Fenly Akers is Miss MSU, and she's also an outgoing officer in Lambda Sigma, an honor society I advise. Jack thought it was pretty cool to meet a real princess!
12 years ago
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Easter Egg Hunt at MSU
This was the first time Jack took a picture with the Easter bunny without tears! Last year he said he was going to take a picture with EB, and then he changed his mind at the last minute. I wasn't sure if he would go through with it this year, but he walked right up and gave him a big hug! Such a big boy! (Joe had no idea what was happening.)
Fenly Akers is Miss MSU, and she's also an outgoing officer in Lambda Sigma, an honor society I advise. Jack thought it was pretty cool to meet a real princess!
Fenly Akers is Miss MSU, and she's also an outgoing officer in Lambda Sigma, an honor society I advise. Jack thought it was pretty cool to meet a real princess!
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Photos by Jack
Jack picked up my camera and went on a photo shoot around the house and outside. For those who don't know my family, suffice it to say that photography is in the genes. (My dad, uncle, cousin, and brother are all either professional or serious hobbyist photographers.) The following are some of the pictures he took...
BEAUTIFUL spring day!
Today when we got home, Jack asked if he could play outside while I put the groceries away. I told him that he had to stay on our patio until I got outside. (I generally don't like him playing outside unsupervised. We live on a very safe street, but I still worry.) So, I kept an eye on him through the patio door while I put the groceries away. I snuck a few pictures of him climbing the trees that border the patio. He was pretending he was a monkey.
Then, after I got the groceries put away, we went for a walk, and he wanted to stop and smell the flowers in the neighbor's yard.
Then, we played hopscotch.
It was just a PERFECT day to be outside!
Then, after I got the groceries put away, we went for a walk, and he wanted to stop and smell the flowers in the neighbor's yard.
Then, we played hopscotch.
It was just a PERFECT day to be outside!
General update on the boys
It has been too long since I posted any sort of meaningful update, so I'm going to try to summarize a few of the highlights of the last couple of months...
Joe is growing like a weed. It is hard to believe that his already 7 1/2 months old. He has one tooth, and I think he might be working on another. He is sitting up very well on his own and is extremely ready to crawl. I can see in his eyes that he is going to be all over the place as soon as he is able. I will probably cry the day that he starts to crawl. I'm not ready for it!
He ADORES Jack, and Jack is really great with him. Joe looks at Jack as if to say, "I want to be just like you when I get bigger." And, Jack is really attentive and sweet with Joe, but I'm worried that as soon as Joe is mobile Jack's feelings might change a bit. We'll see how big brother handles it when little brother is all up in his business.
At this point, Joe is definitely a momma's boy. Brent says he has "presence anxiety." He'll be perfectly happy if I'm not in the room, but if I'm in his "presence," he isn't happy with anyone else and cries for me to hold him. Needless to say, this simultaneously melts my heart and hurts my back. Fortunately this separation anxiety has not translated to problems at daycare. He is still happy to go to his teachers in the morning, and they sing his praises when we pick him up everyday.
On the sleep-front, as of last week, we have stopped feeding Joe in the middle of the night. When he wakes (which is still about every 2 hours), Brent or I will go in and try to force the pacifier into his mouth and pat him for a few minutes until he goes back to sleep. This is much easier and less disruptive than feeding him, but we're still nowhere near sleeping through the night.
Jack is quite a big boy. He is becoming more and more interested in learning his letters and sounds. (He has always LOVED books, but until recently, he didn't really seem to care about writing his name or recognizing letters.) He has also started to take more of an interest in arts and crafts. He didn't used to like to sit still long enough to draw more than a quick scribble, but lately I've found that he'll sit for quite some time and practice cutting with his scissors and drawing more detailed pictures.
That brings me to hand-dominance...Brent and my brother are both left-handed (as are a number of other non-blood relatives on my side), so we've been watching Jack since he was born to determine if he'd be right or left handed. "They" (the experts) say that handedness is usually evident by around 18 months...well, as Jack approaches his 4th birthday, I don't think we can say with confidence which hand he prefers. He typically eats with his left hand and seems to prefer writing and drawing with his left. But, he generally throws the ball and swings the bat right-handed. He is also quite good with right-handed scissors, but maybe that's because he hasn't been given a chance with left-handed ones. I guess I'm saying he's mostly left-handed but is adapting well to our right-handed world.
Jack started talking pretty clearly at an early age, and his verbal skills continue to impress us. But, it is quite funny to hear some of the hybrid words he creates or how he sometimes forgets a word and comes up with something similar. Two of his more recent sayings have been:
"gator" = "Mommy, when it is football season again, can we gator." After I looked puzzled, he said, "You know when we take food and stuff out before the games." Turns out he meant, "tailgate."
"poo-con" = (Looking at a magazine) "Mommy, I think this is a poo-con." Initially I thought he meant, "pecan," but I said, "what do you mean." He said, "You know, what you take to the grocery store." I looked at what he was holding, and realized he meant "coupon"
Joe is growing like a weed. It is hard to believe that his already 7 1/2 months old. He has one tooth, and I think he might be working on another. He is sitting up very well on his own and is extremely ready to crawl. I can see in his eyes that he is going to be all over the place as soon as he is able. I will probably cry the day that he starts to crawl. I'm not ready for it!
