Happy Birthday to Me.....

I love celebrating birthdays, always have...my own and everyone elses. So Thursday was my day, my 34th day. So nice of the lady at the nail salon to tell me that there was no way I was turning 34, that I didn't look older than 27...I say "tell me that 10 years from now!" Anyway, I had a wonderful day....got some "me time" in the morning so I went to get my nails done and then Jimmy and I had some "us time "for lunch since Grandma offered to be with Jonah while he ate his lunch and napped, then we celebrated with my family in the evening. I even received some beautiful cards from everyone, including Jonah and some really cool Techie gifts! A kindle which Jimmy gave me, (a total surprise!) and a Webcam from by brother, Adam! Plus some $ for shopping...:) Thank you, thank you! Friday night Jimmy took me out to dinner and we had a great time. It's nice to get out just the two of us and have some adult time once in a while.

Jonah loves singing, celebrating, and most of all indulging in chocolate (like Mommy).......
Chomping on the chocolate even before the cake was cut....
Look at that face....sweet as chocolate.....

Wordless Wednesday...Too Cute!

I love days like this......

Happy Birthday Uncle Adam!

Yesterday we celebrated Uncle Adam's 29th birthday. What fun with family....Jonah loves his uncles and always has lots of fun with Adam's silly faces and funny voices. Happy Birthday little bro!

Fun in pajamas....
Since it was a week night and so late, Jonah was fast asleep before it was time to cut the cake....I guess he'll just have to help Mommy blow out her candles next week :)

Wordless Wednesday...The View

Jonah and Daddy playing in the sand....

Great Friends, Good Times!

I love when we get visitors since most of our close friends live far away! So I welcome any time old friends want a bit of sunshine and warmer weather, at least warmer than NYC because it was pretty cool here the weekend Natasha, Mike, Vivian and soon to be baby girl #2 came to stay, but what fun we had! It was just 6 months ago that we spent time together at Natasha's moms house in Burlington, Vermont but my, my how much can change in 6 months especially with little ones. First of all, Natasha is pregnant with baby #2, Jonah is running and starting to say more words, and Vivian is not only sitting up, but almost ready to walk on her own, in fact she stood on her own without holding on for the first time here! And.....Despite the cooler weather, we still had plenty to do. We got out to the playground, took some nice walks, headed downtown to the farmers market and lunch, and even to the beach! Us Moms and Dads even got a night out for dinner thanks to Grandma offering to babysit. Jonah loved having the company around and after he got use to sharing his toys with Vivian he was ready to play! It's interesting watching a 1 year old and an 18 month old interact. If one of them had a toy or some food, the other wanted the same and since Jonah is such a love bug we had to make sure he didn't love Vivian "too much" because she is much more petite then he is and didn't appreciate to much of his squishy hugs ;) But they still loved each other! So much so that Jonah is still looking for her a week later. He has been going to the room they were staying in and gesturing with his hands up like "where are they?" ....too funny!

Little Princess.....

Happy faces at the playground...
Slumber party anyone???
Tasty oranges at the farmers market....
Play time together....
Our families....cute :)
Is it beach weather yet?!?!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Valentine's day is always fun when you have a little boy around because mommy will always be his Valentine (at least for now ;))!!!!

Gotta love the shirt!!!

Jonah is 18 months!

My Handsome Little Man....

Yes, you read it, Jonah is 18 months old! And what a toddler he is....Weighing in at 25 lbs and 32 1/4 inches tall with 16 teeth that have been in for 2 months now! Even Dr. Meyer says that he can't believe how many teeth Jonah has and how big and straight they are.

Jonah is really starting to communicate with some words and lots of gestures and sounds. He understands what we tell him and usually listens ;). His favorite word is still "hot", but he also says ah oh (a lot), car, go, cracker, out, toes, uggles for bubbles and of course hi and hello. Jonah even says "cheese" to the camera! Everyday is something new still; just this past weekend Jonah started doing a bunch of hand gestures for "The Wheels On The Bus"....like the babies go "wa, wa, wa"... and the driver goes "move on back" and the wheels go "round and round". It's absolutely adorable!!! When we are in the car, Jonah knows to say "go, go, go" when the light turns green too! We are also working on sign language to help with frustrating times when words are not coming out yet. They do it at his school and Grandma takes him on Tuesdays to a toddler signing class sometimes. Jonah has gotten really good at signing, more, thank you, please, and gentle. Though there are still times of frustration when he wants to do something himself without help, or when he wants something he can't have where Jonah has definitely shown his stubbornness with screaming and even flopping to the ground in frustration, but so far it is short lived and he is easily distracted most of the time. Having a toddler is very busy, but so much fun and amazing to watch all the new things he does! :)

Helping Mommy change the sheets ;)
No wonder, I'm already 25 pounds...look at what a good eater I am!