And HER name is.....

I know it's late and I am almost positive everyone knows but.. It's a GIRL!! Yes we both knew from the time we found out we were pregnant. 2 ultrasounds confirmed it. Hey I still holding out for that little boy so maybe we'll have another one one day. I am happy with a girl but like I said holding out for a boy. After having a girl the first time around and having many problems with finding THE name I decided to get a jump on that as soon as I found out. Girls names are hard for me as I don't get into girlie names and some of them are a bit umm.. stereotypical. So we went with a male name that is becoming more and more popular as a feminine name. Well yet again a girl name we had to find and a girl name we couldn't decide on. Going through my usual names I had for Rylie and knowing John didn't like. We had one picked and then I said well I like this one. John is ehh not to big on it but.. oh well. We have the name. Yea the name is yet again a boy name but becoming popular with the girls. Plus I think it suits our family and goes nicely with Rylie. And HER name is... Haiden Dawn Jacobs



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Rylie at 3

How could it be that just 3.5 years ago John and I wondered if we would have any rugrats running around- other than our dogs. But here we are 3 years later with a smart funny "big" girl. Rylie Ann Jacobs is her name. yes she is definitely our child. I see everything of her is her dad and brother and sister none of mommy. But it is ok (she has my hair). Rylie is absolutely infectious with her talking and laughing. You hang on to every word and till the end of her long laughs. She likes to dust and sweep (yea I know wait till she gets older and has to do it right). She loves her dogs and hates most bugs (that would be me in her). Watching t.v. is becoming more and more popular these days. Her favorites to include.. Dora, Franklin, Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends, My Friends Tigger and Pooh and the ever annoying Oswald. Rylie knows what some letters of the alphabet are and can count occassionally to 11. She is real good with shapes. Still loves her books. Every night before bed we read several. Day care isn't at the top of her favorite things. But she has fun when she goes and sometimes gets upset if we leave too soon. The lead in her room has nothing but good things to say about her. If I wasn't mistaken I would swear Rylie is her favorite. Always talking about how well she talks and knows many things. When she is the room during nap time, Rylie isn't normally put on a mat she gets to be up and sitting with her. Sometimes its harder for me to get her in the room without her cryin when the lead of the room isn't in there. Oh well. Growing like a weed she is. She knows basketball, baseball and foot ball. We cheer for either Steeler's or Sea Hawks. She likes to be right beside me (as I like to say up my bum) wherever I am. Talks about her "sissy" and Justin. Loves the water, the beach and family. These days it's all about daddy. Though daddy isn't around and won't be for a while, she doesn't quite understand. When mad at me or the world she wants her daddy. She talks constantly about missing her daddy and wanting him home. Everything is daddy... this is daddy's truck, daddy bought this for me, daddy bought that, daddy says, daddy did... etc ( i am chopped liver next to daddy). Although she is in the missing daddy stage and everything being about him. She will forever be a "Mama's girl". Not that I mind. Rylie is sensitive and sweet (at times) and has becoming very much a preschooler. The attitude has started!! Oh yes it has. Not fun for me. Not yet potty trained at night or for nap times but she is in her "big girl" bed. She loves it, I know Rylie is going to be a very good big sister. She has talked about the baby a good bit. (more on baby in another post). Our little Rylie.. gets more amazing with each passing week. I think we have someone very special on our hands!!

A little late...

Wow!! It sure as been a very long time since I posted anything. Guess I been a little busy. Ok here we are Sept 8,2008 and we are watching My Friends Tigger and Pooh. Oh yea Rylie likes tv now. AWESOME!! We have a year to go on this deployment. Oh brother! Oh yea.. I know everyone knows now but we are pregnant!! Yea as of today I am 22 weeks. Has been a very eventful, sickening, tiring and hurtful pregnancy (so far). I have been a walking pin cushion since we found out. Had a scare and had to travel up to Louisville for 2 (yes 2) Level 2 ultrasounds (ok in our language that is just an ultrasound with indepth measurements and done by a specialist). Thank goodness I dont have to go anymore. I dont want to see downtown Louisville for a long time. (i am not a city person). Anyway.. so now we are 22 weeks and the scare or I should say worry will not be confirmed or dismissed until the baby is delivered. Being high risk.. I am advised to not have the amnio done.. I wouldn't anyway. Work.. oh gosh where to start on that? Ehh nothing big just petty stuff that is below me. (high school garbage if ya get my drift). Rylie.. is absolutely positively her mom and dad's daughter. She has my anxiety problems and her dad's smarts. She is very much a 3 year old. Not 10 minute s go by (if we are at home or together) that she doesn't ask about her daddy. She "understands" that mommy is having another baby and the doctors think she took it pretty hard. For almost 3 weeks she was waking up in the wee small hours of the morning throwing up for hours. Going back to bed after those long and tiresome hours and waking up with diarrhea. So 1 ER visit at 2 something in the morning and 3 doc appointments later... we just hit the 3 week mark with no throwing up. Unfortunately my body has become accustomed to the waking up and being up as I am usually up now at those times for hours. DARN IT!! Oh well. The car.. well still dealing with them people. So 2 months and 2 car payments later.. They received the settlement check and now I have to deal with the GAP insurance part of it. When it rains it pours let me tell ya. Anyway that's bout all. I just thought I would get a little post on here as a sort of catch up. Oh and John is doing good, homesick and busy but good. Well more posts later hopefully.