New foods, new sounds and new moves

Since my last blog, I’ve been busy experiencing all sorts of new things. I got to see snow falling for the first time and I’ve got a new friend too. But, besides all that, I’ve also been doing a few new things myself. I’ve been eating all sorts of new foods (i.e. baby food meats, cheerios, teething biscuits, etc.) and I am loving it all! I eat a full three meals a day now and still have room for some milk in between. Here’s me eating a teething biscuit. Yum!

I’ve also been talking a lot more and have made some pretty great sounds with my mouth. I can say da, ma, na, ta, and I can even blow you a kiss now!
My new moves are what get the attention around my house. I started scooting on my tummy a month or so ago and I’ve just started to really crawl on my hands and knees. I’m also working on pulling myself up and with a little help getting there, I can stand up for quite awhile if I’ve got something to hold onto. Here’s one of me with my new toy that I can play with when standing.

Because I’m so mobile now, I’ve been able to make a couple good messes for Mom to clean up. Here’s one of me after I got into the wipes!

That's it for now... hope to hear from you all soon!

--Jonah

Christmas at the Beach...

Wow! I just got back from Southern California, and it was a blast! Rather tha posting photos here in the blog, I decided to post the entire album. Cllick here for a link to the entire album.

We met up with my Aunt Carrie, Grandma & Grandpa Dyk, Great Grandma Dyk, and Great Grammy and Grandpa Moore. We had a rented condo at Port Hueneme, not too far from Camarillo where the Moores live. I had my first airplane ride on the way there, which was a piece of cake, and then met my Great Grandma Dyk at the airport.

We had really great weather. Check out the photos of the sunsets from our back porch. Aunt Carrie made really great gourmet meals for us, so we spent most of our time enjoying the sunshine, reading books, eating, and just hanging out with family.

I spent some quality time at the beach on the trip too, which was a lot of fun. I walked around in the sand, and enjoyed the pier.

Then, on Christmas night, I put on some Huggies "Swimmers" and went swimming in the heated pool. My dad said it wasn't too cold, but when I got in, I begged to differ... "Brrr," I said! But my Grandpa Dyk wrapped me up in a nice dry towel while the rest of the fam warmed up in the hot tub.

My parents say that I'm a little spoiled now because I've basically been held and pampered for 4 days straight, but I like to think of it as a nice little vacation. Perhaps we should do it more often!
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It's Christmas Time!

Hello! It's been a while since my last Blog. I've just been getting so into the Holidays that there has hardly been any time for a blog!

Thanksgiving was great. Instead of going to Grandma & Grandpa Anderson's house, we decided to have them over to our house. Uncle Bill came, and took some really great photos of me (I know... I'm so photogenic). The food looked good... turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, gravy, jello salad, sweet potatos, cranberry sauce, pickles, olives, and pie. YUM! Actually, I had a little Gerber's Sweet Potato myself. Not too bad.





The next day, my parents decided they wanted to get out of the house, so they took me down to Lloyd Center for a walk. Wow was it busy! It was fun, though. My mom loves Christmas, so the day after Thanksgiving she put up the Christmas tree and other decorations. I like all the lights. Of course, Mom got some photos of me under the tree.



We decided to order holiday cards with photos on them (I saw my parents' from last year, and it was OK. But it will be better this year with me in it!). Our friend Marisa, who is pregnant with my soon-to-be friend Bodhi, took her super-sweet camera down to a little waterfall near her house and took some good family photos of us. I was a little scared because of the rushing water, but we managed to get a few good photos anyway, like this one here:



Mom wanted me to meet "Santa" so she took me downtown Camas and had my picture taken with the guy. I wasn't so sure of him... he had a fake beard and stuffing in his belly. Mom, Grandma, Sara, Kate and Kate's Grandma Jill, and I went to the big Christmas bazaar here in Portland this past week too. There were lots of cool things to look at, so Kate and I had a blast.




Well that is enough for now... I have to get back to my busy life. I hope that everything is well with you.

Love,
--Jonah

I've got 5 months on my belt!

Can you believe I’m already five months old?! Life as a pre-adult is great, however, and I’m not looking forward to joining you all in the responsibilities that come with growing up (i.e. school, work, etc.). I like my life of playdates, naps, and eating six meals a day. I’ve also been rolling over a lot since I first figured out how to do it. Because everyone gets so excited whenever I do, I try to do it as often as possible. The first picture below is of me in mid-roll.




