On Tuesday Jak became a big brother! Baby #2 (parents still working on a name!) weighed in at 7 lbs 11 oz. and 20″ long. Mom and baby brother are doing great, and Dad is doing fine too considering being worn out a bit as the official labor Jello runner.
Jak’s first taste of brotherhood was a little bittersweet, however. Encouraged to introduce himself to the new baby, Jak walked up, shook hands, and said hi. Baby was still a little groggy so it’s understandable why his eyes were closed during the intro. Apparently confused, but rightfully so, Jak figured maybe he should open baby’s eyes! Quick on the draw telling Jak to quit addressing baby’s eyes directly with his finger, Jak got a little bummed out and verbally let the family know his dissapointment - “This new little brother thing isn’t as cool as you guys promised!”
Nevertheless, the family had a great reunion. Grandma and Grandpa showed up, as did several flower bouquets and congratulatory phone calls. The new family couldn’t be happier… and despite his initial reaction, we know Jak can’t wait to
share his wealth of knowledge and skill with his new brother and we look forward to the results.
Jak discovered the pool table last month. Dad was trying to make a few bucks (and sadly losing it) and Jak pulled over a chair to watch. After watching Dad pathetically scratch on the eight ball, Jak figured it was his turn.
Talk about trick shots! Jak quickly learned the feel of the cue, which balls to hit, and the objective of the game. It wasn’t long before he was cleaning up the table.
At one point, Jak simply called ‘em all into the back corner pocket… and made ‘em.
Thanks to Gary Glitter for the title. Jak’s now officially a rocker… well… rock star in training. His theory is to get the fans to love you, and then maybe learn to play an instrument.
Dad finally got around to organizing all of Jak’s video clips on YouTube. The result is Superfly TNT’s Video Log (click the link).
Here’s a teaser from the Vlog. We went to the County Fair several weeks ago and in one of the kid’s tents there was a guy showing kids how to spin a basketball. Jak was really just amazed that this was physically possible. You figure in two years and Jak’s been figuring out all he can about physics and gravity, and now this! Must have blown his mind
Wow - has it really been eight months since my last post? Needless to say, we’ve been BUSY! If you haven’t seen Jak lately, he’s nearly two years old. He runs, speaks, jumps, acts up at the dinner table, you name it. He learned how to count and identify letters of the alphabet over the past few months so now he’s learning how to spell. He’s nailed J-A-C-O-B and he’s getting better at spelling other simple words like G-O and D-O-G. We’ve got a ways to go
Yesterday was quite fun - Jak and I went to the grassy knoll across the street from our home an threw a baseball around. It was more like toss-and-Daddy-fetch but we had fun. After half and hour our neighbor friends came by with their son, Manuel. Manual is about five and a HUGE star wars fan (takes after his own daddy). Needless to say, Manuel came with his light sabers. Manuel passed one to Jak who quickly learned how to swing his light saber and make that whhaaawww whhhaaawww swooshing noise (c’mon - I know you’re making the noise right now!).
It was fun watching the two of them duke it out. The only camera I had at the time was my other neighbor Scott’s iPhone. So sorry for any blurriness. I didn’t expect to witness anything so fun that particular afternoon.
This weekend Jak went on his first big hike. Actually, it was more like Jak’s first long carry while his parents and friends hiked. With our close friends and their puppy, Maddie, we drove an hour to Catoctin National Forest. Dad went to summer camp around here when he was a child so this hike was as nostalgic as it was magnificent. The weather was cool and dry (not bad for July in DC). We stumbled across deer in our path as well as plenty of vistas overlooking rural Thurmont, Maryland. We hiked for nearly 5 miles through varied terrain, including several steep descents, while Jak just munched away on his trail snacks without a care in the world. It’s nice to get out of the city from time to time, and we can tell Jak felt the same with plenty of dirt to roll around in and no traffic to keep him from running as far as his legs will travel.
