Meet Jake Anthony: 1-800-Pimple Store... LOL LOL

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

1-800-Pimple Store... LOL LOL

One of Jake's new favorite things to do is to write down the 800 numbers that come on during the many commercials while watching "Are you smarter than a 5th grader" or "Americas Funniest Videos". A couple of weeks ago, he took the initiative to write one especially interesting one down. Then, when Uncle JJ came up from the manhole (AKA, the basement), Jakey proceeded to present him with the number and said "Here, JJ, this is the number to the Pimple Store for you". Now JJ, who insists of getting into serious conversations with an almost 5 year old went on to try to convince him that he didn't even have one pimple on his face...any guesses regarding who won that debate?

Just this past week, Nanny, Jake and I were watching TV together and of course, for those who know Nanny, you know she has a battery that never quits and can rarely, if ever, manage to actually SIT and watch TV for more than a few minutes at a time. So, during one commercial where I was distracted with my bb and Nanny walked into the kitchen to wipe a speck off the counter, Jake took the liberty of writing down the number for one of those electric carts that normal senior citizens sometimes use. He then proceeded to get the phone and dial the number and explain to the lady on the other end that he was calling to get one of those cart things for his Nanny. Then he went over and handed her the phone and here's how the conversation went...

"Hello, who is this? Oh my, I'm so sorry, my grandson dialed the phone and we didn't realize. No, no, I don't need an electric cart. No, really, I have no need for ...oh, what did you say it has? It does what? Ahh, wait a minute, no, no, I DON'T need one. Thank you, good-bye" Then she proceeded to chase Jake all over the house...him giggling out of control and her trying to catch him.

It leaves me to wonder what will happen when he figures out how to use my credit card to pay for things. We all know he could easily memorize the number and then who knows what will be showing up on the doorstep!!!

One more interesting update on our boy...so last weekend, Aunt No No and Aunt Bear came over to go to the pool and play. Afterwards, we decided to have an impromptu bbq so No No and I went off to the store to pick up a few things and Jakey and Aunt Bear stayed home and started playing one of Jake's states game. When we returned, Aunt Bear was so excited to show us how Jakey had learned to count syllables!!!! And sure enough, any word you ask him, he can tell you exactly how many syllables it has!!! I'm fairly sure I was in middle school the first time I even heard the concept of syllables...our boy never ceases to amaze us!!!

Hope everyone is having a good week! (And YES, 3 posts in the same month...woo hoo for mommy)

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About Jake Anthony

Jake was born on Aug 19, 2005, he weighed a hefty 9lbs 10oz, was 22 inches long (before you say "ouch" it was by C-section) and was welcomed into this world by his mommy, nanny, pops, uncle JJ, LaLa, Aunt Bear, Aunt No-No, Aunt Amy, Aunt CC, Aunt Razz, Aunt Titi, Aunt GG and Aunt Tracey (soon to be Aunt Dana too). To say he was a "dream come true" would be the understatement of the century!!

I had always dreamed of being a mommy and for some reason, had always wanted a boy. (So much so, that I enrolled in the MicroSort clinical trial for gender selection and had the sperm sorted to increase the odds to 85%.) Jake was conceived using IVF and donor #1876 from Fairfax. The donor selection was a VERY serious process including a thorough analysis of every detail imaginable. In the end, the pool was narrowed down to four possible choices, and each of the Posse (his group of Aunts) had an opportunity to evaluate the bio and stats and vote for a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd choice. The votes were tallied and actually, there was a tie between the one we called "Giraffe" and the one we called "James" (because he looked a lot like my brother). For the initial attempt, I went with Giraffe, but after no luck with 2 AI cycles, I switched to "James" (1876) and transitioned to IVF.

The first IVF attempt resulted in 8 eggs, 6 of which survived the fertilization process and 5 of which made it to day 5. PGD testing revealed that there was only 1 healthy normal embryo in the mix and luck would have it, it was a boy! The pregnancy, however, lasted only 8 weeks before I was told it was a non-progressing pregnancy. After that VERY big disappointment and weeks of waiting (and a DNC...uggh), I had the opportunity to try again.

This time, I was rushed in at day 3 and told that the 3 remaining fertilized eggs would not make it to day 5. The absolutely FUNNIEST part of this whole story involved my mom. I had not planned to go to have the procedure on Day 3, so my mom and I had to scramble to get there. (I received the message so late that they actually had to stay open late for me and I had to drive up from South Jersey 3 hours to get there....talk about driving at the speed of light.)

So, my mom meets me and we drive up together and on the way up I tell her "mom, no matter what they say, I only want to put 1 egg back in. I'm having this baby on my own and we already have a strong history of twins in the family and I don't want to risk ending up with 3! Mom, I really need you to be with me on this because they always push you to put more in to increase the odds of success." To which she replied, yes, no problem, I understand."

So, we meet with the doctor and he says, you have 3 remaining embryos, we couldn't do the PGD so we have no idea if any are normal (let alone the sex), so I'm recommending you put all 3 back in. My eyes open wide and I say "ALL 3????" I turn to my mom and she says "I agree with the doctor"...LOL!! And before I knew what hit me, off I went into the surgical suite...

And the result, is the most lovable, adorable, smart little boy in the whole world...hope you enjoy reading about him even half as much as I enjoy raising him...