Dad went to Belgium just before starting his new job with Moss Adams. He had a lot of fun, but missed Mom and me quite a bit. We sure like having him home more now too. While Dad was way, Mom and I did some fun stuff too. We visited the yarn store and then went to lunch with a couple of her friends (below is a picture of me with our friend, Nancy). I tried to learn by watching some of the ladies knit, but it looks too complicated for me right now. I might try it again after I master some other skills like crawling, walking, reading, writing… okay, so it may be awhile.





That picture up above is of us at the doctor's office. It turns out I’m slimming down just a bit. Dr. Vaughn said I was in the 35th percentile for weight and still in the 50th percentile for height. So, as of now I weigh a whole 15 lbs. The doc also said I looked “solid,” so no need to worry that I've gone on some sort of diet. I still like a good helping of Mom's milk. Oh and I got some more vaccines this time, which weren’t so bad for me, but Mom made Dad come along so she could wait in the other room while the nurse poked me. Poor Mom. She just couldn't pull it together to be there. Give her some time...

I finally decided to give Mom a break and started going eight hours between my last feeding before bed and my first one in the morning. I’ve still been getting Mom up around 12:30-1:00 a.m. just to say “Hi” but, I have a feeling she doesn’t enjoy these moments as much as I do...

Oh yeah, and my new friend, Isaac, was born just a couple weeks ago. He seems like a lot of fun already. I heard Mom telling someone how many hours he made his mom and dad wait to see him once labor started (I think it was 47) and I thought that was pretty gutsy of the guy. I know my mom would flip out on me if I did something like that! Some other friends of ours, Matt and Amy, just found out they will be expecting a boy in the next year too. Kate's going to have to learn how to politely turn down dates with those other boys who will be joining our playdates now...

Well, I hope you all had a more exciting Halloween than I did. Because I had an ear infection, Mom and Dad wouldn’t let me go door to door begging for candy. Phooey on them. Maybe next year… But I did get to dress up in this outfit that my Great Grandma Dyk sent... :>



That’s it for now. Hope to hear from you all soon!

Potluck picnic in the park and meeting new friends

My mom and dad sure keep me busy. We regularly get together with our closest friends here in Portland. Just a few weeks ago we all got together at a local park and did a potluck picnic. The food looked great and there was a good chance I'd get to see Kate there, so of course I tagged along! Above is a picture of us at the park.

Mom's got several friends who are expecting in the next few months so I've been patiently waiting to meet my new friends as well. Strangely enough, all of my new friends will be boys. I will soon be meeting an Isaac, Bodhi, Hunter, Luke, and Andrew (though his mom, Kristel, is not sure of his name yet). I better watch out because I may have some competition for Kate's hand in marriage someday! The picture above is from a shower Mom threw for her friend Mindy (who is having Hunter). Tara and Kristel are in the photo too and as you can see, they are all about to have their boys!

In the last few weeks I've been learning to roll over. I first rolled over from my back to front when Mom wasn't looking! Since then I've also rolled over from my front to back and I've even let her see me doing it both ways a time or two. I've also gotten really interested in what other people are eating and drinking. I wouldn't say I'm getting sick of Mom's milk, but I sure am curious about the other foods out there. Mom says I have to wait another couple months though...

Well, I better get going. It's time for another nap!

The President says that we don't torture...

...but I disagree, and I have proof! Just look at this video that was captured of my parents, clearly tickling me while I have no choice but to laugh uncontrollably! I denounce it!

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Zoo Trip!

Hi Friends & Family!

I have been having some pretty busy days lately!

I've riden the light-rail line, the MAX, with my parents several times lately. First we went downtown and had dinner at the Macaroni Grill and then went to Alotto Gelato for dessert, and then this last weekend we went to to zoo with Aunt Carrie and Kate and Sara. It was my first real 'date' with Kate! We had a good time hanging out with Aunt Carrie and I got to see lots of cool animals. Here are some photos from our MAX ride (I was sucking my thumb...) and Zoo trip:

Lately I've been laughing quite a bit more. I've got this new giggle, and when someone leans over me and makes funny faces, I just can't help but giggle at them for quite a while! Here are some photos of me smiling and giggling (oh yeah, one was with Kate!):

I got a new toy to play in too and I love it! It's called a "doorway jumper". It hangs in the doorway between my parents bedroom and the living room, and I can bounce up and down in it. Of course, I still like my floor gym a lot too. They are both lots of fun. Here are pictures of me on both of them:

My mom has a friend at the yarn / knitting-supply store that she goes to who made me this sweater. Looks great, huh!? I am definitely ready for fall to start.

Thanks for checking in. I hope to see all of you soon!