Jacob is 5!

Wow, what a week-end - Jacob is 5 today!! I can't believe my sweet, crazy boy is 5 - it is such a milestone in my mind. In many ways, he has always seemed like an old soul- he was an early talker and walker and he has always had the deepest, most infectious belly laugh. I love him to pieces and we celebrated his birthday with joy - I love birthdays!!!

We woke up bright and early - he was up at 5:45 and went into Lauren's room - he told her she needed to make him breakfast because it was his birthday. So, we were up and at 'em. He'd opened all of his presents by 7am - a Playmobile knight castle and pirate ship were the biggest hits - he loved these toys. I spent the next few hours building his new toys and then we all went out to breakfast. He loves his pancakes. He and Lauren played all morning and then we went to Lauren's first "real" soccer game. She plays on a team of six players and it is the cutest thing. She's not the most aggressive, but she is pretty good. She's a smart player and motivated. They play 3 on 3, so 3 are resting half of the game. Each time she was resting, she would say - I want to play - we loved it. Then, David took the big kids to the pool while Taylor and I played and she took a huge nap. The big kids are big swimmers - Lauren swam a lot of laps and Jacob is just nearly self-sufficient. He can swim a lap on his own now.

Tonight we celebrated with pizza, mac and cheese, and chocolate cake (Jacob's choice). He was such a good boy all day - he has such an amazing personality and I'm so proud to be his mom.

Taylor took a 3 hour nap today, which she so badly needed. She has been on a bit of a sleep strike lately. We don't know if it is teething, constipation, or just being. Her naps have been pretty much non-existent and she is so wiped at the end of the day. We're hoping she gets back to normal now. She has therapy last week and it went well. It was such a gift - she didn't get too tight while Susan was on vacation and we didn't lose any ground. Hurray! Last week was super busy for me at work and beginning of school craziness, so I wasn't able to go to as many sessions as I would have liked. Typically I will take her twice a week and Alison will take her once a week to therapy and once a week to school. David will take her once a week to school. The beginning of school has created the next round of scheduling nuttiness, but I think we're getting in a groove. Hopefully this means I will find more time to write on the blog too - I was a huge slacker over the summer, so perhaps the new school year will bring me structure too:)