Category: new stuff

big boys sleep in big boy beds. the challenge is to sleep in the big boy bed. we are trying a method that mom learn from a friend who has three boys. we bought you a digital clock and covered up the minute numbers. we drew a large number 7 on a piece of paper and placed it next to the clock. you were not to get out of bed until the hour number on the clock matched (you were learning about matching things at school) the drawn number 7. being the curious monkey that you are you decided to play with the clock on the first night of this experiment. you somehow managed to press the correct buttons to change the hour number to a 7. you came running out into the living room shouting 7 7 7 7 7 7 they match. your mother and i just looked at each other and laughed. nicely done jack.

as a parent this is one of those bittersweet moments. sweet that you are growing up and moving out of your crib and bitter because you are growing up and moving out of your crib. we bought you some new sheets for the new bed. planes, animals and sports gear. freedom to get out of bed when you want presents new challenges for all of us. of course it must be difficult getting out of bed with all of those toys and books sharing the bed with you.

so the other day you pronounced your last name for the first time. considering that we share that name i would say that’s worth mentioning here. any body new to the name st.cyr finds the name challenging as did you. you pronounced it saint sire. pretty good first try. we’ll work on it, becuase you’ll need to edcuate the rest of the population.

for awhile now you’ve been putting multiple words together to form partial sentences like “daddy, no singing,” “mommy, no dancing,” “hot don’t touch,” “rilla barf,” “jack funny,” “juice (pedialyte) no like,” “daddy big TV,” “and “big papi.” next up, “red sox nation,” “MLB package,” and “play offs.”

welcome to summer. in preparation for our summer vacation in maine mom decided to sign you up for swimming lessons at the YMCA. by all accounts the first lesson went as expected. you were not that thrilled, but settled into the water after a short time. mom was very impressed with you walking into the pool along a ramp. you’d walk down into the water and then back up the ramp. each time you went a little further into the water until you went all the way up to your chin. well done.