Jack @ 27 Months
Looks like he’s enjoying that popsicle huh? He didn’t want it at first, because it was cold, but then I told him it was chocolate, and that sold him on the idea. “Shockit????!!!”
Jack’s imagination has taken a leap forward this month. He makes up scenarios with toys, and I even caught him checking the multiple rubber duckies he has one night in the bath, to see if they needed diapers. He was picking them up one by one, turning them over to look at their nether region, and saying, “Need diaper? … nope!” We’ve shown him a couple of Bugs Bunny cartoons, but have realized maybe he’s a little young for them. He has the funniest reaction to the various “injuries” sustained by the characters, and let’s out a little “uh?!” of concern each time. He gets really worried for them.
He’s started singing… sort of. Sometimes he’ll join in with a sing-songy voice with whatever you’re singing. I was singing “Give Me Jesus” before putting him to bed a couple of weeks ago, and he laid there in the crib, singing “give me jeeeesus, give me jeeeeeeesus” over and over. We’ve been playing on the piano, hitting notes and singing “LA!” just to see if he can match pitch yet. I’m curious about how the ability to sing develops…
We have been praying with him before bed, and the other day I put him in the car and started to buckle him in, and he squnched his eyes shut and said “Dear Fadder…” and some mumbo-jumbo in the middle, and then “Amen”, and opened his eyes and said “go night-night?” Maybe he was concerned about my driving and was saying a prayer for safety? He’s big on landmarks as we’re driving and loves to point out Wendy’s, Mal-Mart, Cor-Crama (Cord Camera), Ha-Lobby (Hobby Lobby), etc.
Our most exciting happening was the first use of the potty this month! It’s just a novelty at this point, of course, but it’s been nice to see him show some interest in it.
The picture below is Mark introducing Jack to PopRocks- Jack got the funniest look on his face when they started popping on his tongue!
This month has been more challenging than ever with him. He is such a screamer, and can throw a whopper of a tantrum. My little MP3 player has kept me relatively sane, but there have been days when I’m on the computer, checking out day care costs! The only thing I haven’t tried in order to reduce the screaming is washing his mouth out with soap. I’ve tried everything else, and nothing works. So, I just put him in his room and let him scream to his heart’s content. He gets awfully mad when I put him in there, but for some reason he doesn’t try to get out. He just lays there in a pathetic puddle on the floor, screaming with every fiber of his being. He’s a sweet boy though, and perfectly normal for a 2 year old.
Filed under Jack | Comments (5)Time to order Christmas Cards
We’re hitting mid-October here, just about time for the Christmas decorations to start going up in the stores. If you’re interested in possibly sending some personalized Christmas cards out this year, you need to check out CardMyChristmas. It’s a new site, part-owned by a new friend of mine, Elizabeth, and she does beautiful work. Check it out!
You might also be interested in reading Elizabeth’s blog, MommyZabs. Zabs (rhymes with labs) is her nickname, and she’s been blogging a LONG time - definitely one to add to your feed reader!
Filed under Misc | Comment (1)Why you should never shave a cat
Totally pathetic….
Trip to Pigeon Roost Farm
Last Saturday we went to Pigeon Roost Farm in Kirkersville. They had so many fun things for kids to do- Jack and Emily had a great time. Here are some pictures from the day:
