8 months old! and pigtails

No, I didn't put pigtails in Jonas' hair! But maybe when his hair gets longer!

So on June 14th, Jonas turned 8 months old! Where does the time go??!! At a recent visit, he was 22 lbs and 26.5 inches. He is an excellent crawler now and can pull himself up to standing using furniture. Last night he only woke up once during the night! But he didn't go to sleep until 11 :( I hold him and think he's asleep but then I put him down and he wakes up. So, we set up a pack nplay in the closet and goes in there where he can cry without waking up his sister. Sad, I know. what awful parents we are putting our kids in the closet. At least it's not under the stairs...

Anyway, here are some shots Brian and I got of the 8-month old. It's not easy! This kid is always on the move!

His shirt says, "Mom's Mane Man". Love it!

For about a week I had Sydney excited about pigtails. She would look at the color choices, find the one that matched her shirt (which she is excellent at! She can't name her colors accurately yet but she CAN match them!), and then she would hold on to the two elastic bands while I combed her hair. And she did NOT want those pig tails out at night. But alas, the excitement has passed for now. Just a phase.

I saw some cute animal hoodie towels at Kohl's for a pretty good deal and so I showed Sydney the duck one or the princess one and she chose duck. Then I grabbed a monster one for Jonas. Well, thanks to DADDY, Sydney is obsessed with monsters. We often play that we are hiding from monsters. So, when she saw the monster towel, she told me the monster one is hers and "Jonas duck!". Here's our little monster:

Sydney is definitely under the impression, "What's mine is mine and what's yours is mine". Here's a hat of Jonas, on Sydney.

And I'll finish off by showing some digital scrapbook pages I have done recently.

(The two above were using a kit called "Bikes and Trikes" by Dream Big Designs

This kit was made by me! Up, Up and Away! She end of post.

This was made using a kit called Monster Truck Madness by Dream Big Designs

Also, I made this mini-kit recently. I used shapes in PS to make those super heroes, masks, city and bursts myself. You think it's cute?

Inspired of course by my super kids!

Walk with me

Lately Jonas loves for you to hold his hands and walk him around the house. He can go at it for quite a while. And he really shows you where he wants to go. Today, he walked me into the bathroom and just stood by the bath tub, so I ran some water and let him take a bath!

and some crawling:

Often, Sydney will want a blanket tied at her neck and she will become... SUPER SYDNEY!!!! Dad decided tonight, it was time for a side-kick, SUPER JONAS!!!! Here are our little super heroes:

I told Brian that has got to be the best smile Sydney has ever given for a photo. I love it!

Ride-a-long

This was the first time I put Jonas on a ride-along. I was really shocked at how stable he was on it and how much he loved it!

And my scrapbook page of it.

(Credits: Kit: Dream Big Designs:Bikes and Trikes)

You so funny!

Brian and I often talk in funny accents and this is one of Brian's favorite things to say with a Chinese accent.

Brian finds it strange how worked up I get about coupons sometime and this last week I told him, "when a coupon dies (i.e. expires), it hurts!" I'm not an extreme couponer by any means (have you seen that show?!!) but when I find a good deal, I try to take advantage of it.

Oh, (by the way, this is my random post) Sydney is such a Daddy's girl! Sometimes it has to be Dad that does it, Mommy can't do it. I have Dad to thank for Sydney always wanting to play monsters. "Hide!" she'll say with her big eyes and shocked face! "Monsters!" She'll also look out the window and say, "The sun is going down". Apparently, Dad would tell her that to let her know it was bed time while I was gone. (Which by the way, she is getting into an amazing going to bed routine. I'm astounded!). I just tell Brian all the time that she's his little clone!

Don't think me a bad parent but I already have her addicted to an anime. Which one? Inu Yasha? But hey, before you get upset, I have NO idea why she wants to watch it with me. It's in Japanese. I watch it with subtitles. but she still watches it with me. And requests it. must be the monsters. thank you dad.

The other day, I had a water bottle at the table and I left for a minute and came back to find a puddle on the table with Sydney right there. I knew she had done it. She LOVES dumping out water and playing with it. Not my favorite habit of hers. So, I send her to time out. I come to check on her and without me saying anything she says, "Mommy, I'm sorry I spilled your water." Ticket for getting out of time-out granted! I was so touched! How cute!!

All in all, life is going well with these two kiddos. Every day is fun and a new adventure.

Jonas 7 months

Wow! Jonas is 7 months!

Stats:
Weight: 20.5-21 lbs
Length: 26.5"
Eats: pears, peaches, apples, bananas, green beans, peas, beef, sweet potatoes, carrots and rice cereal.
Abilities: rocks on hands and knees and sometimes makes crawling motions. Sits up very well and independently. likes for you to hold his hands and walk him around. Makes "ooo", "ha" and "ga" sounds. Ticklish under the chin.

I think the days of holding the number are gone and it will have to be in the background from now on.

Traveling with Jonas went really well. He slept on half the flights because at the beginning of almost every flight I nursed him. On the plane. Between 2 people. Fun! Jonas was a big flirt. He would lock eyes with a passenger behind us through the cracks in the seat and start smiling and laughing. When he wasn't asleep he was in constant motion, wanting to stand in my lap and turn around constantly. That was a little exhausting. I'm just thankful my grandma was able to watch Sydney for me while I was in California because traveling with 2 would have been boot camp. Real tough.

Jonas vs. Thor

I'm betting on the giant baby.

Monkey see, Monkey do

Sydney is a big time copy cat (like every child, I know!) so it was no shock that someday she would ask to feed Jonas:

The chocolate fiend:

Swim Time!

In case you did not know my grandparents' house has an indoor pool. Yeah.

Both of our kids have become big time water babies! I love how Jonas loves the water and loves splashing it! While in California, I found these floaties for a good price so I got a penguin and tiger. Sydney decided the penguin is hers and the tiger is Jonas'. She LOVES the floatie and I'm so glad!

San Francisco

2 days after Easter I found out my sister Nicole (my 2nd oldest sister, who's 4 years older than me) was in the hospital with liver failure and things did not look good. I found out late Tuesday night and by Wednesday morning decided I had to go see her. So I bought a plane ticket for the next day and took Jonas with me. My family was not sure she would survive. I have to admit I don't think the reality of how serious her condition was really fazed me. It was impossible to think of my sister not being here.


When I first visited her, she was very lethargic and out of it. It was hard to see her that way but I was glad that I had come to see her.

I stayed in San Francisco for about 1 week and stayed with my parents and Nicole's two sons while there. Nicole is doing a lot better now but the liver failure caused her kidneys to fail as well so she is on dialysis and has that procedure done 3x a week. My family is still praying for her and hoping for the best.

This trip marked the first time my parents had met Jonas so that was something to be happy about. I haven't seen my parents since last July either so it was nice to spend some time with them, even with the fears and anxiety over Nicole hanging over our heads. I'm just glad it was not the last time I will see her.

Jonas with Aunt Tessa

Jonas with Gma!

Family Photo! (You have got to love Ross' curly hair!)

And here is a picture of my sister. You can see how sick she is. That's the Bilirubin making her appear so yellow.

Love you Nicole and pray for your recovery!