Oh Jake........

(notice the proud look on his face)

Jake is now a complete and total toddler. Today, as you see above, he decided to hurry into my bathroom and graffiti my mirror with my squeeze tube of eye cream. Later, he pulled my neatly folded towels out of the laundry basket while he shook his head saying, "Oh no no no". He enjoys climbing onto the dining room chairs with a handful of Froot Loops that he throws over the railing to the family room (and dog) down below. Whenever I open the refrigerator he grabs the nearest condiment from the door and runs to the front room, screaming. He always grabs the only glass bottle within reach (he's managed to break open a soy sauce on one of his rampages). Water bottles are another favorite toy. It's so much fun to open them and jump in the puddle you create on the tile.

But despite all his shenanigans he manages to melt our hearts every day. He sings the 'Elmo's World' theme song whenever he watches Sesame Street (he more screams while Elmo sings, but whatever). He turned to Brandon the other day, smiled and said, "Hi Dada". He's awesome at putting himself to sleep at nap time and bedtime. When he is done eating at the counter, he feeds his foot. I know, it makes no sense. He just throws his foot up on the counter and pushes food onto his toes.

Jake is dangerous, active, quick and loud, but he's also sweet, smart and loving. I keep reminding myself how sweet he is sometimes while I'm carrying him out of a restaurant as he screams "NOOOOOO" at the top of his lungs. One day I hope to look back at this time and smile, but not today. Right now I'm too busy keeping him from plugging the headphones into the outlets.