more sick this time. I think it has more to do with all the iron I am having to take. It makes me feel like shit after I eat.
My mom had a bladder suspension last week and is doing well.
We are on Manitoulin Island this week visiting my sister and brother in law and my nephew. We are having a good time. Our neice came with us and she is being such a good girl.. Not that that is a surprise she is such a great kid. Today my SIL and I went to her dr's appointment(she is 28 weeks pregnant) and then out to lunch and to do some shopping. It was nice to spend sometime with her.
All is well.

Pregnancy News

thewebles@msn.com (tammy) — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 22:14:00 +0000

I had my blood work done and it confirmed I am pregnant. My BHCG was around 77 so exactly where it should be for the stage I am at. We will be repeating the Beta's this week to be sure that they are continuing to double. But with the CBC's she did my hemo-globincame back really low. 101 when they should be around 120. So I am on Preg-Vit, iron, calcium and stool softeners. Hey anything to make this a healthy, viable pregnancy.
I feel fine. Just a bit of nausea about the same amount I had with Jacob. So far I have been lucky.
Once again though I do find myself consumed with being pregnant. It's pretty much all I think about. LOL. I have noticed my tummy bloating a bit and some of my pants feel a bit tight in that area already. Of coarse I am blaming the pregnancy and not the Christmas Holiday cookies! LOL.
I will be seeing the doctor that delivered Jacob this pregnancy. He was not the my OB last time but I really liked him a lot. He was very nice and comforting. I liked his manner better than the OB I had last time. I should have my first appointment with him in February sometime I am guessing. My GP also will be scheduling my 6-8 ultrasound this week. I am excited to have that. I know with Jake and 7 weeks 3 days he really did not look like much...but I could see his little heart beating and that was enough to send me to heaven and back.
Anyway, lots happening this next week so I will be sure to keep posted.

Happy New Year to us!

thewebles@msn.com (tammy) — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 03:40:00 +0000

We are settled into our house and are loving the space so much. Jacob is loving his new Sesame Street room and his playroom. There is a lot of storage and we have so many cupboards in the kitchen that some have not been filled yet!
Anyway, I don't have a lot time right now because I am dead tired but I wanted say...
I am pregnant! We are due in September and are so thirlled. Jacob and the new baby will be 22 months apart. So perfect. Anyhow I will update more later once I have a few more minutes.

SOLD!

thewebles@msn.com (tammy) — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 02:30:00 +0000

Yes, our house is sold. Amen. We move November 30th! I am feeling a little overwhelmed by all the work there is to do, but I know I can do it. The new house we bought is great. It is in the same neighborhood I grew up in and we will be living on the same street that I played on as a child. I love the thought that my children will grow up playing there too. We are a 5 minute walk to Wal-Mart and other shopping and about 10 minutes to "downtown" and the library. I love the location.
Jacob is doing well. He is such a clown. I love his personality. It is crazy to think that he will be 1 in 11 days. Seems like just yesterday I was getting ready to deliver him. His birthday is going to be quick the party. There were 75 people invited! Some of those people are out of town so I know they will not be coming. When we give a party-we give a party! My mom has something planned...she won't tell me what it is and I am just as happy to be surprised on the day of. I think it is so cool that she cares so much for Jake to plan something. I can not wait to see what it is.
Jake has gotten really good at going to bed. I so happy that we finally got it together. I am now working on nap time. Today, he did really good. No fighting at all.
Anyway, all is well in the Noble house.

I Know It's Been Awhile

thewebles@msn.com (tammy) — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 03:17:00 +0000

So, for the sake of anyone out there who may still read this, here is an update.
Adam healed well and his father's service was very nice. There was such a good turn out at the grave side and the head stone that Adam's sister picked out is beautiful.
Jacob is getting so big and has been walking around for almost 2 weeks now. It's sheer madness because he is so busy and is into everything all the time. He loves to climb anything he can. He has learned to "dance" with Granny, slap Hi Five, sign for milk, more and eat. He "talks" all the time and although we can not understand him we have fun trying to figure out what he wants. He loves to feed himself and recognizes Tim Horton's Timbit boxes and thinks he loves Diet Pepsi...He screams for it until you allow him to have a sip! He tries to steal it from us and carry it around the room. He is such a big boy. He enjoys empty ice cream cones and looks so cute carrying it around and taking little bites from it. He has 4 teeth now, but still very little hair and the hair...errr peach fuzz that is there is reddish.
Adam is enjoying his job and it still looks like I will be able to stay home. I have to let my work know by the end of this month.
As far as our house....we have accepted an offer and we are just wating for the people to remove their conditions... they had the home inspection done today and tomorrow they should have their financing...Friday our house should be sold! Yeah. We have found a new house we like and have placed an offer on it, we just still going back and forth with it...we should know by tomorrow if the offer is accepted.
Things are coming together for us...
Anyway that is it. Nothing else is new.
I will update sooner this time.

