Some?

Jesse talks more and more each day...which results in some funny moments. Yesterday we were eating some chicken nuggets with dipping sauce of course (Jesse had 4 different kinds on his plate). Well, he finished eating all his food and was eating the rest of his sauces by dipping his fingers in it and then licking his fingers. After dipping his fingers, he would hold them out to me and offer me some by saying, "Some? Bite?" which is often what we say to him. I declined each time, but he kept offering it to me.

One of the other things that cracks me up happens most evenings when Mike comes home. Jesse always gets really excited. He will say "Daddy!" which is quite often followed by "How are you?" Mike usually says, "I am good. How are you Jesse?" but Jesse has yet to reply to the question.

He's getting much better about communicating what he wants. He can consistently say "juice" or "drink", and if he's hungry and doesn't know the word for what he wants to eat he will just say "some." Or, he will start bringing me cans from the pantry and a little dish and use sign language to say "food".

But, he also parrots a lot of things we do. For example, the other day he was playing with my pots in the kitchen. He puts the lid on one, and carries it over to the table very carefully saying, "hot, hot, hot, hot..." just like I do when I want him to back away from me. He did this with each of our pots. Once they were placed on the table, he took the lids off and brought them back to the counter. It was so cute!

Rebecca isn't talking too much these days (at least in actual words...she does like to coo). But, she has started rolling from her back onto her tummy. She has been trying for a couple of weeks, but couldn't seem to get her arm out from under her. Then on Monday she just figured it out. Now I can't seem to keep her on her back. She can roll the other way too (from her tummy to her back), but I usually only see that happen about twice a day. She sure can get around though. She kind of kicks and pulls herself around, and can get right off the blanket. Once she managed to turn 180 degrees around, though I'm not really sure how she accomplished this and stayed on the blanket! I have a feeling that she will be mobile at an early age, kind of like Jesse was.

I'm doing pretty well these days. Just got back to Curves. I am back to my pre-pregnancy weight (pre-Rebecca, not pre-Jesse) and am hoping to get back to at least my pre-Jesse size and maybe more. It feels good to get back exercising though. I think I was in better shape when I was pregnant than I am now, which would make sense since I exercised until 2 weeks before Rebecca was born and then didn't do anything over the summer (other than chase Jesse around and go for a few walks). MOPS starts again on Monday, and I am super excited to see everyone again. I think Jesse will be excited to be in class again with the other kids.

Mike is busy, as to be expected. He is working really hard this semester, trying to juggle a full load of classes, working 2 jobs on campus, preaching on Sundays, and being a dad and husband. Here's hoping that we all survive the semester!