22 Months Old

Yesterday, Jack turned 22 months old. Holy Cow! He is such a little boy now. I can't believe how fast the time has gone by with him. Here are the latest Jack facts:

• 18 teeth. Just a couple of days ago he cut 2 more molars. Hallelujah! He has been working on this last set since he was about 15 months old and I am relieved. Only 2 more to go!
• He is currently wearing a size 4T.
• The refusal to eat sweets is a thing of the past. He loves sweet stuff now, but doesn't eat that much of it...he prefers to taste it. If you give him something sweet, he will lick it and giggle, throwing his head back in delight. It is adorable to watch.
• He is very active (note the bruise on his head in the photo.) He loves to pull the sofa cushions off and pile them on the floor. He then throws himself off the couch onto the pillows.
• He loves to read, but he has to pick both the book and who reads it. (Sometimes he changes his mind half way through a story and takes the book away from me to give to his dad to finish.) Current favorites are: Good Night Moon, The Eency Weency Spider, and Where is Baby's Belly Button.
• We are working on getting Jack to brush his own teeth, but it is a struggle. He loves using his step stool to get to the sink by himself and running his tooth brush under the water. And, he especially loves spitting. Actually brushing his teeth, however, is not something he wants to do.
• He is a great mimic and want to do everything we do. He loves pretend play. His favorites are cooking and fixing things with tools.
• He has recently started to engage his stuffed animals in conversation. It is so funny to hear him tell them "no."
• He loves to go for car rides. He will insist I roll his window down and then he leans his head over as far as he can toward the window and zones out while the wind rushes through his hair. (I think we can all learn a lesson from this to appreciate living in the moment!)

He is just the best and although we miss our little baby, we love our fast growing little boy.