He's 2 really......and more

Just thought I'd share another funny thing that tells me that Jake is so 2.  For over a month or so now when he has been playing with his cars, sometimes he'll be sitting on the floor and he'll pick his foot up and try to get in.  No kidding!!  It's really funny.  And if he happens to find one of the matchbox cars that have doors that open, well then he really wants to get in.  He looks at me and grunts like "help me".  It is so funny.  I think now he just knows that it makes me laugh so he does it all the more.

Okay, I wrote that about a week ago.

Tonight Andrew, Jake and I brought home a sub from subway.  Jake ate black olives, yellow banana peppers, red onions, green lettuce (notice the color adjectives......I know, I'm weird), ham, and a little cheese.  He was in heaven.  He followed that up with some applesauce and grapes.  I was waiting for him to pop.

Some other things that I'm noticing changing is that Jake is able to control himself a bit more.  He'll get ready to hit and have his hand raised and start to hit but end up rubbing his hand on your arm and saying "saw -ree" instead of hitting.  It is so precious.  And I've figured out a little better how to help him with the very, very loud squealing / yelling / vocalizations that he makes.....which is to cover my ears and say, "oh, that hurt my ears" which is true.  And since he's so compassionate, he right away gets the connection.  I don't overdramatize it because I know that he's really just trying to express himself most times.  We follow that up with lots of talking so he's still communicating and lots of reassurances that we love him.  I've figured that all the rest of us need a little lesson in self control from Jake.  There's still a ways to go and you factor in that he's two and so if you see him doing all these things, just remember that we're all a work in progress.  And oh is he.  I look at his little head sometimes which is a constant reminder of his background and I just love him so much.  I wander at all that God has planned for Him.  Why did He see fit to bring this little boy to us?  What does He want from us when it comes to Jake?  How can we honor Him best in rearing Jake? 

Thank you for praying for us!  We are grateful.

Enjoy a picture taken by a precious friend's sweet son!  I love this smile....it's Jake up and down.