Jack is WAY too big!

My Jack is way too big. He can now communicate perfectly with me and knows more words than I could ever count. He talks in full comprehendible sentences and I still sometimes have to pick my jaw up off the floor when he says something like, "I brush and walked the horsey, he's nice." or "Clap for Jack-Jack, I go potty!" in perfect context. Something that was completely my fault and I felt terrible for was when he repeated, "Move out-da way Ouws-hole." (Ya not proud, I promise I'm not a potty mouth, just almost died on the freeway that day..) Jack started potty training Mid May and now is fully potty trained through not only the day, but also during naps, and the night. I feel super lucky that I get 3 whole months of "No more diapers, momma!", but that doesn't mean we don't have the occasional accident when he is are just "too busy".. Jack talks a lot about "Piyates" (pirates), "Jake and Nairland Piyates", and "ca'n hook". My sister Ashlee got him a dvd set for his birthday and my mom got him a fun Jack and the Neverland Pirate book, he loves them both and interacts with the show, shouting out the funny things they say. He spends a lot of his time saying, "yo-ho, lets-go" & "yay-hay, no-way". Not super' thrilled that he now says "yay-hay no-way" when he doesn't want to do something, still working on that. He also still LOVES his number one passion since he was barely crawling, "cycles". He is super excited that Chris now has a "mower cycle" and he talks about "daddy's cycle" all day long. Jack has become SUPER clingy to me lately and would love if I would carry him around on my hip all day. He is constantly saying, "momma hold you." I have to say my upper body strength is quite strong. As my back has gotten sore though I've had to tell him no and have him just hold my hand when we are out and about, but knowing I have only 3 1/2 months of just him makes me give in a lot more than I should. When I ask Jack, "What's in momma's belly?" he says " your baby body". I've tried to tell him it's his baby brother or that it's just a baby, but he insists that it's my "baby body." Jack DOES NOT like to talk about the baby, or being a big brother, so I worry a little about how he will react to the baby. Guess we will just have to wait and see...

We've been spending a lot of time at the park and the pool and I am really enjoying being home with just him. Jack's a strong willed child, but also a sweetheart. He gives the best loves and I can almost always calm him down quickly by just talking him through why he's upset. He is DEFINITELY two though..He had his first ginormous tantrum at the pool and has had 2 more since. (You know, the ones where you want to move 10 feet away and stare at him like he's someone else's beastly child? Ya that kind.) All three times, It took me longer than usual to secure him from thrashing and it was near impossible to talk him through it. When he finally did calm down the first thing he said was "Sarny I cry momma." Sigh..it's tough being two. And sometimes it's even tougher being the mom of said two year old. Jack is just growing up before our eyes, getting taller, and smarter everyday. His favorite food is corn and just ask him his favorite color, he will tell you. (It's "Ornge" by the way.) Love our little Jack-Attack. He makes our lives happy and exciting and we would't be a family without him.