Seven Quick Takes

1) From 5th grade until 9th grade, I wore mismatched socks every single day. I thought it made me unique. Everyone else thought it made me strange. One of us was very wrong.

 

2) Jack has very blue eyes.

He definitely takes after his daddy in that respect. Sunday morning, we were lying on the bed playing with him before church and this conversation took place:

John: Woah there Mr. Grey eyes. Where are your blue eyes?

Molly: It’s just because he’s against the black comforter.

John: No, my eyes used to do that too.

Molly: Do what?

John: Change colors.

M: What?

J: My eyes would change color depending on what I was wearing.

M: Your eyes didn’t change colors—the colors of your clothes just brought out the color of your eyes.

J: No, if I was wearing a blue shirt, they’d look more blue. If I was wearing--

M: John, I’m telling you. They weren’t changing colors. The colors in your clothes just enunciated your eye color.

J: Whatever. I was like a chameleon.

 

3) Jack is crawling. He started on Saturday. He loves anything with a screen so I put my iphone at one end of his blanket and put him at the other. Next thing I knew, he was scooting right over to it and almost had it. He flipped over a few times onto his back but I was still giddy with excitement. And also frightened that my son’s life is on Fast Forward.

 

4) We also had this conversation:

M: Jack is growing up so darn fast! Did you read the babycenter email with all the stuff that he’s supposed to be doing this month?

J: Yeah! He did that stuff months ago!

M: I know! I’m scared that he’s growing up on fast forward and that he’s going to be 90 when he’s actually only 30.

J: Yeah! Like that movie! The one with Robin Williams. What was the name of that?

(Long Pause)

M: JACK!

 

5) I found the baby book! It was with our wrapping paper. Not quite sure how that happened but I am SO flippin’ glad I found it!!!!

 

6) John has a troll mouse pad. John’s sister gave it to him for Christmas. It freaks me out every time I look at it. (sorry Kim, but it does!) I played with Trolls when I was little. Someone tell me how that didn’t totally freak me out. Those things are weird looking!!!

7) Today is our nanny’s birthday! HAPPY BIRTHDAY LAURA!!! You are an absolute God-send to our family and we simply could not be more grateful that you are part of our little family. Thank you for everything you do and for all your loving, teaching, soothing, and playing with Jack! We love you RaRa!