Saturday, November 22, 2008

On The Go...

First things first, Jacey did NOT make it to the top ten for the Vibe's Cutest Kid Contest! It was a sad few minutes after we realized that we would not win all those wonderful prizes...but we were soon over it because chances of winning were so slim and I, personally, have never won anything in my life, so why would that change now!! We are now voting for #89, the cute little curly blonde haired little girl, she is adorable. I don't know her, but she's cute so she I think she should win!
Jaclyn has learned to crawl!! She gets everywhere!! Slowly but surely! It's so much fun to watch. Picture an inchworm, and that's how she moves. She's getting more steady on her knees and will soon lose the inchworm effect, but it's so cute for now! Jacey never crawled on his knees, he went from army crawling to walking, so it's extra fun to have a real crawler!
Jacey learned a new trick a couple of days ago too! He can officially get out of his crib. He figured it out a while ago, but fell and hurt himself, so he stopped trying. But now he's in and out, easy as can be! It makes bedtime a longer process than normal. And what's worse, is that when he wakes up in the morning, he can just get out and come wake us up. Usually I hear him talking or playing, but I leave him in his crib until 8am. Now it doesn't matter what time it is, if he's awake, he's up! It's kind of sad. Actually really sad! Because he's often awake by 7 or 7:30, but that didn't matter before, because he was fine in his crib. Now I have to get up then too! :( We actually bought him a bed awhile ago, but he doesn't sleep in it yet. Cause he won't stay in it. But now that he's mastered the crib, we'll have to move him over and get Jaclyn in the crib. Hey, here's a question...how do you get two kids to sleep in the same room? I'm so worried that they'll wake each other up. Actually, I know they will. So what do I do? Cause I'm tired of Jaclyn sleeping in my room in the playpen. It's too squishy!

I'm not sure who got ahold of the green pen first, but as you can see they both ended up with ink all over themselves and the carpet and surrounding toys. Thankfully it all came out!
Jacey has also developed an allergy or something. He's got this rash/hives all over his body. They come and go all day. And they're super itchy! We took him to the doctor and all he said is that it was an irritation to a change in detergent or a new food or something. But I haven't changed detergents or introduced new food to him, so I have no clue where it's coming from. Actually, it might be from dust. Our doctor said a while ago that he might have a mild allergy to it, and I did find him in the dust pan and brush the other morning. But since then, he's bathed and I washed his bedding...so I can't figure out what it is!! I just feel bad for him because he's so itchy! We have some cream for it and if it gets really bad I can give him Benadryl, but that's about all I can do. Poor guy. At least it's not affecting his breathing or anything. I just wish I knew what I could do to prevent him from getting it!

Okay, from the time I started writing this post and the actual posting time, I videoed Jaclyn crawling, so you can see the inchworm thing for yourself! It's not a very exciting video, but I figured some of you might appreciate seeing this little milestone! Since you're not here to see it in person! Oh and Jeffrey just got home and so we decided to add a few more things to the video. We went to the zoo this week, even though it was below zero, and we had a great time!! Enjoy the clips and sorry for the extra footage of the tiger!

Friday, November 07, 2008

Vote for Jacey in Cutest Kid Contest

I know that everybody thinks their own kids are the cutest, and that is the truth, everyone's kids are the cutest!! So that is why we entered Jacey in the VIBE985 Cutest Kid Contest....because as his parents, we think he is the cutest! :) If you don't have a child of your own in the contest and you would like to give us your support, PLEASE go to http://vibemorningshow.com/gallery.html?page=35 and vote for Jacey to win! He's #1765. The voting begins Nov 11th at 6am and goes to Nov 20 at 11:59pm. If Jacey then makes the top 10, there will be voting until Nov 27th when the winner will be announced! There is one vote per day per IP address, so if you can remember, vote everyday!! :) Please pass our plea for votes on to your family and friends!! Your help, time and support will be greatly appreciated!! Thanks everyone!! And may the cutest kid win! :)

PS. The prizes consist of a 3 yr lease on a 2008 Honda Odyssey, a year supply of groceries from Sobeys, a year supply of clothes from Kiddos and Co., monthly spa packages for mom and dad for a year, studio pictures from a studio that I'm currently forgetting, and a playhouse for the kids. I know...AMAZING!!!! :)

Sunday, November 02, 2008

Halloween!

Jacey and his cousin have matching grins!! Can you tell they're related or what? They made such a cute couple trick or treating! Too bad Jacey wasn't Chewy. If you can't tell, he's a monkey. People kept mistaking him for a bear. Which is fair I guess, but not true! Do bears have long tails?

Darth Vader (Jeffrey) ran into some trouble with Carter, a Jedi MASTER (I originally said Knight, but was corrected). I love how into it Carter is, he is a HUGE Star Wars fan!!

I LOVE Jacey's face in this picture, it's the exact reason I always call him my monkey man, he looks just like a monkey!!

Stay tuned for a picture of Jaclyn, plus more of everyone...we have to get them from Jess and Melinda, thankfully they took pictures for us!!!

Who Looks Like Who??



Like anyone is surprised, anyone that meets either Jacey or Jaclyn is always quick to tell us that Jacey is a mini Jeffrey and Jaclyn is a mini Emily. People have also told Jeffrey and I that we look alike, so our kids are pretty much a good mix of both anyway. :)