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Thursday, June 12, 2008

Took a tumble... in the tub

So this morning as Stephen was letting the shower water heat up... Jack decided to reach into the tub and try and play with the water. As Stephen walked away for a nano second and right after I said, "Make sure he doesn't fall in, remember Baby Man is top heavy" what do you think happened?
Yes, that's right, he fell in... head first. I quickly scooped him out of the tub, he was just partly wet and more scared than anything else. We then wrapped him in a towel and counted our blessings that nothing worse happened to the little dude. Note to self: no more playing with the faucet.

Tonight after Stephen got home from work he decided to vacuum out the car... yes, this made Jack extremely happy. "What does a vacuum say?" "Vmmmmmmm...." is Jack's response.





Monday, June 9, 2008

Panama Jack nevers runs out of energy

Now I know why as we get older we feel more tired: because you use all your energy when you're young.This is Jack's "Jimmy Buffet" outfit... or as we like to call him: Panama Jack. He is constantly running around the house, the yard or wherever he is... it's all a big playground to him. He is also always on the lookout for a big kid to play with him. Our next door neighbors, Harper (7) and Piper (4) are always outside playing... Jack is attracted to them like a moth to a flame. He will just stand there and stare for a bit, then he starts his yelling to try and get their attention and then if that doesn't work he just runs right in... no fear, no hesitation... ready to play.

Thursday, June 5, 2008

We've created a monster...

So now Jack loves to clean... especially vacuuming!





Stephen is thrilled now that he has someone in the house that enjoys cleaning as much as he does!

What Jack Doesn't Like...

As promised, here is a list of what Jack doesn't like (it's a shorter list, he's a likable guy):

  • Diaper changes
  • Getting his nails trimmed
  • Haircuts
  • Watching reality tv
  • Being told no
  • Walking on wet grass
  • Getting his feet touched
  • Pooping

Wednesday, June 4, 2008

What Jack Likes...

Jack likes a lot of things... but these are some of his favorites:
  • Chatiemac - affectionately known as "D"
  • Screaming and chasing after the cat
  • Ba Ba's (also called Ma Ma's)
  • Da Da
  • Splashy Time
  • Lemonade
  • Tap Dancing
  • Jack's Big Music Show
  • Having his shoes put on
  • Those hard baby toasts
  • Yogurt
  • Cold pizza
  • Being tickled
  • Playing "I'm gonna get you"
  • Flipping through our wedding album
  • Pointing to lights
  • Mr. Bun Bun (his striped stuffed bunny)
  • Playing with the coasters in the family room
  • Closing doors
  • Picking lint off the floor
  • Brushing his teeth
  • Fluoride drops
Coming tomorrow... Jack's dislikes.

Tuesday, June 3, 2008

The Clean Machine

Like father like son... it's official: Jack likes to clean. If you give him a paper towel he immediately gets down to the ground and begins wiping the floor back and forth.
These are pictures of Jack after he basically ripped the dry mop out of Grammy's hands so he could try...



Notice the nice form, the nice chunky thighs and the nice technique. He definitely has a future in cleaning. I'm so proud.

Sunday, June 1, 2008

Corn!

Today's new food was corn on the cob. I thought for sure Jack was going to have a hard time and end up ditching the cob on the floor. Again he proved me wrong at lunch time.

For a while he had the wrong end in his mouth and was just chomping on the ends...

Then I got smart and broke the cob in half so he'd have 4 ends to suck on...




He ended up eating the whole thing, but it did take about a half hour and it was quite messy. I'm glad I hadn't gotten him dressed yet...

Saturday, May 31, 2008

Dancing Trio

This morning Pooh was showing off his dancing skills to Jack... and out of nowhere Jack started tapping along. Finally after many attempts I got him to do it on camera, but not without Stephen joining in. And the good thing is that I was using Judy's camera so you have audio on this clip!



This morning Jack slept 'til 7am! I think the room he's sleeping in is darker than his room at home. I have to look into getting some shades for the skylights, maybe that is the trick to curtailing the 5am wake up calls.
Also Jack's new obsession is pointing to lamps and saying "might" or "ba." Now I see where he's getting might... that means light. But ba? No clue.

Monday, May 26, 2008

Memorial Day Weekend

So Memorial Day Weekend starting out with Jack getting sick on Saturday. First he threw up his yogurt around mid-morning and then he capped off the evening by throwing up on his father's shoulder! Ahhh... what fun. But that didn't scare away Chrissy and Mike Buttigieg who were in town for a weekend wedding from DC. As we chatted in the family room we heard a "chink chink chink." What was that? Oh yes, that was Stephen's wedding ring falling out of his hand and deep into the couch. Here is the search:



Eventually he found it, but Stephen had to cut into the lining of the couch to get it out! He also found my watch which I hadn't seen in months.

Last night we had our neighbors over for a bbq. Sarah, Tom and baby Ryan (10 months) came over for some ribs and corn on the cob. The ribs were yummy (and messy) and the kids are starting to play together which is nice. It's nice to have great neighbors literally 20 feet away.

Then this morning we got out of the house early to watch the Foxboro Memorial Day parade at the town square. I was envisioning bands, balloon vendors, clowns, fire trucks... the whole nine yards. What did we get? Oh yes, a handful of cute, old veterans. The high school marching band. The local boy and girl scout troops. That's it! The parade couldn't have been more than 200 feet long. Kind of humorous. Regardless, Jack had a good time starting, waving and saying hi to people.


While we were watching the parade we ran into one of Jack's teachers from the Y... This is Jess and Jack. She says Jack is everyone's favorite. Awww....


After the parade we went and bought some flowers, Jack fell asleep in the car on the way home so I took advantage of Jack's first nap and planted the fleurs in the front container. Meanwhile Stephen vacuumed the car and is going to paint the shed. I need to go get more flowers for the front section and the flower box on the shed. Gotta run...

Friday, May 23, 2008

Come on Mom...

Why do I think that I was bothering Jack when I took this video???




As Jack's stalker Julie says - this is Jack in his AdironJack chair!

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Mom... my onesie is too big!


Me sick.

No posts. Stomach bug or something. Tossed my cookies (or shall I say my latte) at the McDonald's bathroom off 128 yesterday on my way home from a client meeting in Andover. Feeling better now, head still pounding. Later.

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