Jonah B is 5 months old!

 

I'm going to get to all of his 5 month happenings, but there are a few things that I need to back up and talk about. Starting with the loss of our precious Mimi. On Sunday evening (9/2/12) she went home to be with Jesus and Derek's daddy after a 15 month battle with pancreatic cancer. She fought hard and gave it all she got, but God was ready for her to come home. It makes me very sad that Jonah was not old enough to know her, but it also is nice to think about having her looking over us and our babies from Heaven. Jonah, I will tell you all about her one day...well, many days. I want you to know what a sweet and precious person she was.



The day Jonah B came home from the hospital

Mother's day/baby dedication day at GFBC. Mimi and her babies!!!

Now for a few lighter updates...The past few weeks have just flown by. So much has happened. I'm going to try and give a brief catch-up. Daddy was super excited because Jonah B had his first Alabama game! We were able to find matching t-shirts (which I just adored!). AL played Michigan and WON 41-14, ROLL TIDE ROLL!!!

 Jonah was not a great sport though...it was a night game and we watched it a LeLe's house. I guess Jonah was just wanting to be at his house. He was a little terror, honestly. He just cried and could not get happy the whole evening. We ended up coming back home at halftime and he was an angel for the rest of the night. He even stayed up until the end of the game, which was like 10:30. He wanted to see Bama win, but just wanted to be at his house with his toys I guess?!? We also went to the Zoo for the first time. We ended up just getting the membership, because we plan on going a lot...well I do at least. Jonah did really good. He was awake for a while but then took a little nap through some of the bigger animals. He woke up at the end and had a good time. He really enjoyed the butterfly house. He would just watch all the pretty butterflies flying all around him and stare at the bright flowers.


Would not look at the camera. He was too busy
watching the butterflies.

One flew right by his head!

 

I wanted to get a pic of him with the giraffe so bad! We love baby giraffes and he wore his cute giraffe outfit, but guess what...he was asleep :( Dylan seemed to love the giraffes though

Mommy, I love the zoo!!!!!

Next up is a photo montage of Jonah's happenings up until his 5 month mark...I'm so behind, I just have to do it this way...

Loves to watch his mobile

He is such a silly boy. I love his little personality he is getting!!!

Daddy giving Jonah a bath for the first time!

Jonah loves his daddy so much :)

Story time! 

Chewing on everything these days!

He is such a smarty pants trying to figure everything out



Poppy's birthday...Jonah's first football gameday!

He refuses to use his playmat the right way anymore. We will lay him down and before we know it...this transpires...He is just too funny. He still has fun, but just doesn't want to do it right. I guess he is just taking advantage of being more mobile.











Now, finally, to the 5 month update! He is getting to such a fun stage. We can usually get sweet precious giggles out of him! There are not many things cuter than a baby giggling! He has bumped up to 6mo clothes, although he can still wear some 3-6mo but sometimes has to wear 6-9mo, so you just never know! We did move up to size 3 diapers. He's still sleeping great at night, although for the past couple of nights, he has woken up a couple hrs after going down and cries. We get him up, rock him back to sleep, then he's fine. I don't know? He's doing great at his school. The teachers love him and say that he's such a good sleeper and eater...that's my boy! Speaking of eating, he is doing great with his fruits, veggies, and oatmeal. We switched to oatmeal, because he just would not eat that rice. He is doing really good mixing a veggie with the oatmeal. He seems to really like it! He's still getting his iron, so I'm happy. He has eaten bananas, apples, peaches, pears, squash, sweet potatoes, carrots, and green peas. He likes most of it but seems to love apples and squash. He HATES and I mean HATES peas. He literally gags and spits them out. Oh well... We've also started letting him nap on his tummy. He seems to sleep a lot better during the day this way. He's getting great at sitting up on his own. He will play in the floor for a long time sitting up. Also loves his jumparoo! He just bounces and bounces and bounces!!!

 

My strong boy! Why he won't roll over...I may never know!

Loves taking his wagon rides!!!

Now for some very exciting news!!!!! I am a short 3 weeks away from going PART TIME! I am so excited about this! I honestly have been having such a hard time working 5 days a week. I just couldn't take being sad anymore. I was always sad. On the way to work, because it was going to be such a long day. On the way home from work, because we had to drive through traffic to just spend a few short hours with him before bedtime. On Saturdays, because it would be Monday in no time at all. And on, and on, and on... I was so tired of being a downer. Thankfully, we are at a place that I don't have to work full time. So I'm not going to! I looked around for a while trying to find the right place. I couldn't go part time at my current job, due to rediculous new policies, but that's a different story. I interviewed and was offered a job at Vestavia Pediatrics, but it just didn't feel right, so I turned it down. Let's back up to when Jonah had his sad little stomach virus then I thought he had an ear infection. I took him to Dr. Bill's on that Monday. While I was there, they actually talked to me about coming to work there! I left my resume and filled out an application that day but didn't hear anything for about 2 weeks. They called me in for an interview and offered me the job. This one felt right. I accepted it on the spot. I will be going to work at Dr. Bill's office 3 days a week! I can't imagine a better situation. I love that office. I grew up at that office. It's Jonah's doctor. I will only work 3 days a week! I seriously cannot wait for this change. It means so much to me and I will be such a happier mommy now that I get to be with my Squishy 2 extra days!!! Yay for answered prayers! Maybe Jonah's Mimi had a little something to do with that ;)

That's all until next time...I love Jonah B!

Our little linebacker...

