Big Boy

Jonah slept without his pacifier for 2 nights in a row. The bedtimes were heart-breaking, but he worked through it, and we were so proud that he had no waking spells in the wee hours of the morning.

His reward was a Buzz Lightyear that he has asked for several times. All day Friday I heard, "Buzz ligh year to duh resCUE" and, "to firbibi n eeyon" (to infinity and beyond). Buzz helped us string up popcorn for our resident finches later that afternoon. I suspect he ate his fair share too.
Help us pray that Jonah will quickly re-learn how to relax without his pacifier. Until he gets to that point, I think naps are a thing of the past (sigh).

A Little Surprise

There's a new play place in town called A Little Surprise. It's a miniature version of our fair city, inside an air conditioned building. Jonah had so much fun playing there, I had to drag him away kicking and screaming after being there for more than 2 hours. I think what most impressed me about the place was how it inspired kids to use their imaginations. There were 10 to 15 kids in the building, and they were all strangely quiet, playing in their own little worlds. Even my little extrovert quietly played in the fire station for close to an hour. A Christmas miracle! Seven months early.

Masterpiece

Yesterday, I let Jonah color with some washable markers. This is a rare treat for him, because markers mean more mess for Mama to clean up. He was so excited to be able to use the markers, he created his first masterpiece...If you can't tell, He drew 2 long legs with feet at the bottom, a head at the top, and arms stretching out to the sides. Then he added a big golf bag (the red blob), and told me that this was Meemaw. I was so excited about this portrait because I've never coached him on how to draw a stick figure. All we've ever "practiced" drawing are letters, numbers, shapes, and smiley faces. He's a genius, no?

Week 33 - Baby Report

Baby Grace -

She probably weighs more than 5 lbs now and measures 17 inches in height. Lots of movement and she's still breech.

I picked up a children's book at Barnes & Noble this weekend called, "Hello, Baby!". The little boy in the book is just Jonah's age and has big blue eyes. Plus his mom looks a little like me, and the dad looks a little like Michael, AND there's a grandma in the book that could pass for either Meemaw OR Marmee. In the book, the little boy goes to the doctor with his mom and hears the baby's heartbeat. Jonah went with me today to the doctor and asked me three times on the way there, and five times in the waiting room, if it was time for the heartbeat. He could not WAIT. When it was finally time to hear the heartbeat, he sat in Michael's lap and watched with his mouth hanging open and his eyes big as saucers. Priceless.

One more thing I almost forgot...Jonah was singing the word "tuba" over and over to the tune of Twinkle Little Star on the way to the doctor. He stopped with no warning, and without missing a beat says, "Mama? Gracie's gonna break your tummy?". I guess he was suddenly wondering how she's going to get out of there.

Mama -

Still no swelling! I think Gracie shifted into a transverse position for a while last week, and I could have done without that. It made EVERYthing hurt. She's back to breech, and I can deal with that.

Blood Pressure: 112/72
Weight: holding steady since last doctor's appt.
Cravings: milk

Other baby news -

This is the outfit I'm planning to bring Gracie home from the hospital in. It's one of my favorite hand me downs from the Rowdy Girls. I love a baby girl with a ruffle bottom. It'll be around the 4th of July too, so the colors seem appropriate.

Are you my mama?

This little quail chick followed Jonah around for a long time tonight at Michael's parent's house. It kept trying to climb on his shoes. We never did find it's mama, and that was just too much drama for my hormones to handle. I cried almost the whole way home.