Slightly Obsessed

with Woody and Buzz.

Sweet Love

We're doing our best to celebrate love in our home this season! Tonight we made cupcakes and decorated them. Jonah had a great time. It's still hard for me to believe our baby is a toddler and capable of doing things like this!

After we finished our cupcakes, Daddy and Jonah sat down to read Dr. Seuss from the iPod (technology really is amazing!) Jonah was extremely into the story line! ("What!? Why?"):) This is the most we've seen him interact with a book yet.

Daddy's Shirt

This picture was taken last week, but I had to post it. . . Jonah is wearing Allen's shirt from childhood (authentically vintage) ;) I love seeing him with toys Allen played with or in clothes he wore. . . We actually discussed this weekend what we should keep for our grandkids (a little early, I know, but you can never be too prepared for future generations) ;)
I apologize for missing a couple of days on the blog. I've had quite a hormonal weekend . . . feels a bit like depression (such a strong word and probably an exaggeration). My body is bursting at the seams with estrogen, not a fun hormone to have an abundance of. I'm praying for the sake of my family this grey feeling lifts soon (preferably today).

Sushi and Sword Fighting

Jonah was enthralled with his sushi set tonight, and we enjoyed hearing him say "sushi" over and over. . . We're hoping he inherits our love for this style of cuisine! :)

After dinner last night, Allen and Jonah turned into crazy pirates and drew their swords. I caught their battle on camera. Warning. . . it's brutal! ;)

And a little glimpse of my naptime crochet practice. . . I didn't do so great following the pattern or wrapping it up, but I was pleased with the outcome. After all, it's only my second day crocheting, and I didn't have a teacher holding my hand. I'm not a huge fan of multicolored yarn for this project, but it's all I had. Finished this one in about 30 minutes. . .

My Valentine

Thanks to Emily Rushton for these INCREDIBLE pictures!

How could we ever repay you?!

Flashback. . .

This post is dedicated to my Mom! :) I think she'll appreciate it more than any one else could. . . I really enjoy looking back at our old baby pictures when we're pregnant. I realize our kids aren't clones of us and there's no way to predict what they'll look like, but it's fun to imagine which combination of our features they'll get. . . Here are a few of my baby pictures. As you can see, I haven't changed much! :)

Fattening Up

Our primary goal today has been to encourage Jonah to consume as many calories as possible! I feel quite competent in this arena as I've definitively mastered high caloric intake in my own life (one of the few things I'm actually good at). The 5 lbs I've gained in the past 2 weeks are proof enough! ;) Jonah has been endlessly offered food since the moment he climbed out of bed this morning. . . Chocolate Cheerios, a granola bar, 10 oz of Ovaltine, Wheat Thins, yogurt covered raisins, green beans, sweet potatoes, pizza, chocolate covered sunflower seeds, spaghetti and meatballs, rolls, buzz juice, 16 oz of whole milk. He's consumed more calories today than he ever has in his life! Allen says he probably feels like he's on a cruise ship with an endless buffet! ;) We laughed about taking him back in March to find that he's suddenly grossly obese. . . After dinner tonight, Jonah took a deep breath and looked at me with an expression that said, "If I ingest one more thing, I'll puke." So we stopped feeding him.

We've flipped though this set of flashcards 6 or 7 times today. Jonah has had so much fun identifying objects and learning new words. Daddy was quite impressed (and so was I)!

Jonah plugged his ears tonight while Allen was talking to him. While his fingers were in his ears Allen continued to move his mouth but didn't make any sound. Jonah found it quite entertaining as you can see. . . I could never get enough of Jonah's laughter! We're so blessed to have a son that carries such a spirit of joy!

And a little flashback from last night. Jonah loves the arcade at Walmart. He encourages us to stop almost every time we check out, and it's always difficult to coax him away. Jonah's similar to a teenager in that he attempts to reason with us when our desire for him is contrary to his (as you'll seen in this video). My favorite part is toward the end when he chases after Daddy, pats his pocket, and asks for "Meeos" (money) . . . :)