For The Record...

Pregnancy must agree with me. Get this... in just 2 weeks' time, not only have I lost my pregnancy weight (only 13 lbs, but still), but I am now 4 lbs lighter than when I got preggo! The same thing happened after I had Cade. Pregnancy is a great diet for me... maybe I should keep having kiddos!? :) Now if only I can keep it off!

Oh, and I was going to report that Cade is back to sleeping through the night, since he did great for 2 nights - but last night we were back up with him. He is so concerned with the "ba ba" and he doesn't want to miss any action! I am a zombie today... we were up all night bouncing between Cade & Berkley. Poor little girl was up constipated all night. Glad we are past that now:)

We are off to our pumpkin patch tradition today... will post pictures soon! xoxo

Happy Week 2, Baby!

Here was Berkley at Week 1. She weighed 5 lbs 15 oz.

And here she is at Week 2. She now weighs in at a whopping 7 lbs 2 oz! Big girl needs to go on a diet... hee hee... kidding! So glad she is gaining weight. She is still eating like a champ:) It must be the picture, b/c she looks bigger at week 1. Maybe b/c she is scrunched up and the picture was taken closer up for week 1??

She is a Hot Babe, isn't she!? :)

Grammer & Berkley

So sweet!

This is one of my favorite pictures of Berks so far! Such an angel:)

Our Babies

Just wanted to share a few pix I snapped of the kiddos today....

Our sleeping Berkley:

And Cade Man playing on his new swing set that Audra & Marley gave us. Thanks Mar Mar! Cade LOVES this thing. I think we created a monster, because I cannot get this boy inside the house now. He woke this morning and ran straight to the back door. It was 4:50am!! We had to wait for the sun to come up. (Yep, Cade is STILL waking up at night. I am guessing it is due to the new addition to the family. He wakes and the 1st thing out of his mouth is "Ba Ba" - meaning"baby" - it is too cute!)

And he has been such a big helper lately... sweeping the back patio

Does this mean I need to start giving him an allowance? I have a feeling that 50 cents isn't going to cut it:)

Cade's 1st Surf Session

Last Thursday I took Berkley on her very 1st shopping trip to South Coast Plaza. Such a monumental event:) This was the 1st of many, I'm sure.
While we were gone, the boys had a VERY COOL "1st" of their own. Brad took Cade boogie boarding! While The Berks & I were shopping for good deals, I got the picture below texted to me from Brad. The caption read: "Our new official surfer! 1 year, 3 months, and 4 days. Three waves!"
How cute is that!? Brad's smile on his face is priceless - truly a proud 'daddy moment' for him. Brad put Cade on the board and then he jumped on right behind him. Needless to say, we are very excited to hit the waves this summer!

Cade & 2 of His Favorite Cousins

Tori (top pic) & Nat (bottom pic) are my cousins... but I still call them Cade's cousins. Cade absolutely loves these two! They can always make him giggle. Tori came over last Friday and Cade had so much fun with her that he didn't want her to leave! So we asked her to spend the night. We had to pretend that she was leaving though so that Cade would go to bed. Boy oh boy - you should of seen how excited he was when he saw her in the morning. It was the cutest thing!

And Nanners is so good with Cade too! He giggles and loves to play peek-a-boo with her:) Nat's mom (Beth) and Tori's mom (Nancy) are my aunts. Beth & Nancy are SO GOOD TO US! They always ask if they can have Cade either for the day or even over night (gasp!) to give Brad & I a little break. And Beth watches Cade (& now Berks too) on Monday's while I work. The day these pictures were taken, Nancy, Tori, and Nat surprised us and just stopped over to see if they could take Cade to the park for an hour. How sweet is that?! We were able to use that time to clean up the house. Looked like a tornado had hit us! Ha! Thanks so much for all of your help, Beth & Nancy! We love you and appreciate ALL you do for us!

Get Your Berkley Fill :)

Berkley is showing you in this picture how Brad & I feel (ie yawning). We are e.x.h.a.u.s.t.e.d. Cade has been sleeping thru the night for quite a while now. However, the past 2 nights have been much different. He has woken up just when we have finished feeding Berkley. So we get one bambino down, and the other one wakes up. Kinda funny if you think about it. Actually maybe that is my exhaustion talking... it really isn't funny.at.all. Good thing we love these 2 so much:)

Berks in one of her new preemie outfits...

