To My Sweet Jack,
The craziness of the past two months has made this letter
two months overdue so I will try to overcompensate with details. The past 65 days since my last note to you
has brought change, growth, and self-reflection to our family. You of course being sweet, innocent, and just
Jack has per the norm taken everything in stride and adapted along with
us. The news of your brother or sisters
impending arrival came mid-July. It was
a Sunday evening and you were splashing around in the tub when mommy found out
she was expecting. You were actual the
first one to know not your dadJ. I remember looking at the pregnancy test and
then glancing over to your sweet little face and my heart and eyes filling with
tears of happiness and emotion. My first
reaction was “Jack is going to be the best big brother ever”. I went over to you and held you in my arms
relishing in the moment for a few minutes while it sunk in that our little
family of three was too soon be four.
These days the only time you are still is when you are watching a movie
or just before bed when I am holding you in my arms. This moment of stillness sitting with you
after learning of such a wonderful blessing is a moment I will hold dear to my
heart forever. While you don’t quite understand
that you are going to be a big brother and what that exactly means right now,
you do know there is a baby in mommys
belly and you like to give he/she a kiss whenever we remind you of this.
Your growth has been incredible the past few months. I say it each month, but you never cease to
amaze us. Your growth in terms of body
weight has on the other hand not been that great. You are a little string bean! Your 2 Year doctors apt. is in two weeks and
I am so curious to get your most recent stats.
You still wear 12-18 month shorts
and 18-24 month shirts are still running a bit big despite you almost being the
big “2”. You continue to get better at
counting and your ABC’s every day. Your
colors are a bit choppy, as you can pronounce them all but in most
instances you think everything is red. Your
vocabulary is excellent. While you speak
in your own Jack language you are extremely articulate. I love hearing your little voice, it is so
sweet and innocent like music to my ears.
We have been working on your manners and you are very good at please and
thank you so we are starting to add in sir and ma’am to continue on your path
to good manners and respecting others.
Your listening is improving more every day. We read a book called 1,2, 3 Magic that was
recommended to us and it works remarkably well.
I am very pleased and so proud of the little boy you are becoming.
I also love how well rounded you are. I don’t think there is an activity you don’t
like or take interest in these days. You
are obsessed with golf lately which makes your dad extremely happy and you have
an excellent natural swing according to your dad. He is planning on getting you your first real
set of golf clubs for your birthday and I am sure you will put them to good
use. Your other favorite thing is play
doh. You know exactly where the craft
bin is in the house and every morning and afternoon you want to play with play
doh. The way you say play doh is so cute
I have a hard time turning you down, you certainly have us wrapped around you
finger. Well you definitely have your
nana wrapped around your finger as she was your play doh partner in crime a few
weeks back when she was visiting. I will
say there is something special about sitting across from you at your mini table
just enjoying the simple pleasure of playing with something so simple.
Other things you are fanatical about include trains, finding
Nemo, swimming, your water table, Elmo, Woody and Buzz and being outside. Mimi
just bought you another part to your small set of tracks for your birthday and
you have been playing with it non-stop.
You are going to be Woody for Halloween and daddy is going to be your
best friend Buzz, Palin is probably going to be the dinosaur from toy story to
round out the family costume. Your
swimming is amazing for your age. At
least we think so. The problem with you
and the water is that you have no fear.
You just want to dunk under and literally dive heard first off the side
of pools which stresses us out. While I
want a pool, at the same time I get a bit nervous about your fearlessness.
You started with a new school a few weeks back and so far
have really been enjoying it. For the
first time in a long time you don’t cry when we drop you off. It surely makes it a lot easier on us, as any
time you cry it breaks our heart. Your
teachers love you and you have been doing great thus far.
You are also quite the ham. You sing, you dance, and you make silly faces constantly and it cracks us up! You are seriously the greatest ever.
Jack, you are my sweet lovable little boy and there is
nothing I love more than your little arms squeezing around my neck and the
sweet kisses you give me on the lips and on the cheek. I love how you say “I
love you mama” and how you just mimic your dad and I. It is funny as you just don’t know what will
come out of your mouth. You are very
smart and in tune with your surroundings. I am so proud of the little boy you are becoming. Your voice, your laughter, you are full of
life and innocence and you make our life so much sweeter by being a part of
it. Happy almost 2nd birthday
my love.
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