Playtime now consists of Jack pulling everything off of his bookcase and throwing it all over the floor. It's kind of fun, actually. He really gets into it and ends up taking most of the books off the shelves, pulling everything out of the baskets, and then going back and forth between all his toys with a happy smile.
The other picture is of him on my great toy find! I got this little car for $2.70 at Babies R Us! For some odd reason, the store had gotten in a bunch of last year's model (yes, you read that correctly) and so they were marked down to super-clearance price. They weren't actually out on the shelves, because all the employees had taken them and put them behind the counter to buy themselves for gifts, etc.! I overheard two of them talking about this and how cheap they were, and so when I asked about it, the girl showed me the car and I promptly asked to have it added to my purchases. Her face was too funny - you could tell she didn't want to sell it! But she did, and Jack loves it.
This picture also shows our new carpet downstairs and on the steps! It's a really light sage green berber carpet, and I love it! It is much nicer than that ugly brown carpet and the room looks so much brighter. We also carpeted the stairs, which has been wonderful, especially since Jack now climbs up the entire flight of stairs, unassisted! (although we are right behind him the whole time). I love having this new carpet - I know the hardwood in the rest of the house is nice, but I love being able to walk around barefoot on the carpet. And it's so much nicer for Jack to crawl on and I don't worry about him hitting his head.