Off to the Island

thewebles@msn.com (tammy) — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:44:00 +0000

This has been a crazy month...Adam had surgery on July 5th to repair a hernia, then his dad passed away on July 6th. It was sad to see him go but at the same time we did not want to see him suffer anymore. The memorial is this week-end. It is the same weekend that Adam's mom passed away 3 years ago so it is like a double whammy. But the service will be nice because the headstone will be unveiled so it will be nice to also remember her too.
Adam is healing well from his surgery...low and behold he had no complications this time. Imagine that! LOL.
He also got a new job! Hauling cars which is a great paying job and means....(drum roll please) I may not have to return to work. If all goes well that is. But the way it is looking right now, looks really good!
Our house is still sitting on the market. I hate this waiting in Limbo game. I know that it has to sell soon...it will 6 months on the 5th...but enough already. The offer on the other house has expired and we have opted not to renew it. We will just wait and see and when ours sells then we can go back in with an unconditional offer if that house is still available and maybe get it for cheaper. I just have to keep remembering that God has great plans for us and to keep positive.
Still not pregnant again...but again I refer to the above sentence.
Jake is doing amazing. I can not believe how he never ceases to amaze me. He is so busy and so damn funny. We laugh at him so much sometimes it hurts. He weighs 18 pounds 14 ounces and is 28 inches long. He is wearing size 9 months now so he is right where he should be. What a great little boy he is. We have started teaching him sign language and he just laughs everytime we show him a sign..it is really funny..but anyday now I know he will do it back to us and we will be amazed. He still has yet to say Mama...but Dada is always being muttered. It's become quite the joke in our household. And his little sick sense of humour keeps us chuckling.
We had dinner with my cousins the other night, we had not seen them in a really lind time so it was so nice to be with them. I hope that this was the beginning of renewed friendship. I would love that a lot.
Anyway, that's all that's new.

7 months 3 weeks old

thewebles@msn.com (tammy) — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 18:29:00 +0000

Sorry I have not updated in over 2 months. We have been busy enjoying our son.
Who has been crawling since he was 6.5 months old and is now walking along the furniture! We is always moving and shaking! He loves to say dad-dad-dad and it is so cute to hear his voice. He loves to yell and shreik all the time. Everytime I say to him say momma he just laughs and says dad-dad. It is so funny. He makes us laugh constantly. We say that in a million years we could never have guessed he would be so perfect. We could never have "ordered" him so wonderful.
We are still trying to sell our house...we do have an offer on another house that we really hope to get. It has 4 bedrooms, 4 levels, 2 baths, a beautiful oak show piece kitchen, grade level entrance and a huge backyard. It is the perfect family home for us. I hate having the house on the market though, it is stressful. People have been coming through every week and we bust our ass to clean it and then nothing. But I am trying to remain hopeful that one time all the hard work will pay off and we will get an offer on our home so that we can move into our new one.
We are still trying to concieve our second child. We will know if we were successful this cycle by Thursday. I hope we were. I would love to have another baby. I just love being a mother so much. And Jake is growing and changing so fast that I miss his babiness so much. Plus, I just loved being pregnant and I can not wait to experience it again. I hope we have a girl next...but I will not be picky. I love being a mother to a son so another son would be a very welcome additon to our family. We do not want to find out this time what we will be having...If that is we can last that long without knowing! LOL. I can not wait till we are to be blessed with our second child.
We had to put our sweet adorable 15 year old cat to sleep last month. It was very hard on all of us, especially my dad. He and the cat were the best of buds. Toby, our cat was a great pet and we still miss him...I am sure we will for a long time. I had him since I was 17 and he was my first baby. He had liver cancer and had stopped eating and was in pain so as much as it hurt to say goodbye we knew we could not keep him here suffering. My mom and I were with him the entire time and it was a very peaceful expereince. I know he is in a better place and not suffering.

