Awwwww!

Drew loves his Dad!

Before I had a baby, and even up until last month, I always encouraged mothers to have "just one more" baby. Many women (and men) in lds culture do this same thing. Around baby's first birthday, it's customary to begin chiding mommy about having, "just one more". "When is the next one coming?", or, "Are you trying for more yet?", we ask.

Drew turned one year last month and so (of course) everyone wants to know when the next little Jacobson will be conceived. I'd just like to take a moment to set the record straight on this subject. Just so you all know there will be NO MORE LITTLE NEWBORN BABIES in this house for a long, long time. Furthermore, if Drew's non-sleeping habits continue there will be no more little newborn babies in this house EVER.

I think the kid has some kind of built-in alarm that triggers his crying mechanism every time I try to get some shut-eye. If only I could disconnect the alarm. It's 3:30 a.m. and I still haven't gotten a single wink. Yes, this has been going on for about 13 months. And yes, I have tried Baby Wise, and Ferber, and The No Cry Sleep Solution, and The Secrets of the Baby Whisperer, and Tylenol... I'm exhausted.

Wish me luck, I'm going to try (again) to get some sleep.

The End.

*Disclaimer* Don't worry, I'm not the least bit mad at anyone for asking about "just one more". This is just a random rant. And actually, we probably will have another one in a couple of years. Earlier if Drew starts sleeping.

Zealous Zoo-bies?

Last Friday Sarah, Drew and I went to the zoo.

We had a BLAST!

Here's a little slide show:

Addict

Okay, just one more post today and I'll go to bed.

Friends, I need help.

My name is Leah,
and I am addicted to chocolate molten lava cake.
I think about it always,
except when I am asleep,
and then I dream about chocolate molten lava cake.

Seriously, Sarah made some last night and I really can't stop eating it!

If you think you can help me, please post your suggestions.

If you want the recipe for the cake, here it is:

INGREDIENTS:
1 cup flour
3/4 cup granulated Sugar
3 tablespoons cocoa
2 teaspoons baking Powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup milk
2 tablespoons vegetable Oil
1 teaspoon vanilla
3/4 cup brown Sugar
1/4 cup cocoa
1 3/4 cups boiling water

PREPARATION:

Heat oven to 350°. In a mixing bowl, stir together flour, sugar, 3 tablespoons cocoa, baking powder and salt. With a fork, mix in milk, oil and vanilla.
Spread the batter evenly in a lightly buttered 9-inch square baking pan. Combine brown sugar and 1/4 cup cocoa; sprinkle over the batter. Slowly pour boiling hot water over the batter and brown sugar-cocoa mixture. Bake cake for 40 minutes. (We only had to bake ours for 30 minutes). Let cake stand for 5 minutes. Spoon into dessert dishes. Top with ice cream or whipped topping. Enjoy!

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Cornbelly's

Tonight for family home evening we checked out Cornbelly's, the corn maze and pumpkin patch, in Lehi. Drew LOVED it! His favorite part was the maze. There was some pretty corny (sorry, I couldn't resist) music playing and Drew danced from the beginning of the maze to the end. We were hoping to get there early so I could get some pictures of Drew in the pumpkin patch, but it gets dark so quickly now! We were too late! I'll have to get some more pumpkin pictures when it's light.







If you're thinking of going, admission was $10 a person but there was a lot to see. Plan on spending at least 2 hours and make sure you ride the cow train. Try to get on when the 16 year old kid is driving the train... he drove so fast I thought the whole train was going to tip. What a thrill.

Lions and Beehives and Oaks? Oh My!!

This weekend my friends from California, Valerie and Catherine, came to visit. Today was their last day in town so we decided to head up to Salt Lake and tour Temple Square. We had SUCH a fun time! We went to the Lion House for lunch, toured the Beehive House, walked around the Temple and the Tabernacle, rode the elevator up to the 29th floor of the Church Office Building, and when we were in the Joseph Smith Memorial Building, guess who we saw? ELDER DALLEN H. OAKS! We rode the elevator with him down from the Roof Restaurant and Valerie and Catherine both got pictures with him!

Here are some pictures of our fun day:

(Sorry, there are none of Elder Oaks)











P.S. Yes, I do wear my BAD HAIR DAY shirt every day.

Now that I'm a mom, every day is a bad hair day.

Midnight Snack

Last night at about midnight, Drew woke up crying HYSTERICALLY. He was thrashing in his crib and when I picked him up, he started thrashing in my arms. I tried to give him a bottle and rock him but he cried and cried and wouldn't settle down. After about 5 minutes, Garrit got up to see what was going on. He also tried his best to comfort Drew but Drew kept screaming. We were really worried because little Drew looked like he was in terrible pain. Right as we were about to pack up for the E.R., Garrit decided to try one more tactic to get the poor kid to calm down. He opened the fridge and set Drew down in front of it. That did the trick. I guess Baby just wanted a midnight snack.

Give a Little Wistle.

Drew wants to be just like his Dad. Last week, Garrit was whistling for Drew and ever since then, Drew has been practicing his little whistle. Today he almost got it!

Here's the video:

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