Here is Jack at 36 weeks old!
(October 4, 2012)
Photographing Jack is more and more challenging each week. If you had seen me trying to take the following photos, you’d have laughed at me. I was lying on the floor on my side with my leg up in the air and a toy dangling from my toes. This produced these photos of Jack looking up…
Jack is working very hard on standing up. He gets to his knees and then can’t quite figure out how to get to the next level…
On Sunday morning, September 30, I found him standing up in his crib, so I know he can do it, but since then he can only get to standing with a boost and then something to lean on…
Jack likes to grab anything and everything that I have in my hands. Curtain rods, for example…
This week, Jack attended the 2nd birthday of our friend’s daughter, Lily! We went to an indoor playground called Giggles & Hugs where we took a ride on all the toys that were fit for riding…
Here is the birthday girl herself enjoying some ice cream…
This was the week that Jack started daycare. He now goes 2 days per week – Mondays and Tuesdays (My mom still watches him on Wednesdays). On his first day I stayed with him for a little while so we could organize his things and get him introduced to everyone. When it was time for me to leave it was nearing his nap time, so I decided to let them get him ready for his nap and I would say goodbye. I gave him a kiss and told him I loved him and would be back to get him later. He began to cry and reached out for me. I didn’t take him from his teacher, but again looked him straight in the eye and told him I loved him and would see him later – I then started to go and he cried harder. As I put on my shoes and started to leave I burst into tears and, of course, the teachers saw me grabbing tissues to wipe my eyes. They were all so sweet and each of them told me he would be fine and they’d take good care of him and that moms cry all the time. I thanked them and told them I knew, but when I got to my car I cried even harder. My goodness, I didn’t expect to have that kind of reaction. The truth of the matter was that he was fine and he was so happy to see me when I arrived to pick him up.
Jack, your sweet face makes me so happy.
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That is one cute kid. And one cute momma.
He is adorable! Totally normal to cry at daycare drop off. I still do it.
Your description of dropping Jack off had me in tears…brought that feeling right back to me…it does get easier and there is nothing better than seeing them so excited to see you. xoxo