2 1/2 years old!

Jacob is 2 1/2 years old today and (very) soon to be a big brother. I can't believe how fast the time goes. We have been looking at his baby pictures a lot lately while we are preparing for the arrival of baby sister. He always asks if it's him and he seems really skeptical. He was such a fat, chunky baby but still so little and helpless. I do miss those times but I love where we are now, too. And I get to start over so I won't be missing babyhood for long.

Jacob has a huge vocabulary but still mispronounces a lot of words. I can understand him most of the time but other people need me to translate pretty often. Today in the car, I was letting him chew gum and I noticed it was gone. I asked if he swallowed it and he said "No, it's in my tummy. By my belly button." And I said "Are you serious?" Then Jacob yells "I serious! I about to FREAK OUT!!!" He was doing really good with the gum, too but this is the second piece he has swallowed in as many days so I guess I'll put that hobby on hold for now.

Later, at home, he was watching something on TV that apparently shocked him because he said (very dramatically, I might add) "Oh my GOSH! What the heck?!?"

We are going for his 2 1/2 year check up tomorrow and I'm interested to see how tall he is. We were just at the doctor recently and they told me he weighs 31 lbs. but they didn't measure him. He is wearing 3T shirts and 2T shorts now. He was exactly 36 inches (3 ft.) at the 2 year check up and I'm sure he has grown a couple of inches since then.

Most of his friends are girls and he usually refers to whoever he is playing with as his "girlfriend." He does have a special liking for our neighbor, Haley, who I am pretty sure was his original girlfriend. If he had to pick, I bet he would pick her ;) Jacob is actually the only boy in his preschool class. I'm hoping next year there will be some other boys in the class too so he can get some male bonding time with kids his age.

This 2 1/2 year milestone feels huge to me. I can still remember his first months of life like it was yesterday. Time sure does fly.