Jacob Henry Beeson

So in case you haven't heard or haven't received any Snapfish pictures (which if you do please send me your email), Jacob Henry Beeson arrived on June 12 at 5:11 pm. He weighed 8 pounds and is 20 inches long. He has lots of dark brown hair. He is very cute! Labor was super easy and quiet/relaxing. We sat around and talked until it was time to push. Even the OB doc sat with us for 45 minutes (it was slow on the OB floor) and we did some shopping while we waiting too. All very relaxing. James and Sophia love him very much. James kisses him all the time and Sophia is a great big helper.

James is 2!!

Well, my baby (soon to be my baby no longer) has turned 2. I can't believe it! He is talking up a storm and is soooooooooo cute! My favorite thing he does (because his voice is so cute) is walk around the house going, "Mom, where are you?" and "What are you doing?" . I love that little sweet voice. Anyway, his doctor's appointment went great and he doesn't have to go back until he is 3. He is 37 inches tall (99%) and 29 pounds (65%). Basically he is Jim Beeson all over again. He got one shot and cried until he realized he gets a sticker. He has definitely learned how to cry to get attention.

I had a doctor's appointment yesterday and ultrasound. Everything looks good. Jacob is about 7 pounds and is measuring about a week ahead of schedule in head circumference and length. He is crammed in there! I am only 1.5 cm dilated (boo) but there is a full moon tomorrow. I am hoping he is delivered this week because my OB doc leaves on vacation after that until June 7. Now that I am full term the waiting begins. With this heat, I am hoping it is sooner rather than later. This heat is making me hot, tired, and grouchy! Well, I need to run because today I am having my eyebrows trimmed, my eyelashes and eyebrows dyed, and a pedicure. I can't wait for the pampering!

Father's Day Questionaire

Sophia and James' last day of school was yesterday so Sophia came home with her Father's Day gift. She didn't want to wait until Father's Day to give it to Jim because there was a 100 grand bar that came with it and she said that Daddy would share it with her. Here is what she says about Jim:

My Dad's name is... Jim.
My Dad is ...19...years old.
Dad's favorite chore around the house is to ... do stuff outside.
Daddy likes to watch ...American Idol...on TV.
Daddy likes to cook...carrots..on the grill.
My Daddy's favorite color is ... purple.
Daddy has...brown...color hair.
Daddy's favorite thing to do when he is relaxing is to .. watch TV.
Daddy and I like to play...blocks...together.

Mother's Day Questionaire

At school on Monday, Sophia's class did Mother's Day activities. She made me a cute flower pot with candy inside (that she ate by the end of the day:) ). There was also a piece of paper. On the top of it read "MY MOM". The kids then filled in the blanks. Here is how Sophia's went:

My Mom's name is...Mom Beeson.
My Mom is ...11... years old.
My Mom's hair color is ...blond.
My Mom's favorite job around the house is...to do supper.
My Mom's favorite TV show is...the volcano show (one evening when I didn't feel well, Sophia snuggled on the couch with me and we watched "How the Earth was Made" and it was about volcanoes. I guess it left and impression with her.)
My Mom's favorite thing to cook for me is...macaroni.
My Mom's favorite thing to do with me is ... to cook with me.

Very cute! It is funny to see what perspective the children take. Apparently she see me in the kitchen a lot :)

As a side note, this baby has a lot of hiccups!! Right now he has some very strong hiccups and it is making it difficult to sit at the computer.

Yard Sale Season is Here!

Okay, so I am not a huge yard sale fan but yet...I am. I do not want to have another yard sale, although I have a Peg Perego Double Stroller for $300 if anyone is interested. I also have a wagon that we want to get rid of. Anyway, saw our neighborhood is having a yard sale and I can't wait to take James and Sophia out to it. I am looking for another baby stroller for the kids to play with (a nice one, not an umbrella stroller) and other toys. I never ever look at the clothing. That is just my rule. It would be good to find puzzles and books too. Anyway, 'tis the season!!

Today's Events

Today was a fun day. We woke up early with Sophia yelling that she had to go pee. So I took her and then James woke up and started yelling pee. (What one does, the other has to do too). So I got James up and sat him on the potty and what did he do right away...Pee in the Potty! Now, this was not the first time he has done this but it is the first time that he woke up and yelled that he had to pee. I was so proud of him.

Jim had to work today so I took the kids to Holy Spirit's Easter Egg Hunt. It was fun. The kids were limited to 10 eggs which is fine with me because they don't eat candy anyway. The Fishers Fire Department and EMT came with a ladder truck and ambulance. The kids were WAY more excited about this than the Easter Bunny and Egg Hunt. Sophia immediately went up to every EMT and said, "Do you know my Daddy? My last name is Beeson." It was very cute. Then she went up to every firefighter and said, "My grandpa is a firefighter." It was DARLING!! I took pictures so be looking for them on snapfish at some point.

We then went to see Jim at work. A nurse held the kids up to a patient's room while Jim worked on them. The patient was really sick too. James was in awe and Sophia was clapping and giddy just to see him work. You would have thought Santa was in the room! Again she announced that she is going to be a baby doctor. Sophia then showed all the nurses her boo-boo on her tongue (she bit her tongue yesterday when her chin landed on James' head). James had to show the nurses his boo-boo on his head from 2 weeks ago. Sophia helped out by picking through his hair like a mommy monkey. Again...DARLING!

Sophia also started asking very good questions lately. She has asked things like:
What makes a sandwich?
What's in a pretzel and how can we make one?
Where does food go after you swallow it?
What makes glue sticky?
Daddy, if you run 14 miles, how will you get back?

