Countdown: 13 More Days Until We Are a Family of Five!!!

 We are so excited to meet our baby brother or baby sister!  We can't wait to kiss the baby!!!

 Magdalene has been such a good big sister to Tobias.  They have their moments, but Tobias is her best friend.  When Tobias was only a few months old, she was so excited when he would wake up from his morning nap.  "He wake, he wake!"  She still gets excited when Tobias wakes up from his nap.  I'm not sure if he likes her smothering him with hugs and kisses.

 For the most part, Tobias is playing somewhere near Magdalene.  In this picture, she is telling Tobias about his responsibilities as a big brother.

 Magdalene has been in this princess phase for some time.  She wants to put on a pretty dress and play in it.

 These are her new play shoes we found at Walmart.  They have gems you can attach to them, but Tobias likes to put them in his mouth.  She feels like such a pretty princess in her shoes and dress.

 I told Magdalene to smile in this picture.  This is what she did.  It's hard to get an authentic smile out of her in front of a camera.  JC Penney does a better job than me.

 Just in case you're wondering how long her hair is now....well it's getting long!!!

You can usually find this adorable boy at a window playing with his toys.  He likes to see the cars and animals outside the window.

Please keep us in your prayers for a safe delivery.  We feel very blessed that God has entrusted us with raising His precious children.

Snow Day....in May???

Baby Brother Becomes Big Brother Soon!

In under a month, we will meet our precious baby.  Is it a boy or a girl?  We never find out, but this time it was very tempting to want to know.  It's too exciting to hear Jordan tell me whether we have a boy or a girl. Names are still up in the air at this point.  Sometimes we think we have them finalized, and then we get confused all over again.  Magdalene has two names picked out:  Jacinta and Francisco.  She loves the story of our Lady of Fatima, and she highly recommends those names.  Magdalene has been waiting for months for this new baby to arrive.   When Daddy is blessing us, she wants her tummy blessed too like Mommy, because she says she has a baby in her belly.  We remind her she doesn't, but it's quite amusing to hear her say that.  

Today Jordan found Tobias in Magdalene's room kissing her baby dolls and feeding them with a bottle.  I will have to catch a video of him doing that some day.  What a sweet boy!  The following pictures were taken the past week.  Tobias loves to push around Magdalene's baby stroller, and I was surprised to see him pushing a baby in it.  He normally just puts a car in the stroller and takes off.  

Note:  Baby has fallen out of the stroller, and Tobias is still moving, moving, moving!  Note to Mommy:  Tobias is not ALLOWED to push the baby in the stroller for some time.  hehe!

  He loves looking out windows and now he finally has his own space.  Jordan and I finished up his room, and he loves sleeping on his big bed.  He sleeps better than his sister most nights now!  We are very grateful for that!  Tobias has also been bonding a lot more with Jordan.   He loves his special time with Daddy before bedtime.

 Cheese!  He has been saying more and more words every week.  It's exciting to see the look on his face when he communicates with us.  I can't wait until Magdalene and Tobias have conversations with each other at her level.  It would be fun to watch!

 Today at church, Tobias was sporting a European look with his outfit.  We didn't have long white socks like the European style so we put some of Magdalene's white tights on him, and he looked great.  Jordan likes to coordinate their church outfits.

 I thought I would update my family on the progress of this pregnancy.  My feet are swollen, but I still wanted to wear wedge sandals.  I love those sandals.

We love you all, and we can't wait for Tia Brenda to visit soon!  Perhaps the next time I post something, you will see pictures of the new baby.

P.S.  I have been two for two on guessing the gender of our babies.  I'm afraid to make a guess and be wrong this time.  But I will risk it and go public with my maternal instinct.  I believe God will bless us with a girl.  Jordan thinks they are twins.  haha!  No, he doesn't believe that anymore, but he always thinks it before the ultrasound.

Girly Time

I'm nearing the end of this pregnancy with only a month left to go.  Today was one of those days that you just simply felt tired all day.  Third trimester tiredness cannot be cured with caffeine!  But the highlight of the day was watching Magdalene's eyes light up when I asked her if she wanted mommy to curl her hair.  I picked up a set of new hot rollers so I could curl both of our hair.  She watched me using them yesterday, but I thought it would take some convincing on her part to allow me to use them on her.

 Well, it didn't much convincing at all!  She sat very still on the purple Bumbo seat, and let me style her hair.  It was the "caffeine" I needed to get me going.  Our little girl was letting me style her hair!  I was so excited!!!

She wanted to see what the curlers looked like in her hair so we ran over to the bathroom.  Miraculously, Tobias was distracted playing with something in his bedroom so we had a full mommy and daughter time for at least 15 minutes.  

Lovely locks!!!!  We put a little hairspray in it so it would hold up for Daddy when he got home.  She wanted to look like Cinderella.  

This was her attempt at smiling for the camera.  She's trying to smile, but I think the flash bothers her.  

(Daddy said she made a mommy face in this picture).

It was much easier to get a normal shot of her looking at herself in the mirror.  Look at the excitement in her face!

(Mommy thinks this is a daddy face).

"Yes, Magdalene.  You do look like a pretty princess."   

So if tomorrow brings once again a day of tiredness, I will pray for patience and look fondly on today. 

 Our little girl really is growing up....

Holy Week Family Traditions

Bus...Snowman...Love My Family!

Hello family and friends!  We hope you are all doing well.  Life has been slow this winter.  The kids and I have been staying home working on craft projects, reading, playing, baking, and singing.  Jordan and I made a recent purchase for a new (used) vehicle.  We thought it was time to sell Jordan's truck before the baby arrives late spring/early summer.  Jordan found a great deal on a 12 passenger van so we made the purchase!   We have only driven the van about three times, but we love it!  I drove the family to Mass this morning.  Backing up out of our driveway and parking are not easy in general for me, but it'a a bit more difficult with our new van.  Jordan was a good coach, and he helped me tremendously.  

We got a lot of snow this past week!  Jordan showed the kids how to make a snowman.  He did a great job, and there's a few pictures below that describe their adventure.  

We pray you are all in good health, and we miss you all so much!  We hope these pictures give you a glimpse of the Jacobs family. 

Jordan shaved off his beard!!!  It's temporary, but I never realized how much he looks like his twin brother.    

Me and my one true love!  Isn't he handsome!!!

Our family sold the truck and bought a 12 passenger van.  There's plenty of room for current and future children.  

Daddy and Magdalene building a snowman.  Magdalene loves to eat the snow.  

Tobias loves to sit on this toy outside.  He doesn't enjoy feeling the cold snow.  

Daddy and Magdalene made a snow Piglet!