Doctor Doctor Give Me The News.....

Mr. Jack had his 18 month well baby in August and I swear Dr. Van said, "He's growing beautifully, just look at him, Sharon, he's growing beautifully" at least 5 times. (Insert picture of my face beaming with pride here.)

This was, of course, while he was screaming like a banshee and clinging onto me like a cat being put into water when he spotted where he actually was. We walked into the office, they called us and as soon as they opened the examination room he freaked right out....poor baby. The kicker was, when Dr. Van left the room, through his fit of screaming threw in a "TANK OOO!" (Translation: Thank You!) When the nurses left after his shots another resounding "TANK OOOO!" I remember seeing a comedy routine somewhere that talked about the different ways a person can say thank you and mean it or not so much. I think his version was the not so much, so of course, I laughed. What a polite son we have.

So getting back to business. Jack is now 29 pounds and 34 inches long. He's starting to look like a little boy instead of a little baby now. (Sniff sniff)

I got his hair cut REALLY short this last visit to the hairdresser and I fear his baby curls are going away. He looks a lot more blond though.

I am amazed every day at the things he can do. I know it will sound silly to you long time parents, but here are some things he does that I just can't get over:

1. He understands me when I ask him to get or do something. i.e. "Jack, please get in your seat for dinner." Then he walks over and stands next to his seat. or "Jack, do you want to go upstairs?" and he walks over to the stairs. Amazing.

2. He repeats the last word of every just about every sentence we say.

3. He knows the proper time to say, "Thank You" and uses it frequently.

4. The first thing he says in the morning is, "Mommy/Daddy.....where are you?"

5. He holds hands when we're walking outside.

6. He holds onto our clothes when he wants to bring us to something.

7. He knows he supposed to say "Excuse me" when he burps, but teases his Grammie Dot and says, "Bless you" instead. Then grins like the cat that ate the canary.

8. He knows his body parts, and not just the easy ones. He knows head, hair, eyes, nose, mouth, cheeks, elbows, knees, belly, feet, toes and a couple of others I can't think of at the moment.

9. He remembers things, mind like a steel trap. We won't be able to divert (Translation: lie to) him for much longer.

Here are some pictures for your viewing pleasure:





In other news, Matt has decided to go back to school to be a teacher. Look out student population, Mr. Rossiter is on his way. He starts in the fall and we figure with him going part time it will take about 3 years. He's been talking about it since our dating days and we are both thrilled that the wheels are in motion.

The summer is winding down and last weekend was the last weekend before Matt goes back to his 2nd job. (tear) So Jack and I will be gearing up for Saturday day trips again and are looking forward to my favorite season, fall.

Matt and I will be celebrating our 5th wedding anniversary in October. Who would have thought in the 6 years we've known each other we would have gone from this:

to this:

to this:


How darn lucky am I?