It's all about Jonah!

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Washing Up!

Jonah is 20 weeks now and growing fast! He's rolling around easily, grabbing at everything, and starting to put two syllable sounds together when he "talks". It's so cute to listen to! I decided to wait on feeding him solids since he's growing just fine and was advised by our new pediatrician that we can wait until 6 months! It's much more messy and less fun, according to him, so I have no problem waiting, especially since Jonah wasn't so thrilled when we tried the rice cereal a few weeks ago.

Some day Jonah may be very mad at me for sharing these, but right now he's too little to protest. I can't help it.....He's just so cute! :) Enjoy......

Mommy was having fun with the new camera, while Daddy was washing Jonah up one morning!

A Day Around Town

Since the weather has been so nice and cool over the last week or so, we took advantage of being outdoors! We spent last Tuesday at Marina Jack, threw a blanket on the grass and rolled around for a while. The following Saturday, we took a walk on the beach. It was a bit overcast but not cold, a perfect time to introduce Jonah to the sand and the ocean outside of the womb ;) He absolutely loved it and was jumping around with excitement in his baby carrier. I knew he would since we use to walk the beach a lot when I was pregnant, listening to the sounds of the ocean is the best! :) I think Jonah's going to be a beach bum, like mommy!

Hanging out on a blanket at Marina Jack....Jonah has lots to talk about these days! :)

Daddy was making Jonah laugh so hard...He loves being tickled!

Enjoying the afternoon at the beach, it was too cloudy for the usual great sunset but we still loved listening to all the sounds at the beach, watching the ocean, and chasing the seagulls!
and we got to try out one of Jonah's beach hats...cute, huh!

It's always so nice when someone offers to take a family picture for us and it comes out pretty good...look at Daddy sporting "vera"...he's getting use to carrying bags :)

Jonah's 1st Chanukah!

Jonah's first Chanukah was filled with lots of fun, family, and some great new toys! Not only for him but for Mommy and Daddy as well. Yep, Grandpa surprised us with a new Nikon 3000, an amazing camera to take lots and lots of terrific pictures of Jonah! Here are some from the last couple of weeks.....

Jonah was completely exhausted the night we tried to take family pictures with the menorah....so.....

we staged it the next day...hey, it worked and there were no tears...that morning we played with some new toys including his little elephant!

Jonah loves how it rattles and jiggles....and in the mouth it goes...

Here we are at Grandma's having the last of the potato latkas...I'm sure Jonah would love to have some!

Jonah's first Chanukah pictures.....

with Mommy and Daddy.....

He was mesmerized by the candle light....

There were lots of toys and clothes for Jonah! His favorite so far is his new Jumperoo! Jonah loves spinning the little froggy and staring at himself in the mirror....

and he "plays" the piano while bouncing around to the music! His feet almost touch the ground, right now he bounces on his tippy toes ;)

We really had a wonderful first Chanukah with Jonah with lots of new memories. It is so much fun to watch him play, laugh, and babble! He is so expressive with sounds and faces. Jonah amazes us everyday and we are truly blessed to have him in our lives!

Monday, December 21, 2009

4 Month Check Up

Jonah had his 4 month well visit today. It all went well despite the shots. Poor little guy cried pretty hard and then fell asleep in the car on the way home. He seemed to be doing okay this evening and even played for a few minutes on his new Jumperoo that Jimmy put together! Let's see how the night goes....He was in good spirits for the doctor; babbled, rolled over, held his head up high while on his tummy, and was bright eyed as usual. Jonah is now 15 pounds and 7 ounces and measuring at 25 and 1/2 inches long, putting him in the 50%, if that matters. Basically he is growing well and doing great! I got all my questions answered about starting solids and after discussing the issues we had with the rice cereal, it seems that he doesn't need it. Since he's growing so well it is not necessary and we can skip it. According to the doctor, it's just a calorie filler that he doesn't need. Now it's time to start on Stage 1 veggies and fruits! Boy oh boy, that's going to be messy! Jimmy set up the high chair tonight...my baby is growing fast....I guess we're going to start food in the next day or so. Will keep you posted :)

Monday, December 14, 2009

Family Photos

Here are some more family photos with Grandma and Grandpa, Uncles Adam and David, and Aunt Leah. Jonah is definitely the center of attention....as he should be! :)

Next week I'll post some more pictures from this past weekend and Jonah's first Chanukah!

Aunt Leah came home to visit

with Grandma and Grandpa, they're the best!

and Uncle David too.

stuck in the middle.....

the whole gang together.

Saturday, December 12, 2009

Becoming A Mommy

The last 4 months have been the most amazing journey of my life. One can never imagine the feelings a mother has for her child until it is hers to have....

Jonah blessed us with his presence on August 11, 2009 at 11:28am. He was a cutie from the start! He is truly a sweet boy, playful, cuddly, so attentive to the world around him, and developing his personality daily. Jonah is "talking" a lot, smiling and laughing, and has even started rolling over recently! He is growing so quickly and bringing so much joy to our lives. He puts many smiles on our faces each day. Here are a bunch of pictures to get us caught on on the last 4 months!

4 months old and growing so fast.....
more and more adorable everyday!