Finally got a pic of Berks wide awake & alert! So serious in this pic...

Not for long though... she was back to sleep in no time.

And there ya have it. Just a few pics of the angel girl to hopefully make you smile like they do me. :)

Like Brother, Like Sister

My friend Jana (bottom pic - far left) came over for a visit yesterday and noticed that both of our kiddos sleep the same way... with one arm bent and tucked under their head. She even remembered which pictures I had taken that showed this. So, this post is for you Jana:) Great memory!

Here is the Sleeping Beauty in her pose:


And here is Prince Charming:

1 Week Celebration

If you scroll down (to 2 posts ago) or click HERE, I wrote Berkley's 1 week stats. 1 week already! Where has the time gone?

We started Berkley's 1 week birthday today by sleeping in. Yep, all 4 of us slept till 8am!
We got up and then had breakfast.....

Next, Berks had her 1st sponge bath. As you can tell, she did NOT like it!

She was very happy for the bath to be over and to get all warm, cozy and snug as a bug in a bug:)

And last, we decided to get adventurous. We went out to dinner and got a table for four! I was nervous that maybe we were in over our heads, but it was actually not bad at all. In fact, Cade was extremely well behaved and not all over the place like he usually is at restaurants. We were quite proud - of Cade and also that we accomplished this event:)

When we arrived at the restaurant, I opened Berkley's car door to get her out. This is what I saw:

Poor thing! Cade is already trying to pick fights with his sister:) He threw his shoe onto her and also tossed (gently, ha!) the volleyball at her. Note to self: do not give Cade anything to hold in the backseat that can be thrown. And did you notice Cade's face? I don't think he was happy that I went to get Berkley out first.

And here is the party of 4! Berkley is on my right in the pink carseat. She is so little you almost miss her if you don't look hard. In fact, I had to buy her preemie clothes today! She only had 2 outfits that were small enough for her. Poor me, I had to shop - I hate it when that happens :)

Told You

I have said that Berkley looks like Brad, but I wanted to show you just how similar they look as infants. See for yourself. Crazy, right?

Berkley:

Brad:

Happy 1 Week Birthday, Berkley!

1 week stats:

Length: 19.5 inches (53%)

Weight: 5 lbs 15 oz (8%)

Baby Girl,

I cannot believe you are already one whole week old. You are such a peanut.... a much loved peanut. Daddy & I love you so much! Your big brother loves to look at you. Every time he looks at you, he gets a huge smile and usually points and giggles. There is no jealousy from Cade at all. I think he is anxious for you to get bigger so that you 2 can play together and get into trouble with one another:) You have made our family complete. I love to dress you and put bows in your hair. The frilly-er, the better. I even caught Daddy putting your bow on today after it had fallen off. Too cute! How long until I can paint your nails? :) You are such a great baby. You eat like a champ, so I was surprised that you had only gained 1 oz in the past 4 days. You are our petite little lover girl. Daddy & I love showing you off. I catch myself smothering you in kisses. It is so neat to see the differences between you and Cade. I feel so blessed to have one boy and one girl. I dream about the years to come when we will go to lunch together and have daily phone calls at the end of the day to 'catch up'. Happy 1 week birthday, sweet pea. It is hard to believe that only 1 week ago, we were just meeting for the 1st time. I will never forget that moment when I saw you - pure joy. You make Daddy, Cade, and me so happy. I love you.

Love, Mommy

Lil Berks,

I can not believe you have finally joined us to make our family complete. We have waited so long to meet you, and I can certainly say it is well beyond worth the wait. You are the most beautiful little girl I could imagine. Mommy has so many pretty outfits and bows for you to wear. She is so excited to have you as her partner in shopping and fashion. But know that Daddy also has some pretty fun ideas for you and us. You are my little girl, and I will be here for you no matter what you choose to do. Surfboards and golf clubs do come in all the pretty colors and have all sorts of cute accessories though. From the very first moment I saw you I have had the most overwhelming feeling of wanting to protect you and give you everything you could possibly want. I love you so much. I look so forward to continuing with the incredible quality time that we have already started to share. We are so lucky to have such a beautiful little girl.

