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Banana’s and Boys Growing Up

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Our son is at the age where he wants to help with lots of things. He is almost three. He has a morning routine where he wants his milk first and then breakfast. Just recently he has been wanting to help pour the milk in the bottle. He will say “I help, I help!” I have been letting him hold his bottle and then put the lid on. It is the cutest thing and I love that he wants to help me.

The other day he saw me starting to make banana bread. Of course, he wanted to help. This felt way out of my comfort zone. I thought of him sneezing into the batter, or licking the batter. I thought of him tipping the bowl and making a mess. But I just saw how desperate he wanted to help mommy so I let him. He did so well! He listened and stopped when I told him to. He stood on the chair very well and didn’t make a mess. Although if he made a mess, I would have survived. I am glad I didn’t let my fears get in the way of my son’s learning and growing.

I look at other three-year-old’s and worry that he is not advanced as they are. But partly that is because all the three-year-old’s that we know have older siblings so they learn from them. Our son is learning from scratch. But just like our banana batter is made from scratch, it is cooked into something wonderful. I know that my son is developing just fine and is growing into something wonderful.

-Jelly Jazz

Baby Update!

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I am in my third trimester now! I can not believe it. We are very excited to meet our bundle of joy soon. We are not finding out the gender so it will be a surprise for everyone!

It was hard at the beginning with feeling nausea all the time. Some days I would turn on Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and let the kids watch a few episodes while I would lay on the floor. I have been out of the morning sickness stage for a while now, but some days are STILL hard emotionally.
Taking care of two little ones while wanting to take care of me is tough. My husband has been a great support through all of this.

Pregnancy hormones have been tough this round, but hopefully, those emotions will lessen a bit. Despite the hardships of being pregnant, I love feeling the baby move inside me. I can not wait to meet this little one. All of our babies have been blessings and miracles.

In other news, I get to do the lovely glucose test soon. I am crossing my fingers that I will not have gestational diabetes with this pregnancy. I had it with my second one. It was hard to prick my finger at least four times a day, but whatever the results are everything will be ok. All these tests doctors do are to make sure that you and the baby are healthy and get the best care and treatment, so I am grateful for that.

-Jelly Jazz

Jelly Jazz Explored. Mom Awesomeness Unleashed!

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How do I start my blog? I keep asking this question and I FINALLY have an answer. Why not tell some secrets about me? Everyone loves some juicy gossip. Although I don’t know how juicy this will be. 

First off let me introduce my family a little. I have two young kids. They are about 18 months apart. We are expecting our third child which will again be 18 months apart from my youngest. 

You would think that with my third child I would be comfortable going to doctor’s appointments, but I very much dislike them.

5 Secrets About Me

Secret number one- I have the classic “White Coat” syndrome. I get very anxious and don’t like getting my blood pressure taken. I have no problem having my blood taken. Stick a needle in me and take all the blood you need, but do not take my blood pressure. My first maternity doctor recommended that I get a blood pressure cuff, so I have one now and just casually tell my maternity doctors that I take my blood pressure at home. Sometimes it is embarrassing, but I have learned to just embrace it.  

Secret number two- I dislike driving. I will do it, but I don’t like having to figure out driving to new places. The first time my husband and I met in person we drove downtown so I could drop him off at a car rental place. He was going to follow me back home. I thought I knew where I was going, but another little secret was I had never driven downtown before. So we got lost! Luckily he did not break up with me afterward. He was very sweet about it. 

Secret number three- I have a fear of heights. Ok, let me be more specific… I am not a fan of roller coasters. I can go on a plane no problem. I can climb a mountain, but do not ask me to go on a roller coaster! For a date, my husband and I went to an amusement park. He wanted to go on this roller coaster that went upside down. I was not overly impressed with the idea, but of course, I wanted to impress him. I hated every second of it and could not wait to get off! Now that we are married he is stuck with me. So I have no need to impress him with going on roller coasters. 

Secret number four- Since being married I have moved six times. As a couple and family, we have moved five times. A huge move that I made was when I moved to a different country to be with my husband. 

This brings me to my last secret…

Secret number five- Well sometimes you just have to have one secret. A secret that people will have to wait and find out as they read my blogs. But I will eventually share where I am from, what country I moved to, and why we moved around so much. 

I hope you enjoyed getting to know me a little bit. As you read more of my blogs I am sure you will get to know me even more. My goal is to write a blog two times a week. They will vary on the topic, but they will hopefully make you want to come back and read more.

– Jelly Jazz