Then she asked the BIG question...."Daddy (I was not home at the time) how is Jacob going to come out of Mommy's tummy?" Jim told her how Jacob will come out and luckily we have always used correct anatomical name for our body parts so that wasn't that difficult to answer. Then she asked, "Is it like pooping?" (Where does she come up with these!?! She just turned 3!!!) She then wanted to clarify all of the different holes in the body and what function each one served. Then followed all of the questions like, "Will it hurt Mommy?", "Will Jacob cry?" etc. I know I am her mom and I think she is awesome but what amazing questions for such a little girl to ask!

Birthday Party Pics and Updates

The Birthday Cake!!

I haven't blogged in a while but a lot has happened. The biggest event was that Sophia turned 3 and had a party at Monkey Joe's. It was a lot of fun and Sophia got waaay too many gifts...thanks to all for the gifts. She surprises me everyday with her knowledge and maturity. She is so much fun and a mommy's girl and daddy's girl all at the same time. Here are pictures of her party and of her new big girl room. She chose everything in her room...thanks to Pottery Barn Kids for the decor.

Giving Monkey Joe a High-5

Sophia and her friend Lola (in the blue) with her sister Ruby.

Sophia's friends Cole and Lily

We put butterflies on the canopy.

I love the ruffle bedskirt!
Butterflies and tulips everywhere.

I just got back yesterday from Orlando from a girl's trip. It wasn't the Caribbean like we normally do but it was still relaxing. I had to stay in the US per doctors orders. I definitely got lots of rest. We didn't do Disney :( but we did see Cirque de Soleil in downtown Disney. It was good but the Vegas shows are better in my opinion. We also did lots of outlet shopping. I forgot how much fun shopping can be when you are without children. I got Sophia a really cute outfit from J Crew and James got a Nike outfit that matched the outfit I bought Jim. I didn't get anything for Jacob though...oops. That's okay though because he is just going to wear James' out outfits since they were both born in the same season. I did have to throw some of James' old outfits out because he was a messy baby but most will work again.

James suddenly grew up while I was in Orlando and turned into a little boy. He definitely is acting like a 2 year old and is STUBBORN!! He is going to need an attitude adjustment. I think it is time to refresh my memory on the behavior books I have. He is super cute though and is talking sooo much more. Adorable!

Jim had fun with the kids while I was gone. He said they tested his patience and wore him out but he loved every moment. He is the BEST daddy and husband!! He bought me all new maternity clothes to go on my girl trip. SOO nice. After being pregnant for 4 years I was tired of my old clothes so the new clothes were a great change.

Jacob's room is coming along. We still need to put up an airplane mobile and an airplane lamp should be in this week. We also need to by the rocking chair yet. It is looking good though!!

Swim Lessons

Sophia has started swim lessons this week. She is taking them at Fishers High School at the recommendations of Beck. So far I really like it. It is a really nice facility and I don't have to get in the water with Sophia. The problem is that Sophia doesn't really like the lessons...actually she likes them as long as she doesn't have to get her hair or face wet. She says she keeps getting water in her nose. I have come to the conclusion that she likes the fashion better then the swimming. When she met her instructor Matt, she said rather quickly, "Hi. I'm Sophia. I have flowers on my bathing suit. I have a new bathing suit too. It's blue with flowers on it. I'll wear it for you on Thursday." It was really cute but I hope that she doesn't want to try all these new sports just for the clothing. She is really excited for ballet, which starts in a month and she already has her outfits for it. I am wondering if she is excited for ballet because of the pink shoes with the pink leotard with the pink tights. Oh well, she is my mini-me after all.

Jim surprised me this week by saying that he doesn't think that the baby looks like a Joseph. For those of you who don't know this...we have always said that our second boy would be named Joseph Andrew. When Christian was born we decided not to go with Joseph because Christian seemed like a better fit. So I assumed that when we found out this next baby was a boy, we would then name him Joseph Andrew. Well, Jim said when he saw the ultrasound he said it didn't look like a Joseph and he decided that he didn't like the name Joe. He said when he is coaching his basketball team, he was trying to envision himself saying, "Go Joe" and he didn't like the way it sounded. So now we are looking through our family histories for a new name. We are also looking through the Bible and at the meanings of names. So far most names Jim likes, I do not and names I like, Jim does not. I know we have some time before we actually need a baby name but I like to get things done now so finding a baby name has been added to the high priority list.

And Baby Beeson #4 is...

A BOY!! We were both surprised and happy. Many people thought the baby was going to be a girl so we kind of were expecting that but the first thing to pop up on the screen was a penis. Surprise! Sophia was quiet about it for the first 5 minutes but now she is on board. James doesn't really care...for right now anyway. I didn't really care as long as the baby was healthy. Everything on the ultrasound looks fantastic. They couldn't see the four chambers of the heart because my belly button was in the way so in 4 weeks I get another ultrasound just to make sure. They are also watching a fibroid which keeps getting bigger with every child and now resembles an orange. Other than that everything looked great. The brain was the correct size and the lips and nose looked normal. The bones looked good and everything measured great! 11 oz., height in 52%, and heart rate 140. Right on schedule. Here are some pictures:

The Foot

The Face with his mouth open:

An Arm:

More proof that it really is a boy:

This is what I REALLY want

Sophia has a new request for her birthday. She told me that this is what she REALLY wants. She came up to me and said, "Mom, I want a Mini." I asked her a mini-what? She said, "A Mini Cooper Mom. They are so cute and little. I want one really badly."

I thought she is starting young asking for a car already. I told her when she is 16 or 18 and she has all A's, she might get one then. I have a feeling she won't forget that I told her that.