Jack Attack

I can't believe that Jack is already 6 months old! Well, obviously I believe it, since it happened, but it is just crazy! He is such a joyful easygoing little guy. He is mostly sitting on his own these days. A few tips and crashes every now and then. I've noticed an exponential relationship... the longer he sits on his own the more often he falls. The first few minutes he is steady and strong and then he must be getting tired or lazy or whatever because he'll start tipping over more frequently. I'll prop him up and he soon falls again, then I'll help him up and pretty soon he is tipping over almost immediately after I help him up! He loves playing with a little piano we have. He gets pretty stinkin' excited. He can roll around all over the place. He is sleeping 11-12 hours straight each night. What a champ! And boy oh boy do we love that. He started shaking his head no this week. Seriously? Seriously. How do they know "No" so early? Example: I'll be feeding him and all of a sudden he'll stop eating, move his head back and start shaking his head. If I try to keep feeding him he is totally disinterested. It's like he's telling me, "Mom, I just told you no, I don't want anymore. I'm full. Please stop."

He is still being attacked by his sister on a daily basis. They are all love attacks, but attacks nonetheless. Annabelle loves to try and make her brother laugh. Half of the time she is successful. The other half of the time I think her method is not his style. It involves getting all up in his grill and making loud noises. His expression is usually one of worry rather than joy.

Other random facts about Jack:
- He likes putting all sorts of things in his mouth... toys, stuffed animals, blankets, my fingers, the drawstring on my sweatshirt, oh and the other day he put a stick in his mouth.
- He regularly takes 2 naps a day and sometimes a quick little catnap in the evening.
- He still likes to screech like a pterodactyl every now and then.
- As long as someone is holding him or looking at him he is usually pretty content.
- He loves his exer-saucer. I'm loving and taking advantage of these days that he doesn't mind being in it all the time. I know one day, in the not too distant future, that he will realize he can moved around on his own and that being constrained in this contraption will no longer be enjoyable for him.
- He has a seriously bad case of cradle cap. I've tried a few different tricks of the trade but nothing has made it go away. Sometimes it will leave, but within a few days it is back. If it had a voice, it would be the Terminator voice saying the classic line "I'll be back." And I know it will make good on its promise. Not that I want it to.

Well, in the middle of typing this post he woke up and Annabelle's quiet time came to an end, so there is not much more I can say. Jack is in his beloved exer-saucer at the moment but his happiness may be short-lived since it is getting pretty close to feeding time.

And in my best Schwarzenegger impersonation: "I'll be back." Hopefully sooner rather than later.