He's Just So Cute

I tell him that a million times a day. In song. In funny voices. Whispers. He's a little over 17 months now, and wow, that time flew. Jaggar has suddenly become a little chatterbox. It's so funny to hear him speak in actual words. "Jaggar, do you want to go bye bye?" "Nooooo!" ha. He can also say:

• ball (EVERYTHING is a ball.)
  
• bird
• dog
• "STOP!" (whenever I open the back door to tell the dogs to stop barking)
• thank you
• bye bye
• and his favorite, "cookie," which is pronounced "tookie." And he LOOVES his 'tookies." I think he may have gotten my sweet tooth. :)

His main communication is still kind of chimp-like towards what he wants at that moment. Followed by a spine tingling scream if you A). Misunderstand B). Don't respond quickly enough. or C). Tell him No. He is VERY vocal right now though. And loud. If I'm out with him, you can be sure to find me. He's kind of become a little bit more of a mommy's boy recently. And by that, I mean he acts like he likes me and is attached. Right after I quit nursing, he just preferred Travis ALL THE TIME. I wasn't bitter or anything. But I took him to dance with me today, and he just sat in my lap for the longest time. He is such a fun, sweet boy (when he's not hitting, though he does it with a smile), and we love him so much. Jaggar has brought us so much joy. The other day I heard Sage doing that, "Mom. Mom. Mommy. Mom. Mommy. Mom....*then* WHATTTT?!" Jaggar immediately said, "Hi." I was CRACKING up.

Earlier in the year, I said that I wanted another baby and would probably get pregnant in the fall. Well, guess what? It's fall and the very thought is TERRIFYING. I'm a planner. I like to plan out my life, but I just don't feel ready. Jaggar is SO busy and still little (though more and more say, "He's a little BOY now!"), but I don't want to go through it all just yet. I don't want to get fat. I don't want to not sleep. It's just a lot to think about. A lot to go through. I had a much rougher labor, delivery, and RECOVERY with him than Sage, and it has not faded enough from my mind. So until then, I'll live vicariously through all of my expecting friends out there. :) And I'm not sure another baby could compete with all this cuteness.

I can pretty much see the thought going through his mind of sailing that cup off of that chair in this picture.

Don't you just wanna squeeze him???

♥