1.5 years old

Seriously, where has the time gone? Just yesterday I was cleaning spit up off his face. Today, it was pb&j. Jack has entered the toddler stage with vengeance. He has become quite efficient at testing, trying, and tormenting. Wiley is handling all of these new skills like a champ, thank god, because he seems to be taking the brunt of it. "Wye-Wye", as Jack calls him, gets kicked, punched, and grabbed all day long. Sometimes I think he likes it.

Recently, Jack seems to think climbing things is fun. The backs of stools, kitchen cabinets, the sides of his bed. Anywhere he can get a decent footing. Straps and constraints are also overrated. I'm scheduling the ER visits now.

At Jack's Dr. appt today, he weighed 22.9 lbs, and was 31.5 inches long. He's a string bean, but eats like a pig and doesn't stop moving. I only wish I had his metabolism.

Jack continues to amaze me with new stuff he learns. Stuff that I don't think I've ever even shown him. His new fav thing is to find garbage around the house, and go throw it in the trash."Gar-Gar" he calls it. Totally helpful--- until I catch him throwing away unopened bills or my new dishtowels. Being helpful has its downfalls! Or, taking laundry out of the dryer for me---but then deciding to spread it all over the house(sometimes in the garbage). I love my 18-monther!