Mr. Independent

We've noticed over the last few months that Jack has become increasingly more independent, his vocabulary is increasing by leaps and bounds, and he is really starting to engage in some real conversations. This morning he woke up and headed into the kitchen while I got our mail. He found his sippy cup on the kitchen table and walked over to the fridge to help himself to a cold cup of water. Our fridge has a water/ice dispenser and this is where I usually get his ice water....the only problem is that Jack did not bother to take the lid off of his sippy cup before standing on his tip-toes and pressing on the dispenser. Thank goodness it was on "ice" instead of "water" because my floor was covered in crushed ice cubes...or as Jack called them "rocks". Next, I found him once again in the kitchen rummaging through our pantry where he managed to produce a container of mini Chips Ahoy cookies. He thought they'd be a great choice for breakfast. Sadly, he was mistaken and we saved the cookies for a mid-afternoon snack instead. He LOVES to help and I do like to see him becoming more independent but sometimes he gets a little too big for his britches. For those of you who were interested, our yard sale went well. As predicted, our first customer arrived nearly an hour before schedule and I had to rush to unpack my boxes. Fortunately, there weren't too many shake-downs in the haggling department but that was probably because I started slashing prices a half hour into the sale. I did get rid of most of it and took the rest to the Good Will. Shane was quite happy about that...plus I made a decent chunk of money to put into our "baby fund". Speaking of, we have an appointment on Wednesday and then on the 30th I have to endure the 3 hour gestational diabetes test. It wouldn't be so bad except that we have to be at the hospital by 6:45 am. YIKES!!! I just hope that everything comes back with good results. I'll be sure to keep you all posted. I hope you're having a great week!