On leaking

Over the summer, Jack's become friends with several of our day campers and had a great time playing with them. His babysitter would take him up there, along with Ben, to play almost on a daily basis. So, during these last two days of day camp, we've let him spend the whole day up there.

I was a little bit emotional dropping him off . . . which was weird because he spent a good portion of the day all summer up with them so it wasn't really anything new. And I hired the staff up there, so I certainly wasn't worried. I knew he was in good hands.

I don't know . . . it just felt like a milestone. Ben spent the whole day asking where Jack was and pouting when I told him that he would see him at dinner. And this morning, Jack commented on how long it felt to be away from Ben all day. They really did spend almost ALL of their time together this summer. Yesterday, Kyle asked him what he did and after talking about few of the fun things, this was their conversation:

Jack: I leaked a little during rest time.

Kyle: Leaked? Like you wet your pants?

Jack: No. Leaked from my eyes.

Kyle: What do you mean "leaked"? You cried at rest time?

Jack: No, I didn't really cry. I just leaked out the corners. You know? Like mom does sometimes when we give her flowers. I just really missed you guys.

Conversations with Jack, Month 22

I don't know how long I'll keep this up. This month's conversation proved to be even more difficult than last month's.

You'll see that he again stares blankly at himself in the screen on the camera. He wouldn't count for me on camera. When he counts, he says, "4-6-7-8-9-10." I guess he's not that fond of 1, 2, 3 and 5. And I forgot to ask him how old he is, because it is adorable it when he responds "almost 2." Which is way better than "forty-nine" which is what he used to say.



Conversation with Jack, Month 22 from Sara on Vimeo.

Conversations with Jack, Month 21

So, I had this idea to sit down with Jack and the video camera once a month just to talk to him. I thought it would be neat to look back month by month at his development.

Well, this month it was a bit of a disaster. Getting him to sit still was impossible unless he was sitting in his high chair. Getting him to sit in his high chair anymore is impossible unless I offer him a toaster waffle. Nutritious, I know. Also, he totally freezes in front of the camera. SO he'll just be yacking away, but when the camera comes out, he just stares.

So, here's a compilation of all of the conversations I tried to have with him. Just a warning . . . it's over 4 minutes long. And you'll get some great shots of chewed up waffle. You should also know that I turn the screen so that Jack can see it when I talk to him. So those blank stares directly to the right of the camera are more than just pensive gazes.

I only wish I had included all of the times when he put his index finger up and said, "Hold on a minute."


Conversations with Jack, Month 21 from Sara on Vimeo.