Come on, 2 more months until this kid will be 2?! Impossible. I know I say it every month, but Jack is awesome. He is so fun, and has so much personality, every day just gets better and better. The other day Andrew had to call off work to stay home with him (will detail below) and he made the comment later that night that he could definitely be a stay at home Dad and play with Jack all day :)
- Jack is weighing in at 31lbs, gulp! We know this b/c he just went to the doc on Monday to make sure his nose was broken. Oy. Last weekend, he got clocked in the face while at the park by Grandma and Grandpa's house :( https://vimeo.com/80103149
Fortunately, his nose is getting better and has not bruised as bad as it looked like it was going to get. But he does really like going to see Dr. Paul, and anytime he hears the word doctor, he immediately says "Paul!" with a big smile on his face.
- in other injury news, we also have a gray/crooked tooth thanks to a fall in the driveway a few weeks go. Seriously getting him a bubble for Christmas!
- in happier news, Jack still loves going to music class :) Last night on the way there, he would randomly shout his word for "class" on the way there and just giggle. We have been singing a lot of the songs at home, and he loves them all and knows all the motions. Ring around the rosy is a family favorite before bedtime.
- he is smart :) He can identify several letters and can also say words that each letter starts with. M is for Mommy, G is for Ga. He also knows a ton of shapes (mostly by asking him where is the square, etc vs. him saying the word) and is getting the hang of colors. He can count to 10 (though after 4 they start to all sound the same until 9 and 10). But, his go to favorites for everything are B for letters, 2 for numbers and blue for color. He continues to be a whiz at operating the phone and iPad.
- He is still really getting into pretend play. He loves to take "sips" from what he calls "beer" (anything in a can or bottle), and still likes to feed his Elmo fork part of his meals. He and Andrew have started doing exercises together, and also a fun new dream game where they wake suddenly from naps and talk about what they dreamt about. That one is my new favorite.
- He is really into coloring, painting and playing with play doh. Hopefully Santa will bring him a nice arts and crafts table and a bunch of new supplies to play with :)
- He is in 2T clothes, though I think 3T (esp in 1 piece jammies) are coming up very quickly. He is a tall, solid boy! We were just commenting this morning on how tall he is, and I noticed at music class this week that he was towering over the girls his age in the class.
-He has developed a fear for live animals. We think it may have started with Lucy and her behavior towards the grandparents, but in any case he does not like to be around her and will avoid her as much as he can. He also now cries when the dogs behind us bark when we are outside, when it has never bothered him before, and was terrified of the Cubans' dog so much so that they had to put her in another room while we were there. I'm hoping this is just a phase that passes quickly, or we won't be heading to the zoo anytime soon!
- He still LOVES music class. this past week he was whining and crying for "classsss" the entire way home. The only thing that calmed him down was singing the songs we had just done in class. Also, at one point, Ms. Michelle looked over at me and said "he is such a sweet boy, such a sweet disposition." Made me smile. He is such a good, sweet boy :)
- Jack is weighing in at 31lbs, gulp! We know this b/c he just went to the doc on Monday to make sure his nose was broken. Oy. Last weekend, he got clocked in the face while at the park by Grandma and Grandpa's house :( https://vimeo.com/80103149
Fortunately, his nose is getting better and has not bruised as bad as it looked like it was going to get. But he does really like going to see Dr. Paul, and anytime he hears the word doctor, he immediately says "Paul!" with a big smile on his face.
- in other injury news, we also have a gray/crooked tooth thanks to a fall in the driveway a few weeks go. Seriously getting him a bubble for Christmas!
- in happier news, Jack still loves going to music class :) Last night on the way there, he would randomly shout his word for "class" on the way there and just giggle. We have been singing a lot of the songs at home, and he loves them all and knows all the motions. Ring around the rosy is a family favorite before bedtime.
- he is smart :) He can identify several letters and can also say words that each letter starts with. M is for Mommy, G is for Ga. He also knows a ton of shapes (mostly by asking him where is the square, etc vs. him saying the word) and is getting the hang of colors. He can count to 10 (though after 4 they start to all sound the same until 9 and 10). But, his go to favorites for everything are B for letters, 2 for numbers and blue for color. He continues to be a whiz at operating the phone and iPad.
- He is still really getting into pretend play. He loves to take "sips" from what he calls "beer" (anything in a can or bottle), and still likes to feed his Elmo fork part of his meals. He and Andrew have started doing exercises together, and also a fun new dream game where they wake suddenly from naps and talk about what they dreamt about. That one is my new favorite.
- He is really into coloring, painting and playing with play doh. Hopefully Santa will bring him a nice arts and crafts table and a bunch of new supplies to play with :)
- He is in 2T clothes, though I think 3T (esp in 1 piece jammies) are coming up very quickly. He is a tall, solid boy! We were just commenting this morning on how tall he is, and I noticed at music class this week that he was towering over the girls his age in the class.
-He has developed a fear for live animals. We think it may have started with Lucy and her behavior towards the grandparents, but in any case he does not like to be around her and will avoid her as much as he can. He also now cries when the dogs behind us bark when we are outside, when it has never bothered him before, and was terrified of the Cubans' dog so much so that they had to put her in another room while we were there. I'm hoping this is just a phase that passes quickly, or we won't be heading to the zoo anytime soon!
- He still LOVES music class. this past week he was whining and crying for "classsss" the entire way home. The only thing that calmed him down was singing the songs we had just done in class. Also, at one point, Ms. Michelle looked over at me and said "he is such a sweet boy, such a sweet disposition." Made me smile. He is such a good, sweet boy :)
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| Happy Bday sign for "Ga Dooo" |
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| Planking |
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| the first night Jack refused to let me read to him before bed. He wanted to do it. |
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| Ma, privacy please! |
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| wanting to be rocked like a baby |
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