Sunday, October 28, 2007

Trick or Treat in Southport

Jack had a good time trick or treating with the Buzzards in Southport. There were tons of kids in costume going around to all the Chicago stores and restaurants getting candy. Of course, Jack can't eat any of it, but he sure made his mother happy with plenty of chocolate!




Sunday, October 21, 2007

Friday, October 19, 2007

Jack Night

Alex is out with his friends tonight so it was just me and the Fudge.

Here are some things Jack did tonight:
Sang 'Wheels on the Bus...' he loves it when I make up moves to go with the song
Ate pizza (Jack is not a big fan of mushrooms)
Stacked boxes (Tot Tower)
Stacked his foam blocks on Tot Tower
Stacked water bottle on Tot Tower
Made the 'O' face when Tot Tower toppled over (then he laughed)
Fed Mommy Cheerios
Followed Mommy around kitchen
Said "Mama" while looking at me, right before falling asleep

I love the Fudge.

Sunday, October 14, 2007

Adventures at the Pumpkin Patch

Jack went hunting for his first pumpkin today. Last year, he was in the hospital recovering from surgery at Halloween time. We went to Goebbert's Farm with the Buzzard and Lim families. Jack had a great time. Just take a look at these photos!


Peek a Boo

Jack plays his new version of peek a boo.


Jack Chat

Jack has gotten much, much better at walking. He also has a lot to say!


Thursday, October 11, 2007

Jack's Favorite Song

Jack is a very musical kid. He will be uninterested in something on TV or a toy until it starts playing music and then he will become absolutely enthralled. Lately, he has started really dancing to the music: shaking his hips, bouncing, and occassionally "singing" along.

I try to play happy, upbeat music in the car with him. Not necessarily kids music but normal songs that I listen too. Sometimes I play The Beatles or some jazz or even The White Stripes. Nothing headbanging or profane, but definitely music we can both share.

The video below is for a song from the album "The Reminder" by Feist. I have had the album on my iPod of almost a year, and the song "1 2 3 4" was one I played for Jack sometimes. They recently included it in the new iPod Nano commercials, and every time it comes on TV, Jack stops what he is doing and watches it. He loves this song.

Wednesday, October 10, 2007

ENT Visit



Jack had his two week follow up to his ear surgery today.

It was just Fudgy and Mom today, I had a blast following him around Dr. Pollack's office all afternoon. I even broke a sweat (this is what happens when you wear a winter sweater turtleneck because your office is at a constant 68 degrees)!

He flirted with everyone! The receptionist, the nurse, the ear lab tech. and all of the other parents who were in with their kids. I made one observation - only 1 out of 10 patients are girls. The majority of ear infection sufferers tend to be boys.

Anyway, Jack remembered the huge salt water fish tank in the waiting room and made a bee line to it. When he got bored with that, he decided to show off and walk around the office and peak into every exam room that had it's door open. Then back to the play area where he found a kind of jack in the box except this one was a puppy popping out the top of it's doghouse. I only needed to show Jack how to make the puppy come out once and in the next turn he was doing it himself. He moved throughout the entire toy area and played and played and played.

Nothing could have made this visit better other than Dr. Pollack telling me Jack's ears were perfectly healthy, and he passed all the ear/hearing tests. In fact, his results were so conclusively normal/healthy, the lab tech told us we didn't need to wait for the doctor to tell us this and that we could go home.

I really loved being in the waiting room with him, just playing and watching him interact with toys, other children...I just loved that my time was only devoted to Jack and nothing else (no laundry, errands, work, driving....etc.).

Sunday, October 07, 2007

Trick or Treat: Test Run

Jack practices his trick or treating tactics.

The Long Walk

Jack is now able to walk a good 30-40 steps without falling. He still stumbles when he gets excited, but he is pretty much solo at this point!

Friday, October 05, 2007

Spider-Jack

Jack tried on his Halloween costume. The mask didn't fit over his big ol' noggin, but he looks pretty cute anyway!

Monday, October 01, 2007

Jack & Newt

Jack likes to play with Newt. Newt likes to play with Jack. Both get bored fairly easily with each other.

A Film By Jackson Maidy

Filmed, directed, and written by Fudge.