New tricks

Jonathan is growing bigger daily! And he learned new tricks.. some better than others. He can hold his breath, by sucking in air (not a good trick), he especially likes to do this while eating, which often causes him to nearly choke. He can spit now, with his tongue out. He is rather good at the spitting. He also does this while eating. I have been dealt a bad hand. :( I hope he grows out of this. On a positive note, he does acknowledge when I tell him "no", he laughs. But he does acknowledge it! Jonathan's good trick is he has consistently put his arms up when he wants to be held. It doesn't sound like much but it is a neat thing to see, and it makes you feel good too!

Family pictures

We went to the studio today (Matt, Jonathan and I) and took some cute pictures of the three of us. It was so fun and I can't wait to see the pictures when they are all done!

First Vacation

Okay so we made it to the Cape!
Jonathan was good the whole way, but it really messed up his schedule! Kali was a mess! We actually had to turn around and go back home to get her thunder cage!
We were there for just about five days. To me it was only a vacation in that I didn't have to cook, other than that, it was the same as home, but with no car.
I took Jonathan for some nice jogs, and Kali too, and we looked at the beach and put our feet in as all, but there was no swimming or kayaking or biking for me (or Jonathan) this trip!
We met Kevin and Kathleen's baby also, he sure is a cutie! And next year for the Fourth, Grady and Jonathan can run a muck (under my close supervision - of course)...
Jonathan seemed to like the ocean, the cool air and the swimming pool in the backyard. He also tried real chicken for the first time! I think he was uncomfortable taking naps and sleeping in his pack and play though, it's not very soft or conducive for overnights.
We all (Matt, his parents, Jonathan and I), missed Sundae School and The Doghouse, but we did hit up The Wooden Shoe. Jonathan was cranky and up way passed his bedtime, but he is getting too old to be expected to sleep in his infant carrier I guess. Next time we will have to go a little earlier and include Jonathan in the meal! Next year he can eat it!
All in all, it was a nice break from reality! And I am happy to be home! Matt has the rest of the week off (ten days in total), so we can have family time! HOORAY!

Wedding

John and Candice got married today!
It was the FIRST time we (Matt and I) went out for a long time (a series of hours) without him.
I like having him with me. Matt does too.
He actually went to bed easily though. Kimmy and Jennifer watched him, so I am sure that helped. Although, he really gave my mom a hard time on Thursday when she watched him and we went to the rehearsal dinner.
I would rather have him with us, but I know it is good for him (and us) to go out and be away from him for awhile.
Matt and I do also enjoy the time together!

Bathtime & Storytime

Matt and I have discovered that our now mobile son has two favorite times of the day to squirm and go crazy!
Bath time & story time!

During bath-time, he splashes and splashes. No matter how much or how little water I put in his tub, it doesn't seem to matter! It is everywhere! It is cute now, but next year, I would like to stay dry!
During his bed-time story he now decided he wants to roll all over the bed and babble to the sound of Matt's voice (or mine, if I happen to be reading that night). I think it is cute also, but it is sometimes hard to read over him. I certainly don't want to shooosh him. It is definately better that he is babbling then the nights where he is poking us in the eyes and pulling our hair or spitting on us. Then again, those are the times I say "no"....

Swimming!

Jonathan went in the pool for the second time today and he loves the water!
My dad bought him this great car-boat float thing and he loves it!

SUMMER

Summer is here!
I have a whole (nearly 3 months) to spend with my little man! We are going to do so many things!
I am going to try to take him to the movies and see if he can sit through a movie. We are going to attend some play dates, so that he interacts with some other babies. We are going to go strawberry picking and swimming and play in the grass!
We will go to the park and go jogging and shopping at the mall!
I hope I can teach him some new words and some sign language and make him learn to crawl!
I hope these other teeth come in now also!
Jonathan already has two teeth, but I would like him to have at least four, so that I can give him stuff to chew, like toast and chicken and, stuff....

Matt is almost done with his Masters in National Security and he started his MBA. I am so proud of him! He is doing such a good job in school and working really hard at two jobs!

My new bat is here and my softball league started last week. I am so excited to get out and get some exercise! AND boy oh, boy do I sure need it! The first practice was really rough, but I am sure I will get back into the swing of things. I pitched with my dad today, but I can't find my glove...