Not a Baby Anymore

Just this week, Jett learned to climb out of his crib. He has reached the pinnacle of terrible twos lately and I guess decided he needed to prove to us that he was the boss. So instead of napping, he climbed out and knew the score was JETT: 1 MOMMY: 0. The little stink.

So within a day we sold his crib and pulled out his twin bed. He did have a hard time going to bed though. For the first five minutes he cried and screamed and kept getting out. When he got over it, he acted like it was a game and kept opening and closing the bedroom door when we'd leave. Finally Dave sat on the floor outside of his door and left the door open. Jett laid in his bed talking and goofing off. Then it was my turn. I sat and watched a movie on-line and every minute or so I'd close the door about half an inch. Once he couldn't see me anymore, he finally fell asleep. He slept all night but woke up at 6:30 freaking out because he forgot about the bed. He definitely is easier to train than Cruise was. Cruise would scream for hours on end, so even though it's a little frustrating, we've definitely experienced worse.

The whole downside to all of this is no more naps. Man, I'm gonna miss those. Not that I ever got a nap, but I did get peace and quiet for about an hour each day. Yeah, that will be desperately missed. I guess I'll just have to wait until preschool.

Jett also got a big boy haircut this week. He looks like a little blonde David. I keep asking myself where the past two years went. But I guess it's because the past two years have been a bit crazy. And when crazy happens, things go fast.

Jett's early intervention has been going well, however, we still haven't been able to get him to make certain sounds. It's almost like he physically can't. He was sick (again) last week and the doctor pointed out that his tonsils are humungous. So he referred us to a ENT doctor. So if he does end up getting a tonsillectomy, I hope that not only does it reduce his monthly visits to the doctor, but that it helps with his speech as well. It gets frustrating sometimes having both my kids barely able to tell me what they want. But they eventually find a way. I'm really good at charades and interpreting babble at this point.

Jett also like to draw...on himself and the walls (don't worry Mom & Dad Ybarra, we're going to be repainting pretty much your entire house).

Jett's black goatee he drew all by himself.

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Jett lately has been pushing my buttons and doing that two year old thing where he tries to find out how much he can get away with. He hates time outs, which is excellent, and is incredibly stubborn (gee, I wonder where he gets that from). But he is such a snuggly little sweetheart and is so much fun to play with. He is really good at playing alone, but likes it if you are there to give him all kinds of input and reinforcement.

He has also gotten better at not teasing his big brother. He actually has been trying to help Cruise whenever he can. When Cruise can't find a toy, he breaks down in a huge meltdown and the world has ended. Jett has started to try to find the toy Cruise wants. And he tends to be quite successful at it. He'll go find it and bring it to Cruise. It's so sweet. The two of them still fight, but definitely not as much as they used to. They love to play super heroes and wrestle around a lot. The other night, the boys were playing in their Superman pajamas and Cruise just randomly said to Jett, "I love you, Jett." I almost cried. It was absolutely sweet. And then when it was time for Jett to go to bed, Cruise said, "Good night, Superman!" Lol!

Anyway, that's the update on Jett. I'll get one up on Cruise pretty soon.