Love, Daddy

Brad & His Mini Me

When Cade was born everyone thought that he looked like Brad. I, however, never saw it. I didn't think Cade looked like either one of us.

Now, with Berkley, it is a whole different story. I think Berkley is Brad's twin - his Mini Me. What do you think? Isn't this picture priceless? Daddy with his Sleeping Beauty:)

Jacobsen's First Outing As a Family of Four

Daddy and his lil' girlfriend:)

"Mommy's Personal Shopper".... Brad wants to know if this means Berks and I will spend double the money if we shop together:)

I just love this little face!

Cade has been sick and we were all tired of being stuck in the house. We thought some fresh air and sunlight would do all FOUR of us some good. So.... where else to go on our 1st outing...?? Why not Disneyland!?

Daddy now has his hands full! Such a family man. I can't explain the feeling, but it feels so neat now that our family is complete. Brad said it best the other day: "The gang's all here. Now life can really begin."

The double stroller is all full now:) Boy, this is heavy to push. I am nervous to start running with this thing. No hills for me. I will get back into shape in no time while pushing this heavy load!

Here is Berks' model pose:) Such a diva already!

And Cade is doing such a good job with his sissy. He laughs and smiles when he sees her. If she cries, he runs over to look and see if she is ok. He is adjusting great. I think he likes having a little buddy around all the time. Except on the way home, he kept trying to grab Berkley's foot - ha! His carseat is right next to hers so he can reach. We need to come up with a divider:)

Another model pose. It's tuff being a princess:)

The girls.....

and the boys....

Check out how long this hair is! I think I might put it in a ponytail soon:)

I just love Disneyland during the holidays. Makes me feel all warm and fuzzy.

Our 1st outing was a success! I was proud of myself that I was able to pack for both kiddos in ONE diaper bag! We had a great day hanging out with our family of FOUR. I just love our little family and our newest addition.

"Ashes"

When we were in the hospital, my parents stayed at our house with Cade (and the dogs - my mom's favorite, haha!). My mom taught Cade how to play 'Ring Around the Rosie' and he LOVES it! He calls it "Ashes" because of the line that says 'ashes, ashes, we all fall down'.

He will come up to you, with his hands outstretched (so you can hold hands for the game) and say "Ashes". It is the cutest thing ever.

Here is Cade playing "Ashes" with Mimso (my grandma) and Tori (my cousin). Enjoy!

Berkley's 1st Day Home

Our 1st night home Brad & I slept in the living room on the couch with Berkley in the pack n' play next to us. This was the furthest room from Cade and we thought it would be good to separate the kids so that Berkley's cries wouldn't wake Cade up. When I woke at one point, I found Brad like this:
Brad seriously wins 'Dad of the Year' in my book. He said he wanted to sleep closer to her (the couch was 10 feet away - too much for him:) so he would make sure to hear her if she woke. I knew I married a great man, but I had no clue what a phenomenal dad he would be. You never really know until you see them in action. How did I get so lucky?! I love you so much Brad. We make a great team. Thank you for being my partner in life.

Here is the Prima Donna:)

Cade reading a book with his Mimi. He did NOT want Mimi to leave today. These 2 are best buddies:) We are so glad that Mimi & Poppy live close so we can see them all the time.

Berkley in her sling. Thanks for the sling Aimee! I carried Berks around in it for a long time this morning. She loved it - all snuggled up and listening to mamma's heartbeat.

Nap time.... again!

For the most part, Cade doesn't seem fazed by Berkley's arrival. Probably because she sleeps 90% of the time so he still gets all of our attention. But when he hears her, he will point and look for the "baby". He tries to climb up the pack n' play and see her. Here is Brad showing him his little sister:)

Aunt Robin came over for a visit today.....

And so did Grammer!

So far everything is going great being home. We are just about settled and loving our life. Who knew having 2 would be double the fun!?!