Growing Up

Both wearing their Beatles shirts during our visit
to Papa's & Grammy's

Just a few quick notes about Jack and Kate and how quickly they are growing up. (I've been meaning to post this for a while but keep putting it off... no more!)

A few weeks ago, my mom was here to visit while Mick was out of town. One day, I had to leave both kids with my mom while I attended a funeral. I thought I'd be home by Jack's nap time which would be good since my mom can't make it up the stairs to Jack's bedroom due to her bad knee (awaiting replacement). Apparently, Jack asked around 11:45 to go to sleep but my mom managed to keep him up a while so she could at least get lunch into him. Around 12:30, with me still not home, Jack again announced he wanted his nap. So my mom asked him if he could go upstairs on his own, climb in bed himself, and then say "goodnight" to her which she'd be able to hear on the monitor. Well, would you believe that little guy did just that. He put himself to bed! My mom said that when he got in bed, he said into the monitor "Grammy, I need a story!" so she told him to read one to himself. He replied that he couldn't read. So she told him to look at the pictures instead. Apparently, he did that and then fell fast asleep. I think my jaw hit the floor when I arrived home and my mom told me all of this!

The next day, I took Kate to the doctor for her two-month well visit (stats below). The plan was to go out to breakfast with my mom and Jack after Kate's appointment but I didn't leave any clothes out for Jack and he was in his pjs when I left. Again, while I was gone, my mom asked Jack if he could go upstairs and get a pair of pants out of his dresser. Sure enough, he did what she asked without any problem.

Then, as we sat at the restaurant having breakfast, my mom asked Jack if she could cut his pancake for him. "Yes, you can" he responded. About three seconds passed and then he said "I mean, yes, you may."

I wept a tear of joy for my son's grammatical correction! I've never even discussed the "can" vs "may" issue with him. What a genius! Now, if I can instill in him when to use "well" vs when to use "good" (which is, hands down, my biggest pet peeve) I'll be one happy momma!

Now, Kate's stats from her two-month well visit:

• Weight - 12 pounds (5.4 kg) -- 75th percentile
• Height - 25 inches (63.5 cm) -- Off the charts!

I had a conversation with her about what it means to be a tall girl. In a nutshell, I said "it will suck when you're in 7th and 8th grade and are heads and shoulders above the boys at your school dance, but it'll be GREAT when you go to your first concert and realize you don't have to jump up and down to see the band."

More posts (Easter, March for Babies, Potty Training) coming soon, so stay tuned!