jack had a great time playing a variety of little games around the house on saturday morning. he loves to throw the ball with his dad and get chased around my both mommy and daddy. and "singing" into an empty paper towel roll is always a crowd pleaser.
saturday afternoon we headed over to lucy's house for a brief visit, and jack had a great time following her lead and playing with her toys. he's very good at mimicking and mirroring behavior. mommy and daddy have been put on notice! he was acting like such a big boy and not a baby. it's amazing how much he's changing.
sunday was more hijinks. daddy took jack to the golf store, where jack proceeded to knock over a display of clubs. oops! after they made a (speedy) exit and returned home, jack practiced his ball-throwing with daddy -- he'd throw the ball, then run and sit on the landing of the stairs for daddy to throw it back to him. he definitely knows what he wants -- directing everyone in his universe on where to sit, what to do, etc.
and when they don't do what he wants?
well ... here's how he handled it this morning, when "mean old mommy" wouldn't let him go outside in the 40 degree, 40 mph winds weather in his pj's and bare feet:
that's right -- he staged a sit in. or, in this case, a lie in. remind me to remove the thoreau from his crib!
"no" (or "no-no-no") continues to be his favorite word. even though we have tried to teach him "yes," and even (partially) succeeding in teaching him "okay" (it literally came out "o-tay" like buckwheat) this weekend ... "no" always wins out.
I find it hard to believe--a stubborn jennings, who wants his/her own way!
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