5 Months Old

thewebles@msn.com (tammy) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 17:21:00 +0000

Five months already? Wherever did the time go?
He is still the most adorable boy I have ever know. I can not believe how much I love motherhood. I mean I knew I would like it, but what I feel for this little boy is more than I ever thought possible.
He is rolling over both ways now, he is sitting up on his own, he is sleeping at night really well but, we are having a hard time just putting him the crib because he screams bloody murder for at least 30 minutes and I can't stand to hear him upset. This week Adam is home (due to lay off) so it should be easier with us both here. At least Adam can sit on me so I won't go in and get Jake. Nap times too are a struggle. It's just he is so nossy he does not want to miss anything. He loves playing in his Leap Frog Exersaucer and just sort of swings in his Jolly Jumper. My parents gave him a walker for Easter so we will see what happens with that. It is the most adorable thing ever. He tends to go backwards in it but I know forwards will come with time.
Yesterday he started to say Da-Da! He screams it and it's so cute. He talks all the time now.
He has such a temper and it makes me laugh now, but I know that when he is 2 and throwing fits in the Wal-Mart I may not think it's so cute! But for now I just laugh at him.
He has been eating fruits and vegetables for about 3 weeks now and has done really well. He loves peas and squash and pears and applesauce. 1/2 a jar at each feeding. He is such a good eater.
There was a couple who came through our house on Saturday ans they liked it however, they want to see a couple others in the area before they choose. They are suppose to be going through those ones on Thursday. I think they will be back. The other couple is still somewhat interested and maybe coming through sometime this week-end. I really hope it sells soon. I hate being in limbo. It sucks.
Anyway nothing else is new.

Jake and Mommy

thewebles@msn.com (tammy) — Sun, 01 Apr 2007 20:20:00 +0000

Here are the pics of Jake and I.
Enjoy!

Is it Easy Being Green?

thewebles@msn.com (tammy) — Sat, 31 Mar 2007 19:18:00 +0000

You Are Mint Green

Balanced and calm, you have mastered the philosophy of living well.

Your friends seek you out for support, and you are able to bring stability to chaotic situations.

You're very open and cheerful - and you feel like you have a lot of freedom in life.

Your future may hold any number of exciting things, and you're ready for all of them!

What Color Green Are You?

We're Home

thewebles@msn.com (tammy) — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 02:55:00 +0000

It was a long 17 days, but we are home. Adam's dad is stable...he will probably not get any better than he is now, but for now they think that unless he has another stroke he will not get worse. The hard part is that in his state he still needs 24 hour care. I feel bad for my sil because she is all alone with him. I wish there was more we could do to help. I guess all we can do is pray that she has the strength to go on and the strength to ask her brother when she needs him.
Jacob and I went for our Madonna portraits...they turned out really nice...once I get to a scanner I will post some here.
Our 4 month old son had his 4 month shots today...oh how I hate that second shot...he screamed to loud it broke my heart. Luckily he was easily consoled once I picked him up. He weighs 14 LBS 4 ONZ is 25.5 inches long. His thighs are so chubby now and he almost has no wrists left! LOL. I love it.
We started him on rice cereal, vegtables, and fruits. He really likes the green peas and the bananas. Not so much the rice..unless we mix it with the bananas! Can't say I blame him though...it looks very gross on its own. He is still sleeping through the night and is now napping a lot better during the day. His gums have been really bothering him so we have been putting Anbesol on his gums, it really seems to help. Jacob is really the most pleasant babt I have ever meant. He is so easy to please and just so happy. I love being his mommy so much.
Our house is still for sale...we just replaced 1/3 of the roof on Tuesday so that makes the whole roof new. Adam is working on fixing the drywall hiccups and then next week my mom and I will be painting. I love painting so I can not wait. The couple that came through again and then again for a third time want to come back through once the work is completed so please keep your fingers crossed for us. There are a few houses that we like the look of...we will not allow ourselves to go into any of them until ours is sold because we do not want to get our hearts set on something. Our friends just bought a house down the street from one are interested in looking at if it is still available. It would be neat to be accross the street from them. They have a little guy who was born just 6 weeks after Jacob. I keep reminding myself that what will be will be...but it's hard for me not to get my hopes up.
I will keep you posted.