Amazed.

This little boy continues to amaze me every day. At this age, their little brains are like a sponge, and I swear he remembers every little thing. And his vocabulary seems to be growing exponentially.

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If Jack and I are out and about, I have always saved snacktime for time spent in the stroller or the shopping cart. Apparently, its become enough of a pattern that now every time in the last week that I've set him down in the cart, he's told me, "I unna nack." (I want a snack). Its funny how he remembers, but it did not go over so well when I wasn't so well prepared. Yikes!

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We were out working on some landscaping the other day with my parents, and Jack was outside with us. I have a difficult time letting Jack just play in the dirt...not because I care if HE gets dirty, I just don't like ruined clothes and tennis shoes. My dad was hounding me to 'just let him be a boy.' I finally relaxed (okay, I TRIED to), and he had a great time running through the dirt and mulch. Later, I came across a worm when I was uprooting plants, and digging deep for my country girl roots, I picked it up and called him over. He was rather astounded. He took it right from me, but it accidentally fell on the ground. He looked at me and said, "I drop it." I found it for him, and then he proceeded to take it to every person and show them his 'wer' (worm). He is such a little BOY.

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Here are some newer words/sayings:

• I kick it
• I drop it
• Ucky (Yucky)
• Cro-ka (Crocodile)
• Bippo (Hippo)
• Jir-aa (Giraffe)
• Unkey (Monkey)
• Can-Cake (Pancake)
• a Moo (a Moose)
• M-oww (Mouse)
• Ryan (Lion)
• Eww-fant (Elephant)
• Ready, Two, Free (Ready, Two, Three--who knows lol)
• I poopy (I pooped)
• Shirk (Shark)
• Ree it (Read it)
• Tap it (Tap it...its what he has to do to play one of his games on my phone)
• Top it (Stop it)
• Sek it (Shake it)
• I unna dink (I want a drink...we hear a LOT of I want around here)
• Wawa (Water)
• Goot Boy (Good Boy...he praises Jake after he does what he says)
• Bite
• Fu-eey (Funny)
• Fi (Five...as in High Five)
• Sore (Dinosaur)

To My Baby Boy

My dearest, sweetest Jack,

Two years ago today was the most incredible, best day of my life.

At 8:42 am I heard the most amazing sound I'd ever heard...your strong, lusty cry that let us know you had officially made your entrance into this world. You cried in the O.R. for the rest of the procedure, pretty much until your daddy brought you over to sit beside me, and I got to lay eyes on you for the first time. You were the most beautiful baby I'd ever seen. And to this day I'm still overwhelmed sometimes when I look at you.

That morning changed our lives forever in the best way possible. In my wildest dreams, I could never have imagined how much you mean to me, and how your success and happiness could be so entwined with my own. You aren't just a piece of my heart...you ARE my heart. I live each day for you...and I look forward to a million more.

I love you, little boy! With every ounce of my being.

Jack

April 8, 2010

Silly Boy

Ha ha! Look at this cheesy grin!

Its not easy to get this boy to look at the camera.

I had to do all kinds of goofy faces and fake laughs.

Which, in turn, led to this silly, adorable smile.

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We just got back from a weekend away. Jack certainly enjoyed seeing his cousin 'Jas' (Jason), 'Gamma', 'Gapa' (Grandpa), and his Uncle Brian (whose name he didn't attempt). We made it home around 3:30 (thankfully Jack slept the entire way home)...and launched right into one temper tantrum after another for the next hour and a half. We went and had dinner out with my parents and narrowly avoided a serious puke session (Jack didn't like something he ate, he was gagging--which usually means bad things on the horizon...but somehow we were lucky).

I've taken lots of pictures over the last week and a half, but haven't found the energy to upload them. Busy week ahead...so we'll see if and when they make it onto the blog.

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Earlier today while we were still in Illinois, Jack was in the kitchen talking to the dog. Here is what it sounded like, "Su-up....su-up...SU-UP". Yikes! I'm pretty sure he was telling Jake (the whiner) to shut up. Over and over again (I have NO idea where he would have got this from lol). When I walked into the kitchen, I asked him what he was doing, and it sound like he said, "I un him to su-up." (I want him to shut up). Good or bad, it was hilarious. But, from now on, I will try my best to kindly ask the dog to 'be quiet' (when you tell Jack to be quiet, he likes to obnoxiously repeat the word 'KI-ET' at the top of his lungs).

