We had a low-key Labor Day weekend with lots of time spent playing outside. We were lucky to dodge Hurricane Earl, and Saturday dawned bright, clear, and sunny. The temperature hovered around 80 during the day and around 50 at night all weekend. It was a great start to college football season! Nothing says fall like a little crisp in the air.
We watched our Seminoles cruise to a victory under new coach Fisher. We (sort of) watched (on the computer!) our Yellow Jackets win too. Hopefully this bodes well for our teams for the rest of the season!
We spent Sunday hanging out with Sam, Tony, Raegan and Colin. It was so nice to see them again! I struggled to remember how to hold a newborn - funny how that wears off once your own baby is older! Jack loved playing with Raegan and even with baby Colin (although he was a little rougher than we would have liked!) Either way, it was a very nice day and we hope to see them again soon!
What new developments have happened around our house lately? Well, Dad is almost finished painting the finished basement - which will be just in time for Jack's new playroom when the cold weather sets in. Both Justin and I have been really, really busy at work. (Which is why I have been so lax in updating the blog.) Jack moved up to the Toddler One class at Mountainside. He also recently started saying a lot of new words (syllables?) like "mine," "a-corn," and "nah nah nah nah nah." He is constantly devloping his "boy" skills like hiking, playing in the dirt and mud, collecting rocks, eating bugs, and picking things off of plants and trees. He's a regular daredevil and will climb on or up pretty much anything (outside or inside!) He is also smart enough to pull the baby proof plug protectors out of the wall sockets. He FINALLY learned the true difference between "yes" and "no" and will answer (some) questions properly. Whew! It takes a TON of energy just to keep up with his shenanigans. But every day is an adventure and we look forward to each new discovery with him.
Next up?? Weaning from the bottle. He's down to one in the morning and one at night (with half formula and half whole milk.) He drinks milk / juice / water from sippy cups during the day. Sam gave us the suggestion of buying an "extra special" sippy cup that's only for what used to be the bottle times, so we did that today. Next week we will start working on the weaning. I don't think it will be too bad - Jack is a handful but he's pretty good with change. :)
Til later!
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