Jonathan's Tractor Mower

This is the mind that can turn a satellite dish from a fire station (or is it a siren?) into a mowing attachment for a tractor.

Edit:  I just got a call from my mom to tell me this is a really weird picture and that Jonathan looks like he's in a fishbowl.  I suppose she's right.  I was having a hard time getting a picture of him and the tractor.  I was right above him and he was crawling around on the floor.  He doesn't really have a huge head with little hands!

The Crib

Before we realized Gracie wasn't getting enough to eat, we did find out that she hated sleeping in her crib. We thought that she just hated being in the crib, not that she was hungry.  When she wouldn't sleep for longer than ten minutes at a time in there, we tried letting her sleep in her bouncy seat in her room at night, which worked better.  We have been doing that for a couple of weeks.  Since she's starting to eat better and is back up to her birth weight again (yay!) I thought I'd try the crib for some daytime naps.

The cradle is still her favorite, but it looks like the crib passes the test now, too!  Whew!

I still have to wake her up to eat most of the time during the day.  She isn't always impressed with my methods.

Today she was alert enough to check out the toys that hang from her bouncy seat.  It's fun to see her wake up to the world, little by little.

Bath

Wet

Clean

Dry

Faces

Oooo...the furrowed brow

More relaxed this time

Home for Lunch

"I don't know what I'm doing!"

Froggy Bottom

Jen and Ella

On Wednesday, I enjoyed my second visit from Jen since Grace's birth.  This time, she brought Ella and treated us with a yummy meal!

Ella had been anxious to meet Grace.  She was really sweet with her.

She and Jonathan are good little buddies.  You can't tell here, but I think that's because they are both chewing their "bunny crackers."  It has been fun to watch Ella and Jonathan grow.  They're old enough now that they took themselves up to the playroom to play, and Jen and and I enjoyed a nice, grown-up chat.  Time with a friend was the best gift they brought!  I'm so thankful for Jen's friendhip.

Sheriff Jonathan

A Peek Inside

When Lucas, Cherissa, Max, and Maggie visited on Sunday, Cherissa took a few snapshots of our time together.  I was thankful that she did!  It was also interesting to me to see what our life looks like from behind someone else's camera.

Here are Max and Jonathan enjoying Legos together.

And here I am.  This is how I spend a lot of my time feeding Gracie.  (I just switched from the oral syringe to the bottle.  We'll see how it goes.  Ideally, she'll get the hang of nursing exclusively soon.)

And this is how I spend even more of my time:  feeding Gracie while paying attention to Jonathan.  I'm sure this conversation is about the Lego vehicles he built.

If you haven't checked on how Cherissa's mom is doing lately, this would be a great time to visit Cherissa's blog.  You can also get to her mom's blog from there.  Cherissa and her family can use our prayers right now.  Cherissa and Maggie flew to be with Vicki yesterday morning, and Max is home with Lucas.  Thank you for loving on our dear friends!

Just a Quick Note

If you're wondering how Jonathan is doing, he's doing much better today.  We saw him smile today and heard him rhyming all day long (which is one thing he normally does all day long!)  He felt good enough to play with Legos and visