Jakey

Our little Jakey, I didn't write about him for his 3rd Birthday! Scrapbook purposes! We went for his check-up and he surprised us with his height of 37 3/4 inches and 35.8 lbs. That puts him in the 50% for height and 75% for weight. He was always a little short and stout! They gave him an eye test and it was so funny. He kept saying I don't know and laughing. Great! He is already being silly! But he did well enough and I couldn't believe how well he can see! I couldn't even tell what the picture was! I need glasses! He was very good for his exam and he got one little finer prick and one shot. They did the finger prick first and had to collect the blood in a straw. He was so calm, James was with me and freaking out for Jake! The nurse was also really good and animated! For the shot, Jake didn't know what was going to happen, I guess he didn't remember from last year. Not like James, who I always had to hold down with all my might! James was hiding behind me and plugging his ears! Jake cried when he got the shot but only until I picked him up. He was so tough and loved getting a band-aid. 

Jake is such the baby of the family. In some ways he is so babyish and in other ways he is not. He always wants to be held. He uses the excuse that his legs don't work, he will pout and sit down. He is a good pouter. I am always calling him the drama King. He is such a sweet boy, he always wants to sit on your lap, or wants you to sit with him. He loves to cuddle. He whines all the time. I don't know how many times a day I tell him to use his words. He is speaking a lot more clearer these days though. He gets very frustrated when he can't explain himself or we can't understand him. He has a very strong temper and very stubborn. When he wants to do something himself you can not help him at all! He will throw a fit if he can't do it right. Or sometimes I have to help him and if someone else does it, another fit will come out. 

Throws a great tantrum...

He is a little OCD. I think James was too at that age. I am wondering if he will grow out of his OCD tenancies. He is still a blanket kid. Craig calls it a bar rag. It is falling apart and is just a small square, the size of a rag. He has to have his blanket perfectly laid out over his pillow when he goes to bed. If you give him a kiss he has to have a hug to go with it. I love that! 

He is more adventurous than James. James would never get his face painted. 

 He sat on Santa's lap...

Jake will try more rides at Disneyland...

If anyone is talking about going somewhere Jake always wants to go! Even if it is not right at that moment. He says, "I want to go!" He is my little sidekick. 

He wants to do EVERYTHING James does. He is his little mimic. James gets annoyed with him often, but I love that they are both getting older and they are playing with each other so much more nicely. I have longed for this time! 

Not that they still don't fight over toys, but it is getting much better. Maybe because we have two of everything, no, kidding, not EVERYTHING. They do share better. Jake can really hold his own, he is a little tough guy, I think that comes with the territory of having an older Brother! Jake has started going in the co-op nursery at church and instead of calling it the nursery I call it school. He wants to go to school because James does. The first couple times he cried when I left but he is so proud of himself when we pick him up that he went to school and played with his friends! 

He is doing so well with potty training. Still has accidents with poop and waits too long so he dribbles a bit in his underware. But he is doing well and soon hopefully those little accidents will be gone! He is definitely over the diaper. He doesn't even want to wear a pull up to bed! I have to sneak one on him when he is asleep, I do let him go without one a lot, but he has had a handful of accidents so I just have to gage it on his drinking at night! 

He loves playing cars- or anything with wheels, riding his bike, playing outside, playing with angry birds stuffed animals...drives me crazy. Pretty much anything James thinks up or is playing Jake will follow. 

His favorite color is blue or green. 

He loves wearing sunglasses!

Jake is the worst eater. He is my junk food kid. All he wants is goldfish, granola bars, crackers, he hardly eats dinner most nights! He loves peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and mac n cheese! What kid doesn't?! He loves cotton candy! That is always his treat when we go to Disneyland! 

He doesn't nap anymore. :( Sometimes he will fall asleep in the car or a lot of times he will now fall asleep no the couch before dinner. Once in awhile he will stay asleep, sometimes he will wake up and then be up till 9:30. But he will stay and play in his bed, which is nice! 

Here he is, he fell asleep in the hallway!

Sleeping at night is hit and miss. Sometimes he will do great sleeping till 6:30 or sometimes he wakes up many times and comes in bed with us! Sometimes I don't even know when he crawled in bed with us! He sneaks in and I awake to a body part in my face! 

I can't believe my little baby is THREE!