Friday, November 15, 2013

15/18 Months!! - Jonah

I sincerely hope Jonah can forgive me for my horrible lack of monthly posts for him.  It is certainly not because I don't love every detail about him.....it's just busy and so easy to forget to blog.  He is now inching closer to 22 months, but I wanted to go back and recap a bit of the past few months with him.

Height - I'll have to go back and confirm but I think at 15 months he was 31 inches, and 31 1/2 at 18 months.


Weight - I believe he was 20lbs 4 ounces at 15 months, and about 22lbs at 18 months


Likes - pushing your toy lawnmower, the swings and slide on our playset, reading "We're going on a bear hunt", fire trucks, Thomas the train (choo choos), spinning and dancing, being tickled, airplanes, watching Little Einsteins






Dislikes - getting your diaper changed, getting your face washed, when Benjamin steals your toys, being told no :-)

Eating - You don't drink as much milk as Ben but you are definitely drinking more.  Unlike Ben, you love to eat breakfast right away.  You love pasta, fruit, cheeseburgers, cheese, burritos, eggs, applesauce, pancakes, pretzels, and candy :-)  You went through a phase right about 18 months of 'storing food' in your mouth, but a bit of discipline stopped that pretty quickly since it was a risk of choking for you!  You don't drink much except for milk and water.


Sleeping - You are a good sleeper.  You're still only on one nap a day, going down about 1pm and waking up sometime between 2:30pm and 4pm, with an average of 2 hours.  You go to bed sometime between 8pm and 9pm depending on whether we're out that night or not, and you wake up between 7am and 8am.  You sleep with your Floppy, 2 blankets, and pillow with Thomas the Train pillowcase.  We took your paci away right around 15 months.....same technique as Ben.  You only used it while sleeping, but we just took it away, and you adjusted with no fits within 1 day.  We love our adaptable boys!

Personality - Oh goodness, you are stubborn and ornery and hilarious and soooo stinkin adorable.  You are fearless, yet shy at times.  You love, love your brother and do whatever he does.  You are sneaky and playful with an infectious laugh.  You won't repeat words on command, but you learn new things every day.  You love cows, and trucks, and will play really well independently.  Oh, and have I mentioned you are stubborn?  :-)






Highlights - Oh Jonah, you have grown so much in so many ways.  From 15 to 18 months, you have grown close to Nana and Auntie Amanda while they are living with us.  You no longer need your paci, you visited Poppy & GongGong in the summer, you're now going to Sunday School class.  We visited the ocean, the zoo, children's museums and countless parks this summer and fall.


Jonah, Jo Jo, Jon Jon, Jonah Caleb......you are such a bright spot in our lives.  Your giggles, your stubbornness, your spinning, your ornery twinkle in your eye.  We just love it all and we love you.  You are a precious gift from God and we are so blessed by you!

Monday, November 4, 2013

Brother Bonding

I love having two boys.  And I love that they are only 2 years apart.  Of course, the first few months are quite chaotic and sometimes you find yourself literally running in two different directions, but I LOVE watching them bond.  Benjamin has gone from being completely uninterested in Jonah to wanting his brother to be with him all the time.  Jonah asks for Benny first thing every morning.  Benjamin shares his fruit snacks with Jonah.  They are trouble together.  They are hilarious together.  They are playmates together.  And I love it all.  I wanted to capture sweet brotherly moments on my blog so I will always remember these past few months as a time when they really felt like they became brothers.

























Summer visit with Larmores

I never posted pictures from our quick summer visit with the Larmores while they were visiting Pete's folks in Spokane.  We only got to be there for a few days since Peter's work schedule was so busy, but we had a great time.  The cousins play great, we love catching up with Anita and Nate, and it was a wonderful, relaxing time.





Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Happy 9th Anniversary!

Yesterday was our 9th wedding anniversary.  In some ways our wedding day seems like it was forever ago, in other ways the 9 years has flown by so quickly.  Either way, I know that I would marry my man all over again.  I'm so guilty of not expressing to him enough how much he means to me, but I am so blessed to call him mine.  We went to a quick dinner together (Thai food at our favorite of course!) and ran a few errands.  We didn't celebrate 'big' because we're leaving SO soon for our big trip East.  Sort of like our 2nd honeymoon.....and I'm just a weeeeee bit excited.  Trying not to think about leaving my boys and instead focusing on the sweet, uninterrupted time with my hubby.

Happy 9 years together Peter.  I love the life we have created together and I'm so glad I get to share it with you.  Love you!



Monday, October 7, 2013

A day at the beach

When we celebrated Amanda's birthday we went to the coast for the day.  My sister had been given free tickets to the aquarium through her daycare so we went there first.  The boys love it all.


*brothers holding hands never gets old
*can anyone spy a little JonJon?
*they love to touch the starfish and anemones

*Jonah choosing the best seat in the house in the shark tunnel (why have none of us ever thought to do this?  Definitely the best view)
*Ben's a great little fisherman 

*all smiles for the birthday girl
*Jonah and the whale.  We had to.

We ate lunch at the Chowder Head then headed down to the beach.  It was a great day.  Though it wasn't perfectly sunny, it wasn't windy or cold and was so relaxing.  And Benjamin didn't scream at all in the sand, which for him is kind of a big deal. 

 *our boys have Peter's love of the ocean

 *our ornery, adorable almost 20 month old (at the time) Jonah

 *our smart, sensitive, handsome 3 1/2 year old Benjamin

 *my gift of a husband for almost 9 years
*the 3 reasons I smile every day

 *if I'm ever having a bad day, I look at these pictures and remind myself just how.abunduntly.blessed.I.am

 *our family shoes
*Benjamin's OCD line of rocks

*perfect afternoon with my little family

Happy Birthday Auntie Amanda, we sure loved spending the day celebrating with you!

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