Jack is TWO!

[and has been for three weeks now, haha]

Well, after acting two for a few months, Jack officially hit the milestone at the beginning of the month and we couldn't be more delighted to have this bundle of craziness in our family.

The poor kid's actual birthday was pretty lame - he had his very first dentist appointment! It was the only day available over the break for the boys' check-ups so we threw Jack into the mix. To say he was not thrilled would be somewhat of an understatement.

 But hey, he got to wear a 'birthday boy' t-shirt and eat Little Caesars for dinner, so it all works.

 Oh, and that night he spent like an hour watching and re-watching a darling 'happy birthday' video his cousin Bailey sent him:

 Seriously. Just over and over, haha. It was pretty dang cute!!

 We finally got around to really celebrating that Sunday evening. I was really really sure that I had frosting in the pantry, only to be unable to find it... thus prompting a quick batch of homemade frosting - my first (and possibly last!) ever.

 Luckily Jack was thrilled with his little Elmo cake and presents (Duplos! more Duplos! Please stay away from the Legos!!) and Chuck lit and relit the candle a bajillion times to Jack's pure joy.

Jack is the funniest little guy ever; he continues to hilariously mimic grown-up tasks, here he is paying attention to his own personal foot hygiene as well as mine:

 PS Don't you love how there's clearly laundry waiting to be folded and yet I'm lounging with my feet up on the couch? It's cool, I'm pregnant.

Jackers definitely keeps us on our toes; his bullying has very happily decreased a decent amount over the last few weeks and he's getting loads better at saying sorry. He's sleeping in his little toddler bed pretty well, although he still likes mid-day rests in the hallway:

 Ah, cute boy :). He's chatting a bit more, although his language skills are for sure a bit behind, following after his older brothers on that front! His favorite things are Daddy, playing Duplos and legos, watching 'shows' (funny, he can say that word reeeal clear), oatmeal (often at 5am), books!, the alphabet, trains, cars, being sans clothes, Elmo, his brothers, lifting up my shirt to check on the baby, shoes (not so much socks...), nursery, and songs. He and Chuck do an enthusiastic rendition of 'Wheels on the Bus' that pretty much makes me laugh out loud every time.

Jack is funny and feisty and we're sure glad he's ours!! Happy birthday Jackers!