A couple more videos

I had trouble getting the last couple of "B" roll videos to upload on that last post, so here goes again. Enjoy!

Jack's walking!

Jack is walking! The two videos below show what Jack looked like last weekend. He was taking one or two steps between Jeff and I, but that was about it. The first video also shows Jack "dancing." Grandma Jane bought Jack a "Wheels on the Bus" book, and although he knows the motions, he prefers to just dance when he hears the music in the book.

This next video shows Jack this weekend--quite a difference, huh? When we picked him up at day care on Tuesday, his teacher said, "he's walking," and sure enough, he was. We think a couple days with his walking friends at day care was enough to give him the courage to do it on his own.

The rest of these videos are just Jack hanging out with us. Nothing too exciting, but we thought the diehard Jack fans out there would appreciate some "B" roll.

Jack is 1 (two weeks ago)!

So I know that it's actually been two weeks since Jack turned 1, but close enough. Since Jack's birthday was on a Tuesday, we didn't do much. I left work early, and Jeff and I ran with the jogging stroller to day care to pick him up. On the way home, we stopped at the park by our house for a quick ride on the swings and slide. Then we finished the day with ravioli for dinner--one of Jack's favorites. Here are a few pictures I took on Jack's birthday morning while he helped me unload the dishwasher.

In case you're wondering, Jack at one year old is about the same as Jack at other stages: happy! He is such a happy baby. He is great at entertaining himself and playing by himself. He pulls himself up to standing on everything and cruises by moving up and down the couch and between pieces of furniture. We think he's ready to walk, but doesn't know that he can do it yet. He's taken a step or two at a time, but then sits himself down. It's just a confidence issue at this point. His babbling is starting to sound more like real words now and sometimes we can even get him to copy what we're saying. He uses sign language to say "all done," "bottle," and "more." And he loves to cuddle and give hugs, both to us and his stuffed animals.

A few other notes . . .

We celebrated Jack's birthday a week early when Grandma Jane and Grandpa Randy came to town in late February. They bought Jack a red wagon, which he loves! Since we keep it on the front porch, not a day goes by when Jack doesn't try to get us to take him outside and go for a walk or take him in the wagon.

Grandma Janet also came to vist last weekend. No new pictures, but we had a great time just playing all weekend.

Two new videos below. The first is of Jack eating an apple, which is kind of long, but we thought it was so funny. Jeff was putting apples away in the fridge after going to the store, and Jack picked one up and just started going to town. It was the first time he had ever done that, and we got a kick out of it.

The next video I took this morning while we were reading the Sunday paper. Jack decided to help out with the ads.