Big Jake/Little Jake

The other day, Jake's teacher asked if it was alright that they call him little Jake. Apparently they got a new student whose name also happens to be Jake. Since neither child has yet to recognize their last names and Jake at least does not even know his full first and middle name (which is Robert Jacob), the teachers were having trouble coming up with an acceptable solution. I guess I better get used to this as Jake is a very popular name. I thought that as long as Jake did not mind, I did not see a problem with calling him little Jake, although I am quite sure at home, if I were try to call him little he would protest. After all he is a big boy now with his big boy underwear at all. And maybe to the outside world, Jake is little. Comparatively speaking he is only in the 15-20 percentiles for both height and weight. To me however, Jake is anything but little - in fact I would have to say that he growing up TOO fast. Lately, he has really been into distinguishing gender and using the proper pronouns, as in "That's hers" or "He/She is tired". In fact, the other day at dinner, Jake proclaimed that we did not match because I was sitting next to him and Joe was sitting next Jadyn. He wanted Mommy and Daddy to switch places so the boys and girls were sitting together. He has also started spelling - mostly his name and anything else requires a lot of help but he actually WANTS to spell words like cat or dog. It's pretty exciting. He wakes up in the morning and asks "What's today?". Sure he wants to learn his days of the week but really he just wants to know what is on the schedule - is it a school day, music class, park, playdate, shopping etc. He is reasoning and thinking ahead. My favorite example is that Jake knows every day once Jadyn goes down for his afternoon nap that he is allowed 30 minutes on the computer to play games or watch race car clips (we already know we have a video game addict on our hands, LOL!). So one day he decides he REALLY wants to get on the computer but mind you it is not even lunch time yet. He goes over to Jadyn, cups her face in his hands and says, "Baby you are tired. You are ready to take a nap so I can get on the computer, alright?". I have never wanted to laugh so hard. Another example is that the kids get something sweet after dinner. Sometimes they get a sugar free Popsicle at the dinner table right afterwards and other times they might get pretzels with a few M&Ms as a bedtime snack but Jake knows that they do not get both. Oh yeah, and to properly tell the story I must add that Jake calls M&Ms "Cs" because they have ABCs on them and don't argue with him that they all have the same ABC on them, he just does not get it. Anyway, so one day they are getting ready to have their bedtime snack and Jake says in a very stern voice, "No Cs, you have popsicle!". I guess he was letting me know that he knew he had already had his dessert for the night. Kids say the darndest things. So without further adieu, here are some recent pics of our lil man:

In his Tony Stewart race car kicking back

Playing his SmartCycle (which he had to have after playing his cousin's all New Year's so we used Christmas money he had recieved). A great way to combine physical activity with educational video games.

Looking cute in his V-Day PJs and eating M&Ms or as he likes to call them "C"s


How cute and grown up does he look in his baseball cap and flannel?

All smiles..........................

And by the way, after realizing that Jake probably should start learning his full name, we started teaching him to say his last name and he picked up like an old pro! Not bad for a Funny Nose.