He can do it himself!

Today we had one of those days where we were both exerting our independence all over the place. First up was Jack. I was trying to get us together for our playgroup, when I suddenly noticed that Jack was not watching Franklin like he was supposed to be. I went looking around, and where did I find him? Shopping for Elmo Live on Amazon.com! He found his way to the computer, climbed up into the chair, and then managed to click on and open an email from Amazon. Then, he scrolled down to Elmo and managed to double click on the Elmo Live doll to open up the website. Lucky I got there when I did, or he may have charged Elmo to my credit card. He did find a great deal, though. Elmo was $65 at Christmas, but Jack found him for $38. He was very excited to show me what he had done, too. I realize he's been blogging for months now, but this is a whole new kind of computer savy. :)

Next, I exerted a little independence of my own. We went to a MAC group on Grand Island where I paid a very lovely woman exactly $1 to watch my child for 2 hours while I went to hang out, knit, and chat with the other moms in another part of the church. Apparently, after Jack has been going a little while, I'm allowed to leave and run errands or go for a walk if I want. They just have to get used to eachother first. Isn't that crazy? Apparently, there is a grant that pays her actual money to watch these kids, so my dollar is more of a donation to the church than anything else. Either way, it was great. Jack, however, screamed and cried when I walked out the door. The other Amy told me to turn around and walk away, and somehow I managed. It was hard, but I think it'll be good for him. And once Graydan showed up, he was fine.
Then it was Jack's turn again. This picture doesn't look like much. He's trying to buckle himself into his highchair. Awww, cute, right? Well, what if I told you that I had left him on the couch watching Miss Spider while I was in the kitchen doing some dishes? I looked up just in time to see him climbing over the tray after having climbed up the front of it. That tray doesn't come off. Apparently, it was lunch time. And let me tell you, he ate better than he has in days.

Finally, was my turn again. This time I left him with our friend Jamie while Mike and I went to get approved for a mortgage. That was exciting. I can't wait to start looking at houses! And Jack did really well with Jamie. She said he pretty much just ate the entire time we were gone, but considering he hasn't eaten much in days, that's probably ok. It was a big day, but I get the feeling we're going to be having a lot more of these "I can do it myself" moments.