A little of this & a little of that... (part 2)

It's been quite a week! My sister's wedding shower and bachelorette party were Saturday, so we had family in town and good times were had by all. It was a fun day and it had been a long time since I'd gone out like a real adult! My sis is a champ though... She had several shots and drinks and still felt better than me the next morning. I think that's a sign that I'm getting old.

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Jack has several new tricks. His hair is getting long again and he likes to feel it on his forehead. So he shakes his hair back and forth like he's saying "No."

After all the hard work with teaching him sign language, he is finally signing to us! I was starting to give up, but we realize that he signs "more" when he's eating. Yeah. So now I'm motivated to sign more. Any other good words that are worth teaching toddlers?


Bryan went to the Tour of Missouri last week and brought Jack and I back some gifts. Jack's gift was a cowbell. Awesome. So the guy who was complaining about noisy toys bought his son a cowbell... Nice job, sweety.

Jack likes to "kiss" people. But often he sucks up his lips so tight that he can't figure out how to let them go!

After a visit from Aunt Liz, Aunt Sarah, and Grandma Renee and then another time with Dad, Jack figured out how to get in and out of his bus. But sometimes he only gets in and then gets stuck. He pooped in the bus later in the day. That's right... poop all over the blocks. Fun.

And this one's just cute.

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It's conference week at school this week. Every year they get a little easier. I think being a parent has really changed my perspective on things. I'm much more honest with parents and blunt when I need to be. I want the same when Jack is in school and that has affected how I teach. I really like being a parent and a teacher. It's much easier to understand both perspectives.

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Physical therapy has started again. My PT is trying some new things, which is good. He twisted me up like a pretzel last time to see if my hips would move back into alignment. I really hope it works. I feel like I've been complaining about it.... but it is tough to not be able to exercise. I feel pounds attaching to me. I like food, but I also like to exercise it off. That's tough when I can't exercise!