snack with an old friend;)

jack decided that mr. ducky was hungry for some snack today too! he insisted he come with when i put him in his highchair....while i am totally over the duck, jack continues to love him!?

as jack gets older he seems to be getting more attached to things. he has had his "lovey" in his crib now since he was about 6 months. he didn't actually attach himself to it, but when we "sleep-trained" we gave him one as it was suggested. anyways, he has recently started to take it with him when he gets up from naps/sleep and carry it around. it is pretty cute to see him snuggle up with something:) his ability to show affection to his "friends" and to actual people is so innocent and endearing....an unsolicited kiss absolutely never gets old!

dad, da, dad, dad....

just a quick video of the vocal stylings of the j-man;)




you'll notice he barely even notices me with the camera. he is so into climbing up on his chair and looking out the window. of course, various toys usually make their way up onto the chair as well!

so we moved!

hence the stagnant posting:) actually we moved to the apartment next to us, so it wasn't a BIG move, but we did upgrade some serious space--and since jack's toys are ridiculously large--it was much-needed space! we literally moved from friday night, all day saturday & then finished up a bit on sunday. of course because i'm kind of neurotic, i have since cleaned the new apartment 4 times! i think it finally feels "clean" and yes i'm aware i'm a bit crazy about clean, but when you have a child who puts everything in his mouth, it is a necessary evil;)

i haven't taken too many pictures in the last couple of days, but i did get the below shots during the move on saturday...jack decided that the bookshelf(on its side) looked like fun..he kept crawling in! by the way, he's in his pajamas and these pictures were taken at 4pm *gasp* admittedly, we were all in our pajamas the entire day...haven't done that in a long time!



quick tooth update: it is currently right there, i can see the tip of it poking through. this one is taking a long time to break through. poor kid has been so clingy and hard to get to bed each night because of it. i wish i could fast-forward all things teething related!

happy 13 months!

apparently jack doesn't think 13 months is all it has cracked up to be!

i couldn't resist taking that pic...he was so mad at me for making him try to sit for a nice pic. he sure showed me:)

and i kid you not, this was him about 30 seconds later...talk about crocodile tears!?

as suspected time does not slow down after 1 year. wasn't i just posting about his 1st birthday like yesterday!? he is "kind of" saying his first word, although he has yet to associate it with the right person...dad (figures i spend all day with him and THAT is his first word--haha). he walked around all day yesterday saying "dad" over and over again--too cute!

here's a pic of jack with my friend's 2 little ones (margaret & felix). this was the best one i could get...a 2 year old, 1 year old and 4 month old...that would explain why this was the best of the bunch!

happy election day!

as you can see jack is undecided on who to vote for...sporting both red and blue he's claiming to be swiss;) i say vote for change!! i'm sure that will ruffle some feathers...

not sure if you can see it in the 2 pics below, but he has a little bruise and nasty scrape above his lip. he took his first "digger" the other day at the playground. he definitely ate the pavement! poor kid, i'm sure it is the first of many unfortunately:(

please excuse the laundry basket in the background...it was laundry day. apparently jack was far more excited than i was about it!

the scene of the accident...imagine a face-plant about 60 seconds later...

i just like this picture...not sure what caught his eye.

nothing new to report. tooth number 8 is taking its sweet time and making for some bi-polar behavior...it is RIGHT there, but has yet to break through!? we've tried some new foods, hummus is a big hit, but pizza is not--go figure. he still will not eat whole veggies, but i can get him to eat them pureed, which is fine but more work for me as i'm still steaming and pureeing!? otherwise, he is doing great. a lot more sounds are coming out of him, which i know means that the words are on their way! unfortunately he has yet to learn a single sign. he knows what the word means and will "answer" you if that's what he wants, but he will not sign. oh well, i guess it just isn't his thing.