Happy Summer everyone! Jack is doing great. He is big and he is talkative. We are proud parents of our little man who can recite his ABC's up to the letter M, count to 10, can tell you what colors different objects are and knows his shapes. Yeah... he's a genius (at least in our eyes).
Here are some treats to celebrate summer! Hope you can handle the cuteness...
Jack and his Cousin Miles = Hams
Jack and his cousins Blaine & Miles on the 4th of July. So sweet!!
Jack decided it would be fun to splash in Papa's bird bath.
Jack LOVES his bike trailer, or motorcycle ride as he calls it.
Jack wants Sadie to play toys with him. Might be time to think about that brother or sister for him...
Sorry that we haven't been very good at updating the blog lately! Since Jack has been HEALTHY (i.e. ear infection free) for the past couple months, we have really just spending time being a busy family!
Jack is growing like a weed and can easily get onto all the furniture and tries to climb it as high as he can go without any thought to how far that fall could be. He's definitely all boy and all adventure all the time. We've had a busy summer so far- we became Members of and went to the Zoo over Memorial weekend. Jack had a GREAT time playing with the goats- it was nearly impossible to drag him away. He's such a busy boy that he refuses to ride in his stroller- he would much rather walk everywhere! We also got Jack some water toys for the yard- he was a little uncertain about his crabby pool at first but very quickly found the fun in it. We also got him a caterpillar sprinkler which he finds a little scary yet hilarious at the same time.
He's talking up a storm. It's impossible to keep tack of how much he says now. He's such a little man. He's also a little LADIE'S MAN! We got a personal e-mail from daycare with this story about our sweetheart:
Jack was so darn sweet and cute today– I had to write you an email and let you know. A new little girl, Lily, started in the Toddlers today. She has been having a pretty good day overall, but when I stepped in to let Ms. Conrad have a restroom break, she started to cry. Jack picked up her pink fuzzy blanket off of her cot and brought it over to her– she took it from him and stopped crying. He was so sweet! What a wonderful little boy you have!
We had a GREAT family weekend. Jack was feeling great and he got a fun new toy to play with!! We'll just say this thing has provided a lot of distraction and entertainment for our little guy.
Not to mention he is showing skills with the baseball bat.
Yup, you heard right. We attend parent/teacher conferences for our 19 month old.
While the best part of it is hearing about all the wonderful things my son says and does- everything from picking up his toys to yes, peeing on the potty, it is also a great opportunity to just touch base and make sure that nothing is being missed between home and school. He is in such great hands at his school- his teachers are excellent. I also love how they really take our comments and recommendations into consideration. In a recent parent satisfaction survey there were a lot of complaints about nutrition and food options. Needless to say, they very quickly fixed the problem and have really done a great job fixing the menu as well as using FRESH foods (rather than the typical, pre-packaged school food fare). It was a great meeting today. We are so incredibly proud of our Jack. He is beyond smart and we can't wait to see all the wonderful things he has to offer as he grows up.
To keep you updated on his health, yes, we are still struggling with ear infections. At a checkup with his pediatrician today, we have been referred back to our ENT to discuss a possible adenoidectomy. Not to say this will happen for sure, but it is a possibility. We need to figure out why this poor kid can't seem to shake these darn infections! Meanwhile he remains a super trooper. Jack is still as energetic a toddler as you can imagine. We've also definitely hit the "watch what you say" phase at our house- he repeats every word we say!
It has been a rough couple weeks in this house! All of us got hit with a bug that pretty much knocked us down for a week each. We're finally feeling better and ready to start enjoying the spring! We've been spending a lot of time out on the porch looking for geese and waving to the cars going by.
Currently trying to get all of our fun videos downloaded but here are some pictures!
Jackson Robert was welcomed into the world on September 11, 2008 in dramatic fashion. Pretty sure he gets the drama from his mama. He is a fast growin', fast movin' toddler who is obsessed with Elmo, dances to his daddy's techno music and has a throwing arm that may rival Brett Favre's someday.
