I think it’s only a matter of time before he’s going to climb in that swing with.
So last night I’m putting Jax to bed. It’s an ordinary bed time. Bath time, watch a little Peanuts (laugh at Charlie Brown) put on our PJs and read a couple of books. We even added in shadow puppets on the ceiling as well. Pretty tame night for an almost three year old.
We blew out the lights, counted the stars on the ceiling, I tucked him and gave him a kiss goodnight. Again nothing out of the ordinary. “Daddy door open please.” Not an unusual request. And that’s it right?
…wrong.
That wasn’t it… he slowly creeps down the hallway as I’m in the shower and opens the door… the then pulls back the shower curtain and yells… “HELP… THE ANCHORS ARE COMING… THE ANCHORS ARE COMING!!!”
After getting myself up off the bathtub floor and catching my breath… I realize he’s gotten himself back in bed and is asleep.
“For in dreams we enter a world that is entirely our own.” -Dumbledore
#peaceful (for once). #dream #Sleep #KnockOnWood #HarryPotterQuotes
When your little guy is feeling under the weather all day and checks in at 103 fever before bed, there’s nothing better than knowing his best friend is by his side to keep an eye on him.
It’s so amazing when your child has the opportunity to meet their grandparent… it’s more of a blessing when your child gets to meet their great-grandparent.
Oliver and Great-Grammy shared a very special moment under a very “beautiful” fake flower decorated archway.
Either way, no matter the decor I’m just happy to have captured this moment with great-Grammy (or great-bammy as jax calls her).
While watching our first basketball game together since Jackson started basketball “practice” two weeks ago, I decided to just sit back and listen to his commentary as we watched the Pacers v Cavs game 2 matchups. Some of his comments were responses to a question I may have asked… but most were just spontaneous reactions to the game. (I left out a few random comments that were completely unrelated to the game). Keep in mind he’s not yet three and holds interest in something for approximately 3.5 seconds at a time.
About two minutes into the game, “Throw in hoop, YEAH!!!” This occurred after a Lebron James basket and took a few minutes for me to convince Jackson that even though the ball went in this wasn’t a good thing for our team.
Watching a Cavs player getting ready to check in at the scorers table blowing in his hand, “That man did toots, smells stinky.”
As Kevin Seraphine is rejected on a dunk attempt, I cringe and Jax replies, “Almost!”
After watching Lebron complain on a missed shot thinking he was fouled, Don’t worry. Don’t worry. No, No sad. It’s ok.”
C.J. Miles passes up a wide-open shot, and Jackson comments, “Shoot the ball man.” This is now my favorite Jackson comment of all time. You literally can’t get anymore blunt than telling the guy that gets paid millions of dollars to to just shoot the ball than to literally tell him to shoot the ball.
Watching s bunch of players standing around as the ball just bounces off the rim a few times, “Ohh no. Why no big man help shoot hoop.” Again Jax, great question, because every time the ball comes off the glass or rim I cringe. It’s like 12 Cavs rebounding with maybe one Pacers player attempting to go after the ball.
Richard Jefferson catches a wide-open rebound as it basically falls into his hands and Jackson yells, “old man.” I guess I need to take the blame here as I was yelling OLD MAN as he entered the game in hopes I could get Jax to repeat it.
After a second turnover in a row, Jackson completely unprompted starts chanting shoot it and clapping his hands.
Half time was a opportunity for the Pacers to regroup, unfortunately it was also the time for our little NBA play by play announcer to go to bed. Maybe this is the start of a blossoming phase of communication for Jax. Maybe he just needed to get the opportunity to provide color commentary for an NBA Playoff Game.
One can only wonder what inspired this Craig Seagar like NBA breakdown. No matter what, he was more entertaining than Charles Barkley… and definitely was more articulate than Shaq.
Big day here and not just because that creepy giant bunny snuck in the house and hid a bunch of eggs. Nope,
No bunny stuff here… we’re talking Godparents Naming Day. Big stuff… nothing to joke around with. Picking godparents is like picking a life vest when you are on a cruise. You hope you don’t ever have to use it, but just in case you know you have to pick well.
