more of Jack's picks

Jack moves non-stop nowadays, taking in information, learning balance, it's amazing to watch. He really likes going to the park to swing on the swings and especially playing in the sand. The other day at playgroup he started taking things away from other kids, wanting the shovel that the other kid had instead of the one he had. These are the beginning stages of the long struggle to understand ownership. 

Jack really likes any kind of door opening and shutting, and he also loves playing peek-a-boo or playing looking games through pieces of clear or colored plastic. Today on the changing table he was holding his book "Barnyard Dance" which is one of his favorites and has a hole in the front cover. He had it over his face and was looking at me through the hole. I didn't notice because I was trying to get his diapers changed as fast as I could before he flips himself over and stands up, so Jack said, "hey!" and when I looked at him he started laughing. We played peek-a-boo through the hole in the book for a while which he enjoyed immensely.

It's been a race against time to babyproof the house one step ahead of Jack. His favorite things in the kitchen are the oven broiler and the compost bucket (we need a gate). 

In the bedroom he likes the upright steam heater and the diaper pail. In the office he likes to pull himself up using a lamp plug in an electrical socket.

From daily intake at daycare:

11/12/08

Today Jack got lots of kisses from his friend Soloman and enjoyed playing with Tim (student teacher) in the tunnel while holding a maraca.

11/14/08

Jack enjoyed going outside and crawling around the yard.