Happy Boy

Yeah! We finally figured out how to upload videos - so look out! This is one of my favorites. For some reason he thought it was hilarious when I would pull his little giraffe away from him!! Mr. Giggles!!

9 Months

Wow! So much has been going on this past month, it's as if a light bulb went off for Jonah and he is doing everything!! He is crawling everywhere and loves to roll around in Gracie's bed. Ewww! It seems the more we discourage him from doing it, the more he wants to do it! He's pulling himself up all over the place and loves his newfound freedom! We recently got a new camcorder to capture all the fun things he's doing, but I'm still trying to figure out how to upload the videos. Once I figure it out, I'll share some pretty funny clips. I can't believe he's ten months already! Yikes. We're already planning his little birthday party and it should be a lot of fun.

My little Sweetpea!

Loves to read Daddy's old textbooks.

His new jammies - he has such long legs he grows out of the one-pieces too quickly

Such a big boy - he's moved into the big bathtub

Ready for church with Daddy

Reaching for the camera - he's helpful like that.

Standing up in his crib while he's suposed to be sleeping!

father's day, spagetti and chocolate cake - could life get any better?

First spagetti dinner!Lots of fun firsts this past month and Jonah enjoyed them all! We went up to visit both sides of the family for Jonah's first Father's Day. He got to visit all of his cousins and see his aunts and uncles and grandmas and grandpas. It's always too short of a visit, but it's great to see everyone.


He learned very quickly how to suck the noodles into his mouth - but sometimes he was too hungry to wait and just shoveled it in with his fist!

I LOVE SPAGETTI!

Cute little chubbers!

He's mobile! Found him under the chair after I came back into the room.

Also LOVES chocolate cake. He can't eat it fast enough!

Hanging out with his cousins for a photo op. Delilah wasn't having any of it, which Jonah couldn't understand.

Jonah's sympathy cry.

Nine Months Old

My Sweetpea is nine months old! We went to the doctor today for his check-up and he is now officially a string bean. He is 29 inches long which puts him in the 75% for length! He weighs 19 lbs which puts him in the 25%. The doctor wasn't worried and was happier he is lengthening out rather than turning into a butterball!! He still has a tiny little head at the 25% - but there's a big brain packed in there. He was such a good boy for the visit. He had to get his big toe pricked to draw blood to check his iron levels and he didn't even cry! He only cried when the male nurse put the tape measure around his head to measure it. How dare he! His iron levels are really good, so he'll continue eating his cereal for a while to keep it up. He is now ready to start eating more "normal" food rather than baby food. He isn't crawling yet, but he is able to slither backwards! He pulls himself into the crawling position but then he lays back on his tummy and puts his arms and legs in the air like superman! Next weekend, we will be babyproofing, since he could take off at any moment!

Growing up too fast

I just browsed through the blog and almost started crying when I saw how small Jonah used to be. He is growing up so fast right before my eyes! Just when I think he can't get any cuter - he does! Tonight he decided to sing with his Daddy during bath time. My heart melted.

Vacation 2009

This year we were very fortunate to be able to take a really great vacation which included a cruise to the Caribbean and a few days in Orlando, then we headed up to Tennessee for Dan's brother's college graduation. We had a great time and everything was made even better with Jonah. He was such a good boy and was such a great traveler. Even though he won't remember any of this, we have great pictures to show him!

My sherpa - we had SO many bags. Or should I say JONAH had so many bags!!

Our happy boy - ready to board the ship.

He loved this cute little statute of a bulldog.

The main promenade in the shop was like a small mall.

My sweet boys

He got to eat all sorts of new things on the cruise - he discovered a love for bread!

The first formal night - such a cutie in his suit

Jonah in paradise! Our first stop was a private resort in Haiti - it was beautiful

We all loved the hammocks!

The cruise ship in Haiti - loved the crystal clear water

Jonah hated the crystal clear water!

Jonah liked all the towel creatures - here he is with the bat

Montego Bay, Jamaica

Ready for a swim!

He loved the little pool on the ship - it was only 2 inches so it was warm water

A big storm rolled in while we were in Jamaica - it was neat to watch from our room.

Jonah inspecting the towel elephant.

Georgetown, Grand Cayman - our favorite place

Jonah actually enjoyed getting in the water here

He enjoyed eating sand - no matter what we did he would sneak a handful and shove it in his mouth!

Jonah loved our assistant waiter, Juan

Do I have something on my face?

Here we are at Downtown Disney in Orlando. We rode this cute little train - Jonah's first ride!

Three potato-heads!

His first carosel ride

It was so unbelievably hot in Orlando so we stripped Jonah down and took him into the fountain. He loved it!

Here we are at the "Hermitage" in Nashville. It was the home of President Andrew Jackson.

Couldn't miss the Grand Ole Opry!

Loves his ducky!