Jack has been a great big brother. He loves Kaylea and loves to help. Sometimes I hear him say the sweetest things to her. Like if she is crying he will say "It's okay baby girl." Or sometimes he will put her paci in her mouth if she is crying and tell her that it will be okay. Now that she is moving around (she is an expert crawling) and exploring her surroundings, he has gotten a little jealous. Mainly when she touches what he perceives to be his "stuff," but he is doing really well considering his stage in life. We are very proud of him for so many things. This summer he decided to be potty trained and now only wears diapers when he sleeps. I told him that it makes Thomas the Train cry when he goes potty in his Thomas undies. Since then we have had very few accidents and he still will say to me when he goes on the potty, "I make Thomas happy!" He is a very smart little boy, he knows all the common shapes, including an octagon which he knows has 8 sides, he can say the alphabet and can recognize all the letters, he can also tell you what sound most of the letters make, which he taught himself from his refrigerator phonics magnets, he can count, he can sing lots of songs, he says grace, he says a nighttime prayer, he brushes his teeth, he can spell his name, mommy, daddy and zoo, he loves to play sports and he loves his teams. His teams are the Orioles, Ravens and Auburn Tigers. A few weeks ago Bryce took him to the Auburn game and he now sings the fight song, Glory, Glory to Old Auburn and likes to take his shaker and yell "Waaaaaaaaaar Eagle, hey!"
My favorite routine with him is putting him to bed. We read at least 3 stories, which is fun because he can read most of them to me! His favorite stories recently have been Brown Bear, Brown Bear, Fruits for Little Lamb (about the fruits of the spirit) and Nighty-Night. He also likes the little Critter books and has a few of those memorized as well. I love reading with Jack. Working in education makes you realize even more so the importance of reading with your child at an early age. After we read, we often sing songs together. His recent requests have been, the Oriole song (Take me out to the ball game), Fly down the field (Auburn fight song) and Glory Glory (to old Auburn). If you couldn't guess already, our little one is obsessed with all things sports :)
Kaylea has been growing up so fast. It is hard to believe that she is 6 months old. I really don't know where the time has gone! She started solid foods at 4 months. She is a great eater! At just over 4 months old she was a proficient scooter and could get herself anywhere she wanted to go. Just over 5 months old she finally got the hang of crawling and has been non-stop ever since. She is now putting herself in the sitting position and is starting to pull herself up. She is still working on her strength to pull herself up consistently, but every once in a while she can do it for a few seconds at a time. She has the most beautiful smile that warms our hearts. She also has an infectious giggle which you can't help but love! At the beginning of October Kaylea and I took a quick trip to Maryland for a long weekend to celebrate Mom-Mom's 80th birthday and to meet baby Molly. We had a wonderful time and can't wait to see everyone again at Christmas time!
We had a special visit from Mimi and Pop-Pop at the end of October. They were here about a week and we had a wonderful time together. While they were here we went to The Rock Ranch. If you live within an hour and a half of the ranch and have small children it is a must go! Jack had so much fun! There is so much to do there, but I think his favorite thing was driving his own mini John Deere Gator. He also enjoyed a train ride, corn box, a corn shooter, a pumpkin catapult, cow inflatable, a giant jumping pillow and a tunnel slide to name a few!
Here are some pictures over the last few months to catch you up :)
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