Sunday, September 13, 2009

Long Overdue


I've been meaning to set up a blog to keep track of Jack's unstoppable mutant growth for a long time - I feel really badly I didn't do it earlier, but I kept thinking there'd be some big milestone or moment that would make it easy to start... Instead it's been these little things happening every week, every day, small changes that sneak up on me and make me do a double take.

I guess the bottom line is better late than never. Jack is 2 years and 8 mos. old right now... How to describe him? There's nothing he can't say anymore. It's funny, it feels like yesterday we were counting his words -uh-oh, da-da, ma-ma, buh (bus), ga-ga... Now he speaks in full sentences. Today, for example, we took him to the Brooklyn Book Festival and a local paper had a mascot walking around, a guy in an eagle costume, and Jack spotted him and said, "Yook, daddy, a eagle! What?! Dat's ridiculous!" When I stop to think about it, it makes me happy, but also sad and terrified - he's a little boy already. (If he heard me say that, he'd correct me: "No, daddy, I'm a big boy.) So I guess there's nothing left to do but start writing...

Facts about him:
Sings to himself in the morning, when he wakes up (It's raining, it's pouring...).
Sleeps with his little stuffed polar bear and a toy lollipop.
Sits on the potty but hasn't used it yet (he has a riding toy waiting for him in the garage!).
Loves all Pixar movies (esp. Cars) and cheesy bunnies.
Has an imaginary friend named tickle duck who bears a strange resemblance to my right hand.
Is much more macho than his father (he loves trucks, emergency and construction vehicles...).
Throws a tantrum every night when he has to go to sleep (he just finished minutes ago...sigh).
Is so cute it's evil.