We're never...

...going to be able to keep this kid inside. We went outside a few times today, and much to his chagrin we eventually had to come back in the house. He kept telling me, "Unna go owtide." These are the days that I really wish we had a better yard setup (no hill out back, no water accumulation, and definitely a fence)...he's a little scary out front with the road--he's so fast--and he falls on the concrete. Regardless, he's having a blast. And we're loving the weather.

Bubbles...

Jack and I spent some time today blowing bubbles. He gets such a kick out of them, and he gets so excited every time he sees them. When Bob got home, we busted out the bubbles again. At one point, Jack started pointing at various bubbles, telling us...."Hey! Wook! Ere's uh bubble!" (Hey! Look! There's a bubble!). It was so cute! (I got a video of the bubbles and Jack talking, but for whatever reason, Blogger doesn't like my iphone videos and wouldn't let me upload it). He's talking a lot more in sentences now...and it seems every day there's something else he's picked up.

Spikey Hair

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We had the windows open yesterday evening, and Jack was playing with his cars over there like he always does. At one point, he looked at Bob, and goes, "it tuck" (its stuck)...after he had gotten a car wedged between the window and the screen.

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Jack and I were playing our version of hide-n-seek where basically he hides behind the curtains, and I say, "Jack. Jack. Where's Jack?"........he then peeks out laughing, and I say, "There he is!". We had done this a few times, and I went to find something in the closet. Apparently, he didn't think the game was over because I heard, "Ack. Ack. Eres Ack?... Ere e is." Poor guy was still trying to play all by himself.

Oliver the Cat

Jack loved Oliver (Jen's cat)--although I'm fairly certain that the feeling wasn't mutual. Jack even attempted to try some kitty food. And some days he would follow him all over the house. Its a shame our old kitty Benny kept peeing in the stroller...they could have been buds.

Random Baltimore Pictures

Newer words...

This picture has nothing to do with the words...I just thought he was sweet laying here on his arms the other night.

Me: (puts Jack in carseat)
Jack: I wanna dive (I wanna drive)
Me: Mmm. Don't think so buddy.

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Me: Jack, you have to sit in the doctor's office. You need to be good.
Jack: I'll ty (I'll try...lol)

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Other random Jack musings....

"I wanna walk"
"I want down"
"I wanna jump"
"I'm gonna fall"
"I wanna eat"
"Da Rat" (means he wants to watch Ratatouille, and say rat every time he's onscreen)
"Need help"
"Its a baby"
"Its a girkle" (its a circle)
"Uda tuck" (another truck)
"Go in da ki" (go in the kitchen)

Other words...

tac-tuh or trac = tractor
tar = star
har = heart
elfant = elephant
graf = giraffe

defin = dolphin

kat = cat
wyan = lion
cah-cuh = cracker
puber = computer
Bob (ha ha, he keeps calling him Bob instead of Daddy lately)
wook = look
food
cose = clothes
cup
fog = frog
ju = juice
mil = milk
cheese

tee = tv

chair

bewwy = strawberry, blueberry, grape

seep = sheep

boot = boat

foor = floor

cake = cupcake

ch = sandwich

Really ?!?

Jack: "COW" (pointing at horse on TV)
Me: "No, that's a HORSE." (he knows the difference)
Jack: "ooks ika cow" (I swear it sounded like, "Looks like a cow")

Pizza Pizza!!!

We got to Jen and Chris's house on Sunday afternoon once the snow plows had managed to make their subdivision passable. They had decided to make pizzas for the Super Bowl (we still love you, Colts'). We had never had Chris's homemade, grilled pizzas before, but, let me tell you, I don't know if I've ever had a better pizza. It was awesome, and took some serious dedication on his part to shovel through the 30 inches and make a path to the grill (see below). The kids all got to have fun by making their own little pizzas. Jack was not incredibly interested in rolling the dough in a conventional way, but he managed to enjoy himself nonetheless.

(This was just after Round #1)

Its hard to see, but, in the background, you can see part of a pine tree, which is normally upright but had fallen over due to the weight of the snow.