this month not only introduced our family to the newest addition, but also welcomed oliver jack to his 18th month. he has continued to be a complete joy...even in the moments where he is completely impossible he manages to maintain the most fun disposition. well, most days. :)
he is beginning to put 2 and sometimes 3 words together. he says, "find harper", "hit it", "snack please"...all the important phrases are covered.
he has also taken advantage of the new level of distraction i find myself in. every time i am nursing or bathing finley, jack finds something to get himself into. after giving finley rose a bath one evening i walked into the kitchen to find jack next to the counter on a chair (which he had pulled up to the counter) and eating a peach. he was quite pleased with himself. so pleased in fact that he repeated the task the following morning while i was feeding the baby and even decided to elaborate on his mischief a little more by taking a few bites out of every single peach in the bag.
another day he walked into the living room, where i was nursing the baby, holding a container of bleach. he walked up to me proudly displaying his bounty saying, "milk! milk!". awesomely, oliver jack has learned how to undo the baby proofing that we have done.
yet another feeding led me to find jack in the workroom sitting on harper's desk coloring with markers. as i rounded the corner, he looked at me and shook his head and said, "no desk." that's right, jack. we do not color on the desk. he was, once again, super pleased with himself.
if any of my children are going to get into mischief it will be jack. in fact, i have taken to expect mischief from him on levels that kyle has not yet grown to expect. for instance...i know the minute he disappears that he has either climbed something or thrown something in the toilet. i also know that if he peeks around the corner at me and grins that he is planning a covert snack attack on the kitchen.
he, surprisingly, is the most attentive to the baby. he wants to hold her all of the time. he wants to kiss her and he is very concerned about her umbilical cord (which has recently revealed a sweet little belly button). he helps bring diapers and burp cloths and sings to her when she is laying on the couch. he is possessive of her and dares anyone to try and take her out of his arms before he is ready. he has completely surprised me with his cool approach to this whole baby thing. i am not sure why it surprises me really though, because he has always been laid back, but i never expected him to take this so easy.
in fairness, he has had many more tantrums and moments of irritability. those moments have not been fun, but considering all he has recently adjusted to we have been more than pleased.
he is so much fun...even though he cannot be trusted.
he is so sweet...
he is so in love with all of his family
and we are so in love with him!
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