oh me oh my

We all have those weeks where you say: Are you sure it isn't the weekend?!
Although, in my case, I don't think the weekend will solve anything. Sometimes we call Jack - Stinky- I think we should amend this to Stinker. He has been getting into all sorts of fun things this week. At the moment I really could go for a beer or two, but of course being that is not even noon I will abstain-- ok and I am not allowed to drink right now.

I won't be able to carry Jack or do a lot of things for him in the months to come so I began to teach him he could do some things for himself. This has spilled over in ways I didn't quite expect. First, one morning at 7am Jack walks into the bedroom and says: It was really cool when the eggs crashed and made a mess. Needless to say I was awake after that. He was hungry and wanted to make eggs so he got them out, and they ended up cracked and broken all over the kitchen floor. Another incident occurred around midnight. I got up to go to the bathroom when Jack came up to me and said:Mommy come here come here. Made a mess. Need to clean up lemonade. He takes me into his room and there is an empty pitcher on his little table, a cup full of lemonade, and a huge mess. I go into the kitchen to get something to clean it up only to realize that most of the mess is on the kitchen floor, as evident by the wet stickiness all over my feet. He was just thirsty.

Last night we locked Jack's bedroom door, something we haven't been doing lately because it really upsets him. I guess to let out his frustration he went into the changing table, which is mostly used as toy storage these days but still contains baby powder and etc. , and decided to powder bomb everything in his room. I do mean EVERYTHING! He used 1.5 bottles of baby powder.

This morning it still wasn't cleaned up but the powder had been moved into the bathroom. Jack went into his room to play-- or so I thought until he came out covered in powder and holding the powder. Nice. We cleaned up after that. While I was vacuuming I heard a noise. It turns out Jack was throwing balls at Tigran. Not to Tigran, but at Tigran. Now Tigran is hiding under the table. After all this I needed to go to the bathroom. I turn the knob and it is locked. What?! When did this even happen? I had to pull out the old screwdriver and learn on the spot how to be a master locksmith.

I forgot to mention that this morning Jack also felt the need to help make daddy's coffee. There were coffee grinds in his hair, on the floor, and in the coffee pot that was already full of actual coffee.

Oh, I guess I can say- things are never ever dull around here. At least not for long.

Weigel Happenings

The above pictures are from a couple weeks ago. Pete was at the gym when he pulled a neck muscle. He came home in quite a bit of pain. Jack was a big helper and got the ice pack and medicine for Pete. Realizing Pete wasn't being his normal super strong and indestructible daddy self, Jack started projecting Pete's pain onto his bear, Boz. He found a shirt and rumpled it up under Boz's neck. He started asking Boz if he was ok and telling Boz that he was all fine. I asked if Boz needed an ice pack too, and the answer was one for Boz and one for Jack. So that afternoon everyone needed an ice pack.

Other Jack things:
Pete took Jack outside with him as Tigran used the bathroom, and Jack started running away from Pete down the sidewalk. Pete called out to him: Where are you going?
Jack replied: It's ok daddy. I just going to the gas station to get some gas. I be right back.

We started showing Jack that he could do a lot of things for himself, and this has sparked the - I got it phase. This, I believe, led to the watch me phase.

It used to be that Jack would say something like- that was super fun daddy. Then Pete would repeat it- Was that super fun Jack or Jack that was super fun. Now when we do this Jack looks at us and says- I know I just said that.

Pete news:
Poor Pete has to deal with a sleepy, grumpy, hungry, and moody wife while dealing with a two-year old, and studying for his Advanced Topics! I must say he is doing a fabulous job even though it is a bit much at times. He takes Jack to the park where they throw rocks, Wal-Mart to look at the toys that make noise and light up, Home Depot to sit on the lawnmowers and check out the tools.

His Advanced Topics are August 21st! We are excited to have the date finally set.

Becky stuff;
Not a ton. Just normal first trimester stuff- I think all of it minus the throwing up. Had my first appt. with the nurse practitioner and just did the basic stuff. I go back in a couple weeks to see the doctor and that appt. should be much more interesting. I'll keep you updated.

dog/son trick

When Jack is mean to Tigran he has to give him a bone. The first time Jack did this he put the bone in his mouth. It has progressed to Jack putting the bone in his mouth and letting Tigran take it out.