First Overnight Trip!

Jack had a wonderful time on his first overnight trip! He did great in the car too! He was just absolutely fascinated by Grandpa and kept bringing him his toys and pulling up on his chair - he didn't seem to mind at all that we weren't at his house! He got to play with his "cousin" Zachary - they read several books together and played with the linking chains! He had a great time watching Grandma in the kitchen and discovered the cups are as much fun on other people's kitchen floors as they are on ours so it was a learning experience for him too! Great Aunt Anne came over on Friday morning and Jack showed her all his latest talents, he was quite the performer! It was a great trip I'm so glad we got to go up for a visit! On the way home we stopped at the Florence Mall to get the wiggles out and Jack got to ride a carousel for the first time - he LOVED it!!!
Jack has made several new developments over the last week. He has figured out how to clap - it's SO cute!! He waves - a little bit. It's kind of like he's waving to himself and then he gets distracted by it and starts "waving" with his fingers on his lips... it's pretty funny! The biggest thing though is he is walking behind anything... we've got two push toys and he has discovered that he can go all over the house with them - he's fast too! I suppose we don't have long until he's walking on his own - his balance is getting so good that when he's standing near something he often lets go for several seconds and doesn't fall until he realizes he's not holding onto anything! He is also figuring out how to get down from the standing position without just plopping down - that will be a very valuable skill once mastered!
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