23 Months Old

Today Jack is 23 Months Old!

Time for a "Jack Stat" update, as time is flying by and I don't want to miss a thing!

Height:37.5 inches
And side note I grew too, I made the doctor triple measure me! Officially 6ft now, when will I start shrinking?

Weight: 37 pounds
Rough estimate as he thinks the scale is something to dance on.

Favorite Movie: Tangled
You are obsessed Jack. The only thing that I can get you to cuddle and watch. She is your "pretty gurl", I am guessing you will have a thing for blonds:)

Favorite TV Show: Choo Choo
But really you just want the TV on something rather than what your Mom and Dad want to watch. You never watch Choo Choo you just demand it on. It's lovely. You want our undivided attention always.

Favorite Food: Anything

Jack is an awesome eater. Listener, no. Eater, yes! Smoked salmon, sauerkraut, artichokes, mushrooms, ect. Basically he tries everything and anything. I love this because I am on a major cooking kick and love that Jack is maturing his palate along with us:)

Favorite Activities: Climbing, Building with Blocks, Playing Chase
You are a climber Jack. Crazy child! You give me a heart attack daily.

Potty Training Progress: None
Jack knows what a "Yuck" is and grabs a diaper and lays down to be changed. But I don't think we are ready for potty training yet. There is the occasional wrestling match to get a new diaper on, but for the most part Jack is compliant. He also says bye bye "Yuck" when all is said and done:)

What Jack Is Wearing:
2T Bottoms, 3T Tops, 9 to 9.5 shoe size. At 23 months Jack also takes all of his clothes off. Randomly at any given time. I have to remind him we don't live in Alabama anymore and it is not 100 degrees out!

Things I want to remember about Jack at this stage...

*Everything gets a "Bye Bye" or "See Ya". Daddy, Dutch, dirty diapers, the car, the Christmas Tree...etc.

*Every morning I have to give the run down to where everyone is. Daddy=work, Mimi=Chicago, Papa=Chicago, Lala=Chicago, Bobo=the Potty (just throwing that in there to see if Bobo ever reads this). After each one of my answers Jack then puts his hands over his mouth and laughs.

*You call things "Pretty", including your Mommy:) After a time out in the crib he yells, "Mommy Pretty", really loudly. The kid is working the system already.

*Your Dad is your hero. He loves Preppy and copies everything he does. I think Jack has started waking up earlier so he can see Mike before he leaves for work. Jack even hands him his towel when he comes out of the shower.

*"Football" is shouted on the weekends. You watch snippets and get excited to yell "Touchdown"!

*Brushing and flossing is awesome.

*Opening the fridge and taking out the contents and neatly lining them up is really entertaining.

*Dutch and Jack are now becoming snuggle buddies:)

*At 23 monts Jack is a great sleeper, a night owl, but so snuggly that your Dad and I don't mind you stay up later.

*Can count to 3 and point to the right ABC's. I am totally not trying to brag as kids Jack's age could or should maybe be counting to 10 and reciting the full ABC's...this is just for my Mom record book!

*You love money. When Preppy or Papa walk in you put out your little hands and say "Mo Money puhlease". After they fill up your little paws you carefully put it in your UofM piggy bank.

Jack Michael Postma, at 23 months you are full of energy, bossy, throw temper tantrums about nothing at all, refuse to wear a bibb so I have to change you like 3 times a day, hoard all of your toys, when you get something you like one is not enough you must always have "mo", totally hog all of the electronics in the house, and have amazingly selective hearing.

Jacky Bear, at 23 months you love to hold my hand, snuggle with your head right under my chin, put my hair behind my ear when it is in my face and tell me I am pretty even if I haven't showered and have mascara all under my eyes, you have the best laugh in the world and love to be tickled, prayer time at dinner is one of your favorite daily rituals, you love to help your Mommy out with things, your eyes light up when your Dad comes home from work and your big toddler feet race over to him and wrap your arms around his neck which makes my heart fill up with more love than I knew possible.

Every day has good and bad, but I have loved getting to spend each of the 700 days with you Jack!