Stinky Cheese

While I have a few free seconds, I just had to tell all of you about one of Jack's toys. It's this thing that had balls in it and when you hit a button, the balls come flying out. Then Jack grabs the balls and puts them back in the toy. Very fun. Except the other day Muffin was licking the exterior, it smelled funny, and it wouldn't work right. Guess where I found where Jack has been hiding his cheese. Yeah, pretty gross.

Poop Deck!

My little angel pie is so cute. Just when I think he can't get any cuter, he does something that just blows me away! Whether it's his smile, his Oreo covered face, or when he laughs at nothing, it just makes me want to *burst*. Seriously people, my child belongs on a Cheerio's box.

No real updates today. Just the usual eat, sleep, poop, pull hair, throw a spoon at the dog, eat some more, routine. I'm hoping we can take Jack to the pool tomorrow or perhaps the park. He's been pretty cooped up at the house with me this week and I would like to get him some fresh air.

One thing that is new with Jack is that he can climb on to the couch and the salad bowl (the "salad bowl" is the papasan chair we have. We pretend it is a salad bowl though.) He can get up and get off of it all on his own. He does fall once in a while, but I'm always there to pick him up and smother him with kisses and love. Everyone (Kevin, Aunt Jessica, Grandma Tutu, Amy, etc.) keeps telling me to stop babying him, but I can't help it. He's my baby and just so kissable! Every time I get into "smothering mothering" mode he pushes me away and says, "MOM! Stop embarrassing me!" Ok, he doesn't really say that, but he makes that face at me. So independent that boy is. When will he learn no matter how old he gets, he'll always be my baby and I'll always smother him with love!

Jack's Big Sister

No new updates or pictures of Jack, folks, so here's a lovely picture of Jack's big sister, Muffin.

Isn't she an angel? 

Muffin the Cat and Jack the Dog

I'm pretty sure our dog Muffin thinks she's a cat. She's full of herself, snooty, and lays around all day doing nothing.

With that said, there's a good chance Jack thinks he's a dog. He likes to play fetch, walk like a dog, and he growls sometimes. 

That's ok though, I think I'm a princess, so I guess we're all a little bit confused lately.

Stairs... Now We Just Built a Word, We Built It, We Built It!

First off, if you haven't seen World Word yet, you need to turn on your local PBS station and get on that.

Secondly, have you ever "misplaced" your baby only to find him at the top of the stairs? This is the latest phenomenon here at the Reese/Barnum residence. Which is also why we have a brand new baby gate at the bottom of the stairs.

The other night, Kevin was teaching Jack how to climb the stairs. He's always trying to get Jack to do wild boy things with him, and although I objected to him teaching Jack stair climbing techniques, Kevin thought it would be a good thing for a little boy to learn. Well, the other day, Jack's birthday actually, Jess and I were in the kitchen, Muffin was locked outside so she wouldn't eat Jack, and Kevin was out getting Port of Subs. Jack was crawling around with the balloon attached to him (so everyone would know who the birthday boy was!) and he headed down the hall to play with the doorstop. Ya know, the kind that go BONG! when you flick them. Jack loves that, and there are two next to each other right next to the stairs that make different BONG! noises so he loves to sit there and flick them. So as we are prepping the food, the BONG!ing stops. Jess and I go over there to see why and there is no Jack! We look up and he is sitting at the top of the stairs laughing! AHHHH! Of course, me being the calm and collective mother that I am, I scream and panic, run up the stairs and hold him telling him how sorry I am. He could have fallen down and broken him neck! I get all teary eyed just thinking about it.

So, Kevin went to Target and got a nice new baby gate. One where dog snouts can't fit through, and babies can't get up stairs. Where's the bubble wrap when you need it?

"Muffin... No!"

Now that I'm a mom, I finally understand what my parents went through when they would call me "Jessica", and call my sister, "Christina". Even to this day, they still mix us up. We aren't twins, heck, we don't even look like sisters! Yet they still mix us up and call us the wrong name ALL THE TIME.

Well, that's been happening a lot lately with Jack. This morning I was putting away dishes and he reached for a knife in the utensil holder. I screamed, "MUFFIN! NO!" And now I feel terrible! How could I call that sweet little boy Muffin? And you know what? It's not the first time I've called him the dog's name, either. Whenever he's being mischievous, I automatically scream Muffin's name. The weird thing is, Muffin isn't even a mischievous dog. Like, I hardly have to raise my voice with her, so why is it I keep calling Jack her name?

Oh the things I contemplate. 

Jack Tested, Mama Approved!

10 months old and already scratching his bottom. Such a boy.

These are Jack's Top 5 picks for snacks.

In the number 5 spot, we have Yo Baby Yogurt. Introduced to us by Aunt Liz, this is a healthy snack and Jack loves his once a day. It's organic, healthy, and fills him up.

Number 4, we have Crisps. These can be bought at Costco. They are freeze dried bananas, strawberries, and apples. They are non-messy, healthy, and are easy for tots with only a few teeth to chomp on as they dissolve quickly in the mouth.

For our 3rd favorite, we have Graduates Banana Cookies. Not too healthy, but Jack just melts for them. No mess, tasty, and easy to chomp on. Thanks Aunt Jessica & Muffin for introducing us to these!

Number 2 is graham crackers! Oh how Jack Jack loves his grahams! He could eat them all day every day, and he does.

And our favorite snack of all time is....... O's! There are O's all over the house! The couch, floor, toys, I even found some in his pocket today! He also enjoys storing them in his diaper, although he never retrieves them once they've been hidden.

So, that does it for Jackpot's Top 5 snack choices.

A Few Pictures from Yesterday

Jack and Muffin: One wants out, the other wants in.

One of Jack's favorite sleeping positions. We try to flatten him out but he always goes back to this. Maybe he'll be a dancer or in gymnastics with this kind of flexibility.