Blabber Mouth

Sorry for the lack of updates. We were all sick as a family for a while and are just getting back into the swing of things. Hopefully these posts will become regular again real soon.

Jack has been talking NON-STOP since moving from the infant room to the toddler room. His vocabulary has exponentially expanded since the last post we had about it. Here are some of his new words:

"Moo" - Cow
"Toes" - Feet
"Blast Off!" - From Little Einsteins
"Baseball" - He loves watching the sports montages on ESPN
"Juice" - Juice/Milk


He also has been feeding himself very well. For the past week, he has been eating better than ever! He has (on separate days) eaten an entire chicken breast, 1 and a half crabcaks, 5 huge chicken nuggets, and a bowl of noodles. It is really nice to all sit at the table and eat together.

The Plague!

Jack brought home the plague from daycare last week.

He started having a fever last Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Friday I took him to see our general practitioner (bad idea, should have taken him to his ENT) who diagnosed it as a common cold that he should start feeling better over the weekend. And if he didin't, then to bring him back the following Monday.

Saturday - the plague arrived full force for me and Alex. The only good part of Saturday was that Jack was feeling much better and his fever broke. Alex and I felt like crap - fever, body aches, nasty nasty congestion and even nastier sore throat and phlegmy chest congested coughs for me. We felt like we'd been beatin wth a hammer. It hurt to walk, to talk, to open our eyes.

Sunday - Alex calls my OB/GYN (as I can no longer talk due to sever throat pain and phlegm) and I am prescribed meds. Thank goodness for responsiev OB/GYNs! Alex still feels like crap and is living off Dayquil and Tylenol. Jack's fever comes back and he is oozing stuff out of his ear and his nose.

Monday - Alex and I take off from work. All 3 of use head to the doctor's office. Jack gets the meds he needs. Alex is on MucinexD along with an assortment of other meds. We are told that chances are we just have the flu.

I've had the flu before.....this is NOT the flu. My throat doesn't feel like it's on fire when I've had the flu before. I do not lose my voice when I have the flu. I do not wheeze and cough in my sleep when I have the flu!

We will be switching to a new doctor shortly.

I am starting to feel conscious again, and Alex went to work. Jack is in the middle of what is now turning into a 4 hour nap - a much needed make-up nap for all the interrupted 'sleep' he's not had the past 3 days. Poor little Fudge.

Thank goodness for my mom who came by everyday since Saturday to help out. Without her, I'm sure recovery would have been delayed and rest would not have been possible for any of us.

I'm afraid to even THINK about what it would be like once Ben is born and all FOUR of us get the plague. Gads.

Back Home

It is sad to see snow again. But, in just the 5 1/2 days in Florida, we have noticed major changes in Jack!

NEW WORDS
Jack can now say "Me," "Mom-Moms," "Po-Po" (Korean for kiss), "Ji-Ji" (Korean for icky), and "Baby."

ACTIONS
Jack can now take big steps (goofy walking), can take complicated/combined instructions (i.e. take the doll and hand it to Dad), he shrugs his shoulders as if saying "I don't know," he can put stacking boxes in a tower and then back inside in order, he has started feeding himself with a spoon, he no longer wants little torn off food but a big piece, he went down a slide by himself, he learned how to scream/yelp in excitement, and he even learned how to gently pet and touch a cat.

SIBLING RELATION
He was very careful with a baby doll, giving it hugs and kisses. This will come in very handy!

It was exciting to see him with my family and not have any adjustment time to being in a strange place. He was still hesistant around strangers, but also very adventurous with new places and things.

He now recognizes the photos of Grannie, Grandpa, Aunt Sam, and Mom-moms. I am sure he already misses them as Taylor and I do.

I can't wait to see what he does next!

Sunday in Florida: Jack Hates the Beach but Loves Cuban food!

Jack loved the beach when he was 8 months old. Not so much at 17 months.

It was in the 80s, but very windy with big choppy waves. Jack spent the majority of the time clinging to me and refusing to touch the sand. He would scream every time he did. The ocean was too loud for him.

Lets hope he does better next time.

We went to a Cuban restaurant for lunch and Jack chowed down on fried plantains, pork chunks, and black beans with rice.

Saturday in Florida: Jungle Island and Some Gelato

The weather just got better on Saturday!

We went to Jungle Island in Miami which is a cross between and amusement park and a zoo. Jack loved the animals. He got to pet a parrot, had a goat try and eat his shirt, saw 2 monkeys pee, and saw an albino alligator!

But, his favorite part was running around at the end of the day. He just loves being outside!

Back in Boca, we stopped by a gelato shop and Jack tried everyone's flavors. He is turning into a little man!

NOTE: These photos were all taken with our new Sony H3 camera. It has a burst photo feature where you can snap dozens of shots just by holding down the button. Look at the great shots we got of Jack with this. Taylor loves this feature!!