Future Accountant

The boy loves money!

Floaties

It's been so dang hot here, I'm trying to stay inside or in the water at all times! Here are some pics of Jonathan and Joseph having a good time at the ranch pool. Jonathan loves these floaties my mom bought for him. He has no fear of water and loves to jump off the edge to one of us, go down the slide by himself and be dropped off the diving board. I definitely have a little fishy on my hands.

Daredevil

That blur you see is my daredevil! He's totally comfortable jumping off higher objects now. Whether it be our couch, a stair or this here car at the mall. The world is literally his playground!

Mike's Birthday Party

A while back we went to one of my dad's coworker's husband's birthday parties. Did you get all that? They had a DJ and tons of good food and who can resist either? My parents had a blast showing Jonathan off to all his colleagues and we were just happy to get out for a night!

This video showcases Jonathan's amazing booty shakin' skills. It's so funny to watch him. We're working on using his feet and hands more. :)

Corey Mac

Jonathan and I went to Colorado this past weekend to visit my brother and his fiance, Terell. Unfortunately, I didn't take ANY pictures. We had a blast though. Jonathan was in heaven with Corey, Brad, Dudley and Piper (Corey's dog). The first thing he said every morning was, "Corey? Piper outside?". He loved being out on the deck with Piper while we kept the patio door open. The weather was fantastic!

I'll admit, I began to get a little overwhelmed toward the end with Jonathan because I felt like a single parent. I have a new found respect for single parents! I was constantly on him trying to make sure he was polite and not a little terror. Nobody likes a terror for a 2-year old! It would have been different if Joseph had been with me because we could have tag-teamed him, but J had to stay in Denton for school so I was on my own. Plus, we had zero structure. Jonathan is normally a very laid back kid and goes with the flow very easily, but for some reason, he wasn't sleeping well and became very defiant to anything I said. I honestly think he was having so much fun and I was the buzz kill.

Either way, I was glad to get back home but it was great seeing Corey Mac in his new Colorado environment. He's definitely thriving and the mountains suit him well. I can't wait to go back in February with the whole family and go skiing. It's been 10 years since I've been on skis...I'm thinking it will be like riding a bike. Here's hoping!

Jonathan and the belly

Just some funny things Jonathan has done during this pregnancy that I didn't want to forget.

~When you ask him, "What's in Mommy's belly?" he says, "Ball."

~He has to see my belly every morning when I go to get him out of his crib. And if I don't lift up my shirt enough, he'll lift it for me.

~He likes to bump his belly to mine. We make a sound effect to go along with it and he thinks it essential to his life.

~He prays for mommy & "baby brother" every night, that we will grow healthy and strong.

~When we're sitting down together on the couch, he'll lay his hand across my belly and pat it absentmindedly.

I'm sure he's done more, but these are things he does on a consistent basis. He's my favorite Jonathan.

20 Weeks

Here's the first pictures I've had taken of this pregnancy. I'm halfway through it which is pretty hard to believe. This one has flown by!