He ADORES Jack, and Jack is really great with him. Joe looks at Jack as if to say, "I want to be just like you when I get bigger." And, Jack is really attentive and sweet with Joe, but I'm worried that as soon as Joe is mobile Jack's feelings might change a bit. We'll see how big brother handles it when little brother is all up in his business.
At this point, Joe is definitely a momma's boy. Brent says he has "presence anxiety." He'll be perfectly happy if I'm not in the room, but if I'm in his "presence," he isn't happy with anyone else and cries for me to hold him. Needless to say, this simultaneously melts my heart and hurts my back. Fortunately this separation anxiety has not translated to problems at daycare. He is still happy to go to his teachers in the morning, and they sing his praises when we pick him up everyday.
On the sleep-front, as of last week, we have stopped feeding Joe in the middle of the night. When he wakes (which is still about every 2 hours), Brent or I will go in and try to force the pacifier into his mouth and pat him for a few minutes until he goes back to sleep. This is much easier and less disruptive than feeding him, but we're still nowhere near sleeping through the night.
Jack is quite a big boy. He is becoming more and more interested in learning his letters and sounds. (He has always LOVED books, but until recently, he didn't really seem to care about writing his name or recognizing letters.) He has also started to take more of an interest in arts and crafts. He didn't used to like to sit still long enough to draw more than a quick scribble, but lately I've found that he'll sit for quite some time and practice cutting with his scissors and drawing more detailed pictures.
That brings me to hand-dominance...Brent and my brother are both left-handed (as are a number of other non-blood relatives on my side), so we've been watching Jack since he was born to determine if he'd be right or left handed. "They" (the experts) say that handedness is usually evident by around 18 months...well, as Jack approaches his 4th birthday, I don't think we can say with confidence which hand he prefers. He typically eats with his left hand and seems to prefer writing and drawing with his left. But, he generally throws the ball and swings the bat right-handed. He is also quite good with right-handed scissors, but maybe that's because he hasn't been given a chance with left-handed ones. I guess I'm saying he's mostly left-handed but is adapting well to our right-handed world.
Jack started talking pretty clearly at an early age, and his verbal skills continue to impress us. But, it is quite funny to hear some of the hybrid words he creates or how he sometimes forgets a word and comes up with something similar. Two of his more recent sayings have been:
"gator" = "Mommy, when it is football season again, can we gator." After I looked puzzled, he said, "You know when we take food and stuff out before the games." Turns out he meant, "tailgate."
"poo-con" = (Looking at a magazine) "Mommy, I think this is a poo-con." Initially I thought he meant, "pecan," but I said, "what do you mean." He said, "You know, what you take to the grocery store." I looked at what he was holding, and realized he meant "coupon"
Monday, March 29, 2010
March Happenings
The first weekend in March we went to Louisiana for the Eric Clapton concert. We spent the night in Mandeville with Aunt Laura Lee, and she and Grandmommy watched the boys while we spent the day in NOLA. Here's a picture of Jack on Laura Lee's Harley.
The first weekend of spring break, Joe started acting like he wasn't feeling well....he NEVER falls asleep in his high chair. I took him to the doctor and found out he had ear infections. He shared his germs with me, so we both spent the week of spring break feeling pretty yucky.
This past weekend, we spent Friday and Saturday at the ballpark. It was a beautiful weekend for baseball!
After the ballgame on Saturday, the boys both needed a bath!
And, yes, this is ALWAYS the way Joe looks at Jack. We might need to worry about idol worship!
The first weekend of spring break, Joe started acting like he wasn't feeling well....he NEVER falls asleep in his high chair. I took him to the doctor and found out he had ear infections. He shared his germs with me, so we both spent the week of spring break feeling pretty yucky.
This past weekend, we spent Friday and Saturday at the ballpark. It was a beautiful weekend for baseball!
After the ballgame on Saturday, the boys both needed a bath!
And, yes, this is ALWAYS the way Joe looks at Jack. We might need to worry about idol worship!
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Christmas (Part 2)
Christmas Eve we opened and wore our matching pjs.
Christmas morning Jack woke to find a blue, big boy bike, a helmet and pads and a Saints tackle dummy...just what he asked Santa for. Santa brought Joe a Busy Ball Popper.
After opening gifts at Grandmommy's house, we went over to Gramps's for a big Christmas lunch with all of the Bowies. Jack decided to wear his Santa suit that Grandmommy gave him.
After lunch, Jack put on his gear and went for a ride.
All the padding took some getting used to.
Christmas morning Jack woke to find a blue, big boy bike, a helmet and pads and a Saints tackle dummy...just what he asked Santa for. Santa brought Joe a Busy Ball Popper.
After opening gifts at Grandmommy's house, we went over to Gramps's for a big Christmas lunch with all of the Bowies. Jack decided to wear his Santa suit that Grandmommy gave him.
After lunch, Jack put on his gear and went for a ride.
All the padding took some getting used to.
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