A Little Update

Thought I should do a little update for those that follow my blog...

Jake - MUCH better! He has been walking on his foot with no brace or anything for the past couple weeks. The last two x-rays he had showed that everything is healing really well and just the way it should. We are so happy! It is still sore and he looks a little gimpy but so far so good. His doctor even said if he started working it out or running he could be playing ball again in a couple weeks. HA! Not if I have anything to say about it. He isn't playing ball until fall, after the baby is born and we know his ankle is 100% again. I don't remember if I mentioned it or not but Jake is now back at the Orem Sizzler! It is so nice to have him close to home again. (Did I ever even mention he was at the SLC Sizzler?) He might get annoyed with me coming in so often to eat but I can't help it. I have missed being able to see him all the time - and it's free food! Why would I want to sit at home and eat mac and cheese when I could go see Jake at work and have a nice dinner? I will admit I am trying to limit my visits but I've missed it a lot.

Alyssa- MUCH bigger! Ok...maybe not super huge yet but I feel really big on some days. Sometimes Jaysen stretches so much I just want to cry because he is stretching my skin to it's limits. Besides all the stretching I am not as uncomfortable (yet) as I remember being with Kyler. I had sciatica really bad when I was pregnant with Ky and was worried I would have it again this time. I had a little bit at first because my hips weren't aligned but it seemed to go away after a few trips to the chiropractor (that wasn't the case with Kyler). I am uncomfortable but only because it's hard to be comfortable with a big belly and the extra weight I'm carrying around. I am really hoping Jaysen stays in longer and is bigger than Kyler was. Kyler was born 13 days early at 6 lbs 10 oz. Not bad, but I feel like the closer I am to my due date the better. My mom had 3 kids that were all at least 3 weeks early. I have already beat her track record and hope to keep it up. That in mind, I also don't want a huge baby or to be past my due date. I highly doubt that would happen, just saying.

Kyler- MUCH smarter! And learning more and more every day. It just blows my mind. He knows a few of his letters; J,K,O,R,T,V,X and the number 2. And the other day he pointed out a Q. I was shocked because I didn't know where he learned it. But, to be honest, I don't know where he learned the other letter's either. He also knows that K says kuh, another surprise to me. Maybe all the cartoons he watches on PBS is good for something. He has letters he plays with in the bath and we go over them a lot during bath time but so far those are the ones that have stuck. He knows all of his colors but for some reason keeps getting red and green mixed up. I'm really hoping this will pass soon but part of me thinks he could be color blind because I know that people that are color blind can't tell the difference between red and green. I guess we will see what happens when he gets older. He already loves his little brother. Wants to feel him kick all the time and always kissing my tummy. He has been carrying around his baby doll a lot lately and it is so cute. He has also been a big mommy's boy lately and I'm sure it's because he somehow knows he won't have mommy all to himself soon. Sometimes that makes me sad, knowing he won't have as much time with me, but I guess all of the oldest kids go through it and survive.