Week of Jake

Jake Thomas Tucker was born on July 1st, 2006. I was induced at 38 6/7 weeks because well.... mommy is a wimp!! My induction started at 4am and at 11:44am my 2nd beautiful baby boy was born. He weighed 7# 10.6oz. and was 19in. the exact same as Carter when he was born. Another not so wonderful story about mommy begins here. Through out my 2nd pregnancy I had those horrible thoughts about whether or not I could love another child as much as I love Carter, and what if this baby is just not cute. Well as soon as Jake was out they laid him on my chest and I was certain my horrifying thoughts would be true. His eyes were all bugged out and he just kept sticking his tongue out like a lizard, he really looked wierd, and he wasn't crying either. But sure enough after they cleaned him off and gave him a little recovery time, I was introduced for the 2nd time in my life to a tiny soul that will forever hold my heart!!


This is one of those amazing pictures that I love because I can tell that this is every bit my little Jakie! He still sleeps like this with this hands up by his face, and looks just the same as he did as a newborn. To know me is to know that my boys don't stay little for long. This is Jake's one month visit to the pediatrician. As we are soon to enter Jake's 3rd year he is still growing like a weed, in fact, if Carter doesn't bust out a few inches soon Jake may surpass him.
P.S. This song is Jake's favorite, so it is a must to have it on my blog this week. Just picture him singing it "Life a highway, all night long..." so cute! The boy loves his "Cars".

Easter 2009

Easter was great this year! Both boys were excited to color and eggs and were very excited about the fun things that the Easter Bunny brought them. We were also lucky to have Grandma Carryn here to celebrate with us.

Easter with the Diamondbacks

A special treat that the Easter Bunny brought us, was a ticket for each of us and Grandma Carryn to see our first Diamondbacks game as a family. We had a great time! I haven't been to a game since before I had Carter, so it was great to see how family friendly it was. Upon entering the park each of the boys got a fun sandbox set, we got to give Baxter a high five, we joined the "No Chew Crew" and got free t-shirts and free tickets for the kids for every Sunday for the rest of the season, we played at the little park there, and the kids ran the bases after the game. Of course, we did catch a little of the game and had some cotton candy! I was so impressed with how well the boys did for the first few innings, they were very attentive and interested in what was going on. It was a great day and a wonderful experience to share with my boys!

SOCCER!!

In attempt to introduce the boys to sports, we enrolled both of them in soccer. They started a couple of Saturdays ago, it is quite a comical event! Jake is not a big fan of the whole team thing (not that I really expected much, he is only 2). He doesn't really like to participate with the rest of the kids, and only wants "My doccer ball!" So, if he has his ball and can run around kicking it wherever he wants, he is perfectly happy! Awesome use of $50. Carter gets it a little bit more, although, last Saturday when were split into teams he didn't really understand "helping his team out". He said "I tried to help them, but they weren't helping me!" He made himself the "Goalie" but didn't really get that he needed to stop the ball. He almost appeared at times to be letting the kids have their fair turn with the ball and not willing to kick it away from them. He has such good manners! I am so the screaming mom from the side lines -- I really need to get it under control!

That doesn't look right!

Scott's ankle after a friendly game of church basketball.

30 minutes and 1 win later

Scott's foot the next morning with the cat that likes to rub up against foot.

12 hours and 6 ibuprofen later

(note: cat did not make it)

Scott's foot the next night after 16 ibuprofen and 3 vicodin.

I believe the pharmacist gave me the placebo drug instead.

Correction, I believe the pharmacist gave me the correct prescription, but the wife switched them out thinking that she could use them later. She insisted that the pain was "all in my head".

24 hours later

(note: cat was buried in shallow grave due to limited use of my foot with shovel)

Scott's foot 36 hours after.

Stay tuned for updates.

My toes are turning to a lite greenish color as we speak.

It is kind of gross, but I am headed to Home Depot to see if they can match the color before it changes too much. I think it would be a nice color for the bathroom wall.

Where are all my blankets?

Kristi likes to keep the house at a nice "comfortable" level. It has to be cold enough to use a blanket at night, -it is more comfortable that way.

Well, no blankets could be found when it was nap time for Jake. Carter had taken all of them to build his "fort" to take a nap in. I am too big to go in and get him too. It has a room for him to lay down in, a secret tunnel along the ottoman, and another "secret" room.

On the positive side, atleast someone is using those exercise balls!

One of dad's proudest moments

There is a time in every dads life when he is proud of his kids. One of those times came last night when I caught Jake watching tv in my room. He will usually go in after he is suppose to be in bed and turn on cartoons. Last night I heard the tv on and thought I was hearing double. I am getting old, so thought nothing of it until the commercials came on and still heard doubles. I came in and caught him watching sports! Not only sports, but college sports, one of the truest passions in a guys life. I was proud of the little guy, because he had passed up cartoons to get to the basketball game. It almost brought a tear to my eye because he passed up another basketball game and settled on the Kansas Jayhawks, who have finally made it back into the top 25. I wiped my eyes and gave him a hug and a sucker.

I cannot wait until March comes. He thought that the magic of Christmas time was fun. He has no idea what the magic of March Madness brings. We are off to Dick's to buy some size 3T jerseys and ball cap.