And that’s the case here… little Baby Ollie deliberated for days on end. He went back and forth and weighed the pros and cons of all his associates. At one point he even considered naming intern godparents in order to have more time to choose the real ones, but after much consideration he went with two great choices.
Introducing The Godfather: Uncle Dustin 
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And… Godmother: Auntie Sandy 
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National Sibling day? I mean I guess it’s better than national footling hotdog day or national pineapple pizza day. For the past three years Jax celebrated this fake holiday with Buster and Max… however he now has to share this holiday with a miniature version of himself. A human sibling is a blessing and a curse… (I know I have two of them).
It’s only been two months but I thought I’d celebrate this Siblings Day by highlighting the top five interactions between Jackson and Oliver’s short life together so far.
5. Jackson decides to Baby Ollie by pushing him “gently” in his swing to help Rick him to sleep. This was a bad idea from the start mainly because Oliver was already sleeping and literally was snoozing hard. Not the dogs barking, doorbell ringing nor a blaring TV could wake him. It was one of the very few times we were able to get this kid to sleep with little to no fuss. That is until Jackson decided to push him into orbit. The swing hit its max flight capacity so quickly that it nearly jolted Oliver out the front window. Needless to say Oliver was awake for the next 22 straight hours.
4. Early on in our sibling story Jackson, the eternal patron saint of feeding the starving, shoves a few goldfish down the gullet of a -“as he describes it “very hungry” six day old Oliver prompting and Immediate finger sweep of his esophagus. This was one of those times where you are very thankful for first aid/CPR training.
3. That time Jax felt the need to help a crying Baby Ollie by jamming his pacifier down his throat. I mean I get it. Those high pitches screams just get to be a little too much sometimes. And if he won’t keep the pacifier in his mouth then someone has to do it for him. Insert big brother…insert pacifier… forcefully.
2. Close your eyes and picture one of those Strongman competitions where the Hercules looking chaps pick up those gigantic boulders and then place them ohh so carefully on top of a stone pillar. Now take away the pillar and replace the boulder with a newborn. That’s close enough to what it was like watching Jax decide he didn’t want to hold Oliver any longer. It was done with love and care… just a nonchalant shrug of the shoulders and a quick mumble of something that sounded like, “No more hold Baby Ollie.” That and then letting him roll slowly off his lap.
1. It’s about time Little Baby Ollie made an appearance on the countdown. And what an appearance it was. Oliver coming in hot at #1 with a move that you just can’t come back from. The ultimate power move. It’s like talking cup says in Beauty and the Beast… Tale as old as time. Once your toes hit the water… bath or shower the seal is broken, and the floodgates are open. Oliver just turned on the fire hose and caught Jax with a powerful stream of pee-pee. It could have happened to anyone and I’m sure it has, but in our story it’s nice to see the underdog catch a break and win one for once.
And there you have it. Jackson dominating the most of the list, just as he older brother should. But Oliver coming in with a savage brother move lands him at #1 on the Sibling’s Day Top 5 Hilarious Interaction List.
Let’s just hope they are always this peaceful
The second I think Jax is finally down for a nap: 
Literally an hours worth of this. I guess two- years 11 months is the cut off for naps for this little guy.
This kid is pretty cute when he isn’t wailing like a banshee.
#Wailing –verb: 1. To make a long, loud, high-pitched cry, as in grief, sorrow, or fear. See Synonyms at cry. 2. To make a prolonged, high-pitched sound suggestive of a cry: 3. Otherwise see Oliver from 9pm-5am.
Although I have to give the little guy a shout out… he slept most of the night last night. Fussy, but for the most part slept well.
It was the other creature who was up all night. Not sure what to make of a there year old getting up at 1am, 3am and 4am asking for yougurt and juice box!???
Sorry Sons: Chronicles of a New Dad 