Jackson is halfway done with his first year of preschool and just LOVES it. He will be 5 next month and will be in kindergarten (gasp) in the fall. I can't believe it!!! Such a big boy! How did it happen already?!! I honestly have no idea where the last 5 years have gone. I can remember carrying him in my belly as though it was yesterday. He made me fall in love with being pregnant. I just told Scott yesterday that I would make the perfect serogate (except of the handing over your baby to another family part...) He is our mighty super hero. Always planning who's going to fight whom- Spiderman vs. Dr. Octopus or The Fantastic Four against Dr. Doom..... we live and breath superheros. lol. It is his great passion right now, and thus I get to learn anything and everything about them as well. I must admit I am pretty well versed these days. haahha. He is such a wonderful big brother with Owen, always has been I guess. But it is even more apparent when you can see them play together. Did you know that there was a such thing as gentle wrestling? Me neither, but Jackson has somehow figured it out with Owen. For the most part anyways. Jackson HATES to hear Owen cry. When he is upset he immediately runs over to him and tries to distract him with reading him a book, showing him a favorite toy or being silly for him. It is so sweet and warms my heart every single time.
The boys can take a bath together now, as you can see! Do I really need to tell you how much they love it and the fun they have? It is a crazyfest in there! But there is no fighting baths anymore (Jackson) and the two guys love being silly together for sure. Water adds a whole new level of excitement and fun, for sure. They got a ton of brand new bath toys at Christmas, and out with the nast-o old ones. I have decided I never want a squish and squirt bath toy in my house again. Those things are the worst! I don't care how carefully you squeeze out the water the horrid "black stuff" still gets inside. I know that you can soak them in bleach water and all that to be rid of it. I did it. One time was all it took for me to learn very quickly I am never doing THAT again. Hard, plastic bath toys from here on out. hahaha.
Owen is our comedian, even though he is only just over a year old, he knows when he is being silly and loves every second of it. He is also showing that he is becoming quite sneaky and quite the trouble maker. We are going ot have to watch out for him I think. He is quickly reminding me of the antics of Sneaky Sophie when she was his age. If this keeps up we are in some trouble! hahaha. Second Child syndrome maybe? Is there such a thing? If not, there really should be!
Owen still isn't talking much with actual words. The same ones as before, but not a whole lot of new ones. The new ones will pop out here and there, but then we don't hear them again for months and months. But he has started this new babble that is very conversation like. He just wanders around, "talking" up a storm. I remember that when Jackson started this, he began talking with actual words very soon after. I hope so because I love his little voice when he does say something. I never taught any sign language with Jackson when he was a baby, but i did try a few signs this time with Owen. He picked up "More" really fast. The actual sign is hitting your two fists against each other in front of yourself. He says "More" by clapping. When he starts getting upset because there is no more food on his try at first he will scream at us. But all we have to say is "Owen, how do you say more?" and Right away he claps. Last night the boys were snacking on Nilla Wafers and clear as day we hear clapping and a tiny "More" come from the other side of the kitchen island. Of course we got all excited and told him good job and asked him to say it again. He didn't and now probably wont for another month. The stinker.
The poor little guy has this itchy bothersome rash all over his body. We are guessing it is an allergic reaction to something, but have no idea what that "something" could be. I just hope it isn't one of the biggies like dairy or wheat. I take him to see the doctor this wednesday, so we shall see. Fingers crossed.....
Speaking of doctors,
Both of my kids had always gone to a different doctor but at the same family practice as me. The one they usually see has always made me crazy. I always got the feeling that she and I could be maybe friends if I never met her in the office. But as a doctor of my kids I never really liked her. She just kinda rubbed me the wrong way. I mean, how many doctor's that deal with children don't know how to put a diaper on a kid?! Or never ask about milestones. Or really just seem flighty in general. OK, maybe we wouldn't be friends..... Anyways, I was in the process of looking for a new pediatrician at the same time I was going to start searching for a new GP for myself. Low and behold that is when Dr. D arrived at the office. She not only specializes in women's health, but children as well. If that isn't a sign I don't know what is. I officially moved myself and both of my kids to her today. *two checks off the BIG list!
Oh, I am so tired of going to the doctors office. We are there so often these days. Between all the kids Well visits, keeping up with their shots, random illnesses, and my headache disorder I feel as though they should come up with a Frequent Visitors Swipe Card, like at the grocery store. We could start collecting points and then use them for things like a "No CoPay Day" or a free box of Band-Aids.... Oh goodness. What am I saying?! lol. Either way, what I am saying is I am sick of the office! But that is a conversation for a whole new blog....
