Charming Their Socks Off

Jack was a complete honey today. We had breakfast, played with our toys, and then he went with me to the Dr. to get a smaller boot. Talked to me all the way to the Dr., then greeted every person he passed with a big smile and hello, held my hand all the way from the parking lot to the Dr's office. Jack talked to the people in the waiting room, went in to check on the nurses and receptionist, then when we left turned and called out "bye bye" loudly and cheerfully. Amazing to see a whole room full of grumpy people perk up, smile, and in unison say "bye bye" to your sweet boy.
We then went to American River College Library, where I had to sign a paper for my guild ladies who are packing up our textile library for moving. The lady with the paper was late, so we had to wait a half hour in the room where guild members were packing books. Again, Jack conquered the whole room. He very politely said "thank you" to the lady who offered him a fig newton, and walked around talking with the women and charming their socks off. The 82 year old lady who is the terror of the Guild hissed to me "he is so beautiful!" Like I didn't know it :-)
Home for lunch with Grandpa, then bottle and nap. Ken and I were sitting in the living room and we could hear Jack in his crib rattling around a little bit and the Jack started calling "grandpa" "grandpa", not crying, just yelling a bit. Ken called back "it's time for you to take a nap Jack", and there was utter silence. I went in to the hallway 5 minutes later and used the mirror to peek into his room. There Jack was, sound asleep, looking like a pink angel. He is so grown up when he is awake, but when he is sleeping, you can see he is just a baby still. He then slept for almost 4 hours! When Jack got up he ate a big meal, and we played outside and inside then read books for a long time. Thanks for sharing your boy with me today. Jack is amazingly easy to get along with, especially for a "two year old". No tantrums, no acting out, no breaking/tearing/crushing stuff, no grumpiness, just ready to play and laugh all day long. [Joan]