Happy Half-Birthday Jonah!!!

I can't believe it! Jonah is 6 months old today!!! Wow! My baby boy is growing so fast. And since Grandma isn't feeling well, I got to be home from work with Jonah yesterday and today! We've had so much fun playing together, taking walks, and introducing Jonah to some new toys for his 1/2 Birthday, of course. He's sitting up for longer periods of time and doing a caterpillar crawl to get around. His giggles are adorable and very contagious. It would put a smile on anyone's face! He is getting so strong, today he even tried to pull up on the bars of his jumperoo and he's almost sitting himself up. He will roll to his side and push himself up leaning on one arm....Here are some cute pictures from last night and today!

Jonah likes his new ball, we were rolling it back and forth...

Laughing so hard at Mommy playing "peak-a-boo" behind the camera.


Jonah's laughter lights up my life!


Jonah's playing with some new toys...
Happy Half-Birthday Sweet Boy!!!!

"What do I do with all these, Mommy?! :)"

Some Silly Fun!

Yesterday, Jonah got a cute gift from Grandma's friend Sarah. It's three soft buckets that fit inside one another or can be stacked up together. One is a dog, the others a cat and a mouse. They squeak, rattle, and crinkle and each have a toy that fits inside...a bone, a fish, and a piece of cheese. We had some silly fun with all of it last night!

"Look, I'm a kitty!"
Jonah pushed his way around and stuck his head in the bucket, so we went with it! :)

Sitting up with lots to say!

"Oh, now I'm a doggy!"
I love this one, it makes me laugh!

Sitting Up!

Jonah has been sitting up on his own more and more over the last week or so. He loves grabbing his toes and any toys in front of him. Then he flops on all fours and pushes his way around while adding some rolls to move faster. We've had lots of fun rolling all over the place together!....Now that Jonah is starting to sit, we decided it was time to put the tub seat in the big bathtub! It's been lots of fun and much easier to wash him up than the little whale tub! Now we just fill the bathtub and play!

Jonah knows he's doing something cool....He has that "I'm so proud of myself look."

"Yay, I'm a big boy Mommy!"

Fun, fun in the tub... "Yay, Mommy and Daddy! This is great!
What a smile!

Jonah loves his bath toys so much that he's eating them up!

"So are we going to play or what?"

"Okay, don't disturb me now, I'm reading..."

Jonah was so intensely reading that bath time book. He loves the "squeak" at the end.
Take a look at that belly, belly!!! :)

24 weeks today!

Jonah is 24 weeks today (unoffically 6 months but we won't call it 6 months yet.) We're having so much fun together! Watching him change and do new things all the time is truly rewarding as a parent. I just can't believe how fast the time goes and that Jonah's been with us for almost 6 months already.....He amazes me everyday. Tonight he fell asleep on me and I just sat on the rocker for a few extra minutes with him in my arms. It feels so good holding him close , it's the best feeling in the world. And I was thinking to myself, "wow, he's getting so big already, I really need to hold on to these moments...."
We went to the playground the other day again. This time it was much warmer so Jonah didn't need to be bundled up. Wow, he loves the swing! He was making such great faces and babbling in excitement. I had lots of fun taking some cute shots of him!

Jonah was singing away while swinging away...ahh, ahh, ahhhhhhh.....

I love that look on his face!


"Yay, Mommy...push me some more!"

Some New Things...

I can hardly believe how fast Jonah is growing! He is rolling everywhere and his new thing is to push his way across the room by lifting his legs and pushing himself forward on his belly! He'll be crawling before we know it. Jonah is also starting to sit up on his own for a while with support. He lightens my life with his giggles and smiles. He loves being sung to and tickled and has become quite the talker. Here are some pictures from this past week....my handsome boy is so amazing to be around. We took him to a playground to try out the swing for the first time. It was a chilly evening but he didn't seem to mind!

Mommy just adores that angel face....

Cracking a little smile for the camera.


All bundled on the swing!

Yay, "I think I like this....!"


Jonah even tried out the slide!

...and the big one with Mommy.


All tired out after a long day, Ahhhh...my sweet baby!

5 Months!

It's amazing how fast time goes by....Jonah is officially 5 months (as of yesterday)! He changes so much everyday and amazes us more and more. He must be over 16 pounds by now and is certainly finding ways to move around. Last night we all spent some time playing and rolling around all over the living room. Then we read some of Jonah's favorite books. This seems to be our nightly routine before bath time. He loves looking at the bright pictures and listening to the rhythm of us reading to him. I can't believe how fast he is growing and only wish that I could freeze time to take it all in for longer moments. It's an excited yet sad feeling all at the same time...

"Here I go, Mommy and Daddy! Watch how fast I move and roll!"

Playing on the rug.....

On top of Daddy..."I like it up here, this is fun!"


Daddy's reading "Goodnight Moon" one of my favorites!


Now it's Mommy's turn...She's been reading "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" to me since I came home from the hospital....I love it!

Oh Baby, It's Cold Outside!

Wow, who knew that we would be bearing such cold temperatures in sunny Florida! Our first "winter" with Jonah and we are indoors with the heat cranked up and running to buy hats and warm outfits! Forecasters have predicted possible snow, though I wouldn't bet on it ;) Anyway, we are actually enjoying some cooler weather, just not use to it. Here is some of the fun we have been having over the last week or so........

The other morning I mentioned to Jimmy that Jonah probably needed a warm hat for these increasingly cold temperatures....This is what he came up with, not bad, huh!
It's all fleece, nice and warm!


This is what was underneath.....I don't know what we would do if we are still up in Boston!

Auntie Martha came to visit last weekend and brought Jonah some new things! Check out Jonah reading!


Jonah loves books and being read to, this newest one reads and sings with him!

Here's Jonah hanging out in bed..."Hey Mommy, here I am!"


I love watching my musical mobile....

Jonah's getting ready to take off...soon enough he'll be crawling! He's already pushing with his feet. Sometimes I find him all the way on the other end of the crib at night.


We also think Jonah is teething because not only is everything in his mouth, but he's rubbing his lips together a lot and really enjoying the frozen wash clothes and teething rings. He's even started taking the pacifier at times, which he never had before....

"Ay...you talken' to me!"


I love my Jumperoo!....I'm bouncing so much more now....