Jack

Suddenly, he's got a HUGE personality.

He's a total tease. He knows when to withhold his kisses for maximum effect. He knows when to stand up in the tub and dance (yikes, I know) just as I am reaching for the soap.

He's a fighter. We should all pity the poor child at the Children's Museum taking a bit too long of a turn driving the fire engine or trying to grab his air hose. Jack will hollar, bare his teeth and push. And the kid might even be 5.

Jack's favorite words:

• uh-oh
• ni ni ni ni ni ni ni (aka No)
• bye bye
• all done
• ball! (any circular object)
• annnnnn-na
• boo (Blue from Blue's Clues)

Words that I swear I have heard once but not again:

• water bottle
• undercover
• gra-nooooola

Jack loves to:

• Hold a baby wipe and move his hand back and forth anywhere in the general area of his pelvis. With his clothes on, of course.
• Dance to the Blues Clues music theme song. Yell "ball" anytime anything remotely circular appears on screen. Yell "boo" when Blue herself makes an appearance.
• Pretend he is Steve doing the "we just got a letter" routine. I found this out tonite when he got hold of a CD case (rectangular) and was able to open it ("let's see who it's from"). I was shocked. He pushed the case back and forth just like Steve. Think "doot-doot-doot-doot..."
• Take the junk mail from me, walk over to the trash can and throw it out.
• Brush his hair, or anyone else's.
• Yank my hair clip out of my hair.
• Fake blowing his nose by stealing a dishcloth and holding it up to his face.
• Eat crayons.
• Blow kisses.
• Eat your cereal. From your bowl.