Jack's Best Comment

Ugh. We're working on a dearth of sleep this week. Declan is fully recovered from his ear infections and diaper rash, but he's still not sleeping on his own. We want to let him "cry it out" to get used to sleeping on his own (and through the night again!) but now there's something up with Jack. No fever, no ear infection, no strep, but he's cranky and not eating or sleeping well. He's up and crying in the middle of the night. I don't think it's nightmares because he's cranky and crying during the afternoons as well. We'll see. I'm hoping he'll feel better today and we can get on some sort of routine.

Monday we went to the Rodin's house, thank goodness for Irene and her boys. Conner is just a few months older than Jack, Jake is just a few months younger than Declan, and Irene is wonderfully relaxed and refreshing, a good friend to be keeping company with.

Jack is talking more than ever, but it's so funny because he's a labeler and an aper. We were watching TV as a family and a Claritan commercial came on - the picture was blurry and there was a woman with big hair and Jack said "Troll". It was hilarious. ("Troll" comes from Dora, naturally.) What's going to be scary is when he says things like that in public, I wonder if I'm going to be horrified or want to laugh.

Despite the lack of sleep, both boys are good. Declan is just cute and smiley - provided he's getting his way, which means I pick him up when he wants it. (Although he's playing on his own now at the train table, and Jack is catching up on the sleep that he missed out on last night.) Jack last night at the doctor couldn't be cuter. When he saw me shake her hand, he went up and took her hand and shook it. And then he just sat in a big person's seat while she examined him, looked in his ears and eyes. When she went to listen to his chest, he took the stethoscope from her and put it on his belly and chest. He was just so cute. I guess Jack had a cute day yesterday because he was also amazing in his music class.