Please!

Jackson learned a new word last week! He can now say "please" in sign language! I noticed it for the first time on Friday evening... he kept pointing to things, rubbing his chest and then pointing to himself. At first I didn't think anything of it, then I quickly realized that he was desperately trying to communicate with me. His school does a great job of working with him on sign language, but they never tell me what signs they are teaching him, so I always have to ask what things mean. After watching the chest rubbing for awhile, I started to wonder if it meant "please". On Saturday morning I finally googled it, he was saying "please"! I love that he is being so polite in his frequent demands for things :)

Here's a quick video I shot this morning on the way to school. Not the best demonstration of "please" but you can get the idea. He also signed "milk" this morning!

New Photos

Ok, so I'm a little behind on posts. Life is pretty crazy these days with work and chasing around our crazy little monkey. He doesn't sit still for long, so there aren't as many "photo ops" as there used to be. But here are a few photos we have taken over the last couple weeks.

He loves to ride in his wagon!

Thankfully it is football season! Here's Jackson sitting with Auntie Mal watching Michigan play football:

Unfortunately complete and total meltdowns are a part of our lives now. They typically occur because he can't communicate what he wants or needs or we are choosing to ignore what he is asking for. Either way, the result is a pretty nasty meltdown. This picture was taken post-meltdown, we messed with his hair once he was in a better mood:

Jackson absolutely LOVES water, he likes to "help" water the flowers, wants to "wash" his hands at any opportunity, loves bath time and enjoys playing with his water table.

1st Zoo Trip

We took Jackson to the zoo for the first time today. We took advantage of the day off and the cooler weather to make the trip. He loves animals, so we thought he would totally love this! Thankfully he slept in pretty late this morning, which was perfect since he wouldn't be able to get his afternoon nap at the normal time. We spent about two hours looking at various animals, he was so excited at almost every exhibit. He seemed to like the gorillas, the rhino, the kangaroos and the miniature deer (no idea what they were called) the most. We all had a blast and can't wait for our next trip. Here are a few pics:

Car

"Car" is Jackson's favorite word. He says it a zillion times a day, every time he sees a car or truck or a toy that has wheels. We definitely have a gear-head in the making. Probably not a surprise, cars are a big deal around here. And speaking of cars, we finally picked up the Mustang today. We had some work done, then it was in a car show, and then a little more work done. Scott was so excited to finally pick it up. In fact, he took some photos of it in front of the shop. And then tonight he washed it, and Jackson even tried to help. I really wish I had my camera handy, it was adorable watching Jackson try to "wash" the car. He was imitating everything his dad did, so cute. Anyways, he's one of the pics Scott took today: