11 Months

WOW! I can't believe that this time next month I will be doing Jack's One Year Photo Shoot with Mr. Plump. These last 11 months have been the best of my life. It is hard to imagine that Nick and I deciding to have a baby in Europe 2 Summers ago would change our lives this much...God knew that Jack was the little boy for us and he truly made all of our wishes come true. I feel so blessed to have him and the ability to stay at home with him this year, I pray, will help him to become a better toddler, boy, young adult, and man one day. Hopefully I have given him the fondation of good manners, education, and the desire to live, laugh, dream, wonder, and love that his caregivers next year can build upon. Here's a look back to the path that has led us to today...Happy 11 Month Birthday Jack-I love you!

Getting this picture was the most challenging yet. I for sure was sweating and he was out of breath from trying to tackle Plump, get away, and crinkle the paper. This past month Jack has hit new milestones daily. He has now mastered the following and more-

• clapping (he does it ALL DAY)
• standing unassisted (as long as he is distracted & doesn't realize he is doing it)
• high fives (high, low, and in the middle/single and double handed)
• giving kisses (my favorite-nice and wet kisses)
• dancing like a ROCKSTAR (much better than Nick & I)
• holding and drinking from his sippy cup (throwing it too)
• picking up and eating table food
• escaping his cage (is this a milestone?!?...more of a headache for Mom)
• when he hears the garage, he drops everything, and heads to the couch for me to pick him up so he can peer over for Nick to walk in (not really a milestone...but cute & surely the best part of Nick's day)
• in the last 2 days he has starting pointing a little and saying "Dada"
  
  

Update on Nighttime Nanny Ad- Jack was a little sad that there were no applicants...I'm sure there were some responses that just got lost in Cyberspace. Well, Nick and I cleaned the house for Valentine's Day and went to bed early in preperation for another rough night...but Jack slept in his crib THE ENTIRE NIGHT. This morning he was feeling so much better that we went to Gymboree where he was all smiles...must say though that the Level 3 class is quite a work out for me since there is so much time for exploring.