Pretend

Jack loves to play pretend. His favorite role is the turtle. He is always crawling around the house telling me, "Look mommy! Turtle!"

His penguin moves, however, look very similar to his robot moves.

SICK

Jack is very ill. He has a bad case of "sticker face." Symptoms include big smiles, lots of giggles, and an adorable face you can't help but love.

Too Soon

Yesterday I had to make a trip to the store to buy Jack some new underwear. It seems he has outgrown the toddler sizes. I had to buy little boy sizes instead. He is just 2 and a half! I am so sad. I wasn't ready for that to happen so soon.

Jack Quote

Yesterday, when I left the room to put some clothes away, Jack decided to strip naked. Nothing new. I asked him what happened to his pants. He looked at me so sweetly and said, "they fell off."

This pic is from last weekend...before the rain flooded the yard. Jack is always naked in our backyard. Every time he got mud on his hands, he wiped them on his butt. So funny!

Weird and Wacky Jack Fact #5

One of Jack's favorite things is his pink screwdriver. It was part of a set that I got as a gift years ago. It's a novelty that doesn't work well, so I never use it. Jack, however, really likes it. He used it often at the old house. Since we moved, however, we had been unable to find it. Jack asked for it at least 4 times a week. A few days ago, Stuart found it. Jack couldn't be happier.

Surprise

Bedtime Delays

Jack is becoming a pro at his attempts to delay bedtime. These are a few of my favorite tactics:

• When we tell him it is time for bed, he will try his best to convince us he should sleep in our bed, climbing in, pulling up the covers and looking so dang cute I almost want to say yes.
• When I put him in his bed, he will ask, "see Daddy?" When I tell him daddy is going to sleep too, he then asks, "see Grammie/Pappa?" (They are apparently one person now.) When I tell them no, he then asks, "see Bremen?" For some reason, these are the only people he asks for at bedtime.
• He now tells me he is "scared." When I remind him that he isn't scared, he will then tell me "snakey scared." (He often sleeps with his rubber snake.)
• He always needs one last drink.
• He always wants me to "rock you" or "cuddle face" or sing to him. Currently, the song of choice is Silent Night. (I know it is now March, but he doesn't want to let go of this particular Christmas song.) He even knows when I begin the last verse and begs me to sing it again. I always have to warn him when it is the last time, which usually works.
• Then there is the whole bee issue. This one is weird. Jack is obsessed with bees. He isn't exactly scared of them, but he is highly concerned. He keeps telling me he sees a bee. So, I have to do a room check to assure him there is no bee. If he sees a little piece of fuzz or lint on his bedding, he will be convinced it is a bee. The other day he thought a small hole in his sheet was a bee. We often hear him on the monitor saying, "BEE, BEE! A bee Mommy, a bee!" This can go on for a long time. I should say, the bee thing is not limited to bedtime. Bizarre.

Gotta love it. He just wants to stay up with us!