Jonah is growing like a weed lately! We went for his 4 month checkup yesterday and Dr. Bill said he was very pleased with Jonah's growth. He is 17# 6oz and 26in long. That comes out to be 80th percentile in weight and length! Derek says he's right on track to be a linebacker! He got his 4 month shots, too. Thankfully, they had Pentacil so he ended up getting 2 shots instead of 4! I think he appreciated that ;) We have been feeding him baby food at night for the past couple of weeks. So far, he has had carrots, squash, sweet potatoes, and bananas. We did the bananas kinda out of order, because he started having some diarrhea (that turned into a full blown stomach virus). Poor thing had diarrhea for 2 days, then last night (the same day he got his 4 month shots) he started having even worse diarrhea and throwing up. It was the most pitiful thing ever. I was just sitting in the floor holding him while he was getting sick. I just cried right along with him. I do not like seeing my baby upset. He had no idea what was going on, he just looked at me like he was saying "fix it, mommy". And I wanted to so bad!!! I ended up staying home from work today to take care of my little guy. We were worried about dehydration for a bit, but he is doing much better now. He never acted like he felt bad, though! He just has been smiling all day long!!! He's my little trooper.

Some other updates, he is able to sit up so good now! He will just sit in the floor and play with hims toys. He loves his baby food so much! I can't get the spoon back to those little lips fast enough! He just started sitting in his highchair to eat like a big boy! Other than these past few days, he's still sleeping through the night. He wears mostly 6 months clothes and size 2 diapers (although the diapers are getting snug very quickly). He's still such a happy baby and will smile at just about anyone. We're pretty sure he's teething now. He's been SO drooly lately that we go through about 4-5 bibs a day. He just soaks them. He chews on his fingers a lot. Plus when Dr. Bill looked in his mouth he pointed out that his gums were a little swollen like teeth are trying to work their way out. Can't wait to see his big smile with a couple teethies in there! Bathtime still seems like his favorite time of day. He could play in there for an hour if I let him. He just kicks and splashes and smiles like he is having the time of his life! I have to cover up with a big towel if I don't want to be soaking wet at the end of bathtime.My favorite time of day is when I rock that sweet baby to sleep at night. He lays his head down on my shoulder and grunts and whines trying to fight going to sleep before he finally gives in and drifts off. I love to keep rocking him and just love on him before putting him in the bed.  He will always be mommy's baby squishy!!!!

Yummy in my tummy!!!

Park play day after work



Playing outside one morning. He was just
cracking himself up!

This boy amazes me more and more everyday.
I'm so blessed to have such a healthy happy
baby. I will never take that for granted.
Love you squish squish!!!

3 Months and counting...

My Jonah is now a whopping 3 months old!!! He is getting bigger and cuter each day. I love his squishy little cheeks and his chubby little thighs. He makes me happier than I ever thought I could be!
We have been super busy this summer. Jonah went to his first party a couple of weeks ago. He went to Carson's first birthday party! It was at Palisades park (where Nonny and Poppy got married) in Oneonta. It was quite a nice little park. The party was in a building next to the edge of the mountain. It had a very pretty view. There was also a playground where we all played for a few minutes. It was nice just to be a kid again and slide down the kiddie slide! Jonah liked it too ;)


The kiddos at Carson's bday party!

Jonah is a candy mountain climber!!!

I SO adore my family :)

A little update on Jonah's day-to-day activities...He is taking about 7oz formula every 2-4 hours. He is very random. He sleeps through the night, and I do mean THROUGH THE NIGHT! He takes his bedtime bottle and falls asleep around 8:30, and I have to wake him up at 6:15 to get ready for school. Mommy and Daddy greatly appreciate this. We are so blessed! We have been off of Zantac for a couple of weeks now and doing great! He is awake for the most part of the day, only taking naps from 30min-1hr at a time. Occasionally, we will get a longer nap out of him. But, he doesn't seem very fussy about it. He just doesn't require as much sleep during the day. He is doing very well at school. His teacher seems to really love him. I'm having a much harder time of it than he is. He moves to his bigger classroom in a few weeks. I'll be sad that it won't just be him and a couple other babies, but instead, it will be like 8! But, it will be good for him to be in a room with more babies and more toys. He's still loving his playmat (his favorite toy). He also loves to watch Baby Einstein movies. We've also been reading to him a lot more. He will actually sit there and stare at the pages. He is just so smart. We are still working on the rolling over thing. He does not like tummy time for very long, so he's not getting a very good workout! I don't want to rush him though. We fed him cereal for about a week, but for the past few nights, he hasn't been very interested. I'm just going to keep trying and let him decide when he's ready to start back up. Again...no rushing :)

I'm watching his cute little self right now asleep in his swing. He makes the sweetest pouty-lip face when he's asleep. He also does this precious sucking thing in his sleep. It's like he's dreaming of a bottle. We love playing with the little booger so much! He's getting to be so much fun now that he's really noticing things and recognizing faces. He will just smile at me in the mornings when I wake him up. He is such a morning baby, just like his mommy!!!

He is eating everything these days!!!!

Daddy and Jonah having a convo between men :)

Jonah Brandon and Todd Landon!!!

Jonah, you are growing too fast! I am amazed at how much

and how fast you are changing. I am learning something new about

you everyday. You are getting so smart and so strong. I love to watch you watching things.

You will watch Milo run around, or mommy and daddy walking around the house,

or just stare at your toys. You are putting everything you can get your hands

on in your mouth. You've also started drooling A LOT! We have to change your

bib like 5 times a day. You will smile so big when we talk to you or sing to you.

That smile is what makes my heart melt. You are such

a happy baby and you make my life complete. I am so in love with you. Oh, and your daddy

is too! Every night after you have fallen asleep in my arms, I carry you

into your room and stand next to your bed and pray. I hold you tight and thank God

for giving me and your daddy such an amazing blessing. I pray that you will keep

growing strong and getting even smarter than you already are!

We are so very blessed. We love you with all of our heart!!!!!