Bye Bye Baby

Just reminiscing about how grown up my little baby has become. This photo is one of my favorites from about a year ago. Jack is now such a big boy! He plays frisbee with the dog, pushes his lawn mower around the backyard, has MANY teeth and even MORE words. Last weekend he was identifying different shaped blocks and matching them to their appropriate cut-out hole. He even knows the names of some of them, like star and circle. He is starting to put his little one syllable words together, forming simple ideas, like da (Dad) and ca (car) while pointing to the Prius. He is developing a great sense of humor, learning to laugh when we are being funny and even doing funny things to make us laugh. He now takes us by the hand and leads us everywhere, exploring the world around him. He is just amazing! I realize how quickly the time has passed and how quickly it will continue. When we were at the wedding last week, Rob leaned over to me while Max danced with his mom and said, "One day that will be you and Jack." Gulp, tear, yikes. For now I'll just be grateful for the chance to stay home so much and savor the moments. In the whirl of activities every week it's good to remember that I'm living my dream every day.