First Day of School

Jack's first day of school is finally here! He started the school year last week - now he goes for 4 half-days a week, and he loves it as usual. This year he's in Ms. Cindy's class (one of his favorite teachers from last year), with a few classmates from previous years, and a couple new ones as well. When I dropped him off, I could barely get him to stay still long enough for his "first day of school pic"... We got to the door and he let go of my hand and took off. :( How did he grow up this fast??? Next thing we know, he'll be riding a bike! No wait - he's doing that already too, and he's amazed us all at how quickly he picked this skill up. He's gone as far as 1.5 miles... and now he can stand up to pedal uphill, and occasionally says "look mom, no hands".

Seriously - where's my baby boy???!!!!

11 Months Old

Sweet Baby Girl,
I can't believe you're almost a year old already. You have changed and grown so much in such a short amount of time. I remember last year when I was waddling around with you in my belly like it was yesterday. Some things are hard to forget!
Seems like yesterday when you kept us up all night with your feedings and whimpers... or when you first smiled, laughed, babbled and cooed. All of this happened so quickly and now here we are a month from your first birthday. As excited as I am about all that you've accomplished, I'm sad that each day I lose another one of your "baby moments". I couldn't wait for you to start crawling, and now you've started pulling up and cruising and you're on your way to walking - this too will happen before we are ready for it and yet another phase will have passed. But your little personality grows with each passing phase as well... you are so sweet, lovable, and easy-going. No matter what the circumstances, you always find a way to make us smile. And if you're having a tough day, it's so easy to find a way to make you smile as well. Your laugh is infectious and predictable (like your smiles), your gestures and movements are so adorable, and we eat them up! You've started "pointing" at things that make you happy, or if we say "Where's Jack" you'll point at him (or "mom" or "dad" or "otis"). You've mastered your waving (like the Queen, naturally) and your clapping - you love to give yourself a round of applause any time you accomplish something new. . .you quickly look around the room to make sure we saw what you did, then you clap at yourself. You're too cute, Miss Molly. You've been doing these things for some time, but now they have a purpose and you understand it. Also this month, you have really become attached to your bunny-blankie and other soft taggies. These items calm you down during your fussiest times (even while you're teething with what appears to be 4-6 teeth coming in at the same time).

Your stats this month:
Weight - approximately 24lbs
Height - we'll know next month
Fav food - you're on a fruit-only diet now and frozen strawberries are your choice
Fav toy - super heroes. We've mixed in a few super "girls" but you always prefer the dudes. And still - whatever Jack is playing with is your toy of choice.

We Love you MJ! Looking forward to your birthday next month!
Love, Mom