Jack really started putting words together this month. He will tell you "I fall" or "I did it!" or ask for "more yogurt please." It's quite helpful actually and really makes him seem a lot older.
He fell in love with oatmeal this month despite my attempts to introduce it several times before and his complete unwillingness to try it. Maybe it's just that he needed it to be cold outside!? Speaking of which, this has been the month of snow. Too much in my opinion. I'm ready for warm walks to the playground and time spent at the lake not all bundled up. Jack enjoyed the snow but I know he too misses the playground. All things considered, he's been pretty cooperative, perhaps more so than I have!
He had a pretty big appetite in general this month, though yogurt is still his main staple and he still does not like to try new things at all. All that eating finally moved him into the 18-24m clothes I bought at the beach this summer!
He's fallen in love with Barney and the Madagascar movie. "Watch Barney" or "watch lions" he says all the time. Clearly, we need nicer weather... He also fell in love with the Eric Carle book "Head to Toe" this month. And when I say fell in love, I guess I really mean that he became obsessed with it. He couldn't move without it in his hand. He carried it to bed with him and left it sitting just outside the bathtub at bath time. Luckily, they have a copy at school too so we could switch ours out for theirs once we got there since he's not allowed to bring his own books. It's a great book and I love that he loves it so much, but it did pose a few problems when he would insist on taking it to school in the morning with Kenny and then Kenny would have class after work. I will admit that Kenny and I arranged to meet on the corner one day between our offices just to exchange the book and ensure my night wasn't filled with tears and screams of "rilla!?"
He is really into music at the moment too. We listen to some of his little singing songs on the way to and from school every day and he sings along and makes the hand motions and is quite entertaining. He'll even ask for the song he wants..."duck," also known as "6 Little Ducks", or "bus," "The Wheels on the Bus."
He loves throwing the ball with his Daddy. He will immediately start looking for "the ball, the ball" as soon as Kenny gets in the door at night. And I love hearing their giggles in the other room while I'm cooking dinner. Kenny also always "ribbits" Jack up the steps like a frog. Jack giggles and says "ribbit" on every step.
He got a little sneaky this month too. A few times he would pretend to be asleep in the car but after a few seconds he'd pop his little eyes wide open and have a grin on from ear to ear! It wasn't always quite so innocent though. We heard at school that one day he hid his favorite books in the play kitchen's oven and then watched from across the room as someone discovered them. He immediately started screaming "MY BOOKS, MY BOOKS!" Another day, his friend Hugo turned two and as tradition has it, donated a copy of his favorite book to the class. Jack apparently liked the book a lot and so at naptime, he snagged it from the bookshelf when he thought no one was watching and slid it under his blanket since they aren't allowed to have books at naptime. Sneaky Jack.
He keeps us busy and at times, when screaming because his milk is in the wrong cup or he didn't get the plate he wanted for dinner, he can be exhausting. But his little personality, his ability to stop crying and immediately start laughing, his big blue eyes, big grin, and his funny little actions make every day a whole lot sweeter. I love you Doodlebug!
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