Crawling...

I can't believe it! Jonah has started crawling! I have been saying he is going to start any day now for about 2 months! Well if finally happened. We had just gotten back from vacation and were sitting in the play room. He started the rocking that we had seen for some time now... I told Carrie that he was about to crawl and that we should get the video camera. So I jumped up to get the video camera and within minutes of doing so, Jonah sprung about 31/2 feet into action! AND WE GOT IT ALL ON VIDEO! We will be posting his first movements soon!

With this being said... it is like Jonah has a new personality now... he is his own little man. He is starting to shake his head "no" when he doesn't want any more food or if he doesn't like what we are feeding him. He doesn't like help doing things either... quite an independent little fella!

I really enjoy watching him grow... I would have never thought that I could love someone like I love Jonah. He continues to impress me with his joy for life and people. I could have never imagined the feelings that I have for him... -James

Cape San Blas Vacation

Here are some pictures for our vacation to Cape San Blas. We had beautiful weather. The ocean was calm and blue, beaches white and fluffy. We set up a tent on the beach and spent each afternoon under it, watching the waves break on the shore. Kris was our "sitting chef". He did not have to get up once to grill our hamburgers & hot dogs on the beach. Jonah had a wonderful time. He was curious about the sand. He didn't eat alot of it. He rubbed alot of it into his eyes so his eyes were very bloodshot by the end of the trip. He really enjoyed the ocean. He would kick he's legs and try to swim. He is definitely a water-bug like his mommy. We enjoyed hanging out with our friends and the week went by slow for us.

Out of town

We are getting ready to go on vacation to Cape San Blas. This will be Jonahs's first trip to the beach. We going with 3 other couples: Pam & Eric, April, Kurt & Grey, and Gloria & Kris.

I'll be sure to take lots of pictures. I cannot wait to have the sand between my toes, the rays on my face & pure relaxation all over.

Good Times!

Here are some pictures  of Jonah enjoying bath time. It's so cute to see him more interactive with his toys & books (and us, of course). He laughs when we read "Brown, Brown Bear". He loves playing with his stacking blocks and jumping in his jumperoo. He is not crawling yet but it's only a matter of days before he starts. Luckily, I bought the baby gate a couple of weeks ago. 

This weekend will be a lonely weekend for me. James left for his "boys camping trip" this morning and Jonah was picked up by grandma this afternoon. He will be spending the night with her tonight & Friday night. I already miss them tremendously. Jonah is such a joy to be around that I have a hard time letting him go. But I know in my heart that other's need to enjoy him as well. That leaves me with -  what am I going to do with my free-time? There will probably be some cleaning the house and laying out by the pool in my future as well as catching up with some of my girlfriends. George (the cat) will be happy because he will finally get some attention from me!

Camping & Father's Day

On June 6th, James, Jonah & I went camping in the Nanahala National Forest with 9 of our friends. Jonah was an amazing camper. He played, napped, hiked, ate in the great outdoors. He had a little trouble sleep at night but he was in good spirits otherwise. For Father's Day, we were really lazy. Jonah & I napped in the bed until 11am. We played in the pool. Then Jonah napped on Daddy for 2 hours. Then we went to grab dinner at the Mad Italian. Low key - the way we like it!

Jonah LOVES kickball!

This is a hilarious video of Jonah playing kickball with Mommy and Daddy... to view the video click here. Be sure to have your volume up so you can here this.