The Skills To Pay The Bills

Just this morning, in the short hour and a half that Jack has been awake, I have discovered that he has three new skills. At least I consider them skills. His catalog is growing so quickly that pretty soon, Phillip will be able to quit his job and we can just send Jack and his repertoire down to the corner of 2nd and Broad with a coffee can and a smile.

First, as the oh-so-familiar intro to Sesame Steet was coming on, Jack became really interested in it. When they got to The Count, and he did his famous laugh (Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! Aaaaah!), Jack did a perfect imitation of it. I mean, dead on. I nearly fell out of my chair, except that I wasn't really in a chair. I was already on the floor, so I proceeded to ROTFL. (A little computer shorthand for you.)

Next, as I was Rolling On The Floor Laughing, Jack walked up to me, barely lifted my shirt and planted a Zerbert right on my tummy. We had been trying to teach him this last night, using Phillip as the Zerbert-ee, but Jack would only lean down within about 6 inches of him and blow. Looks like this morning, he finally figured out it's better if you actually leave a wet spot behind.

Lastly, he just loves pushing his little red shopping cart around the house. (It's the indoor version of Stewart the Wagon.) This morning, he started pushing it back and forth, up and down the hall, giggling the whole time. As he would enter the den, he would proclaim, "Hi!" (pronounced "Hi-eeeeeeeee!") at the top of his lungs. As he turned to go back down the hall, he would say, "Bye Bye!" (pronounced "By By-eeeeeeeeeeee"). Then giggle, giggle, giggle until he started all over again. And again. And again.

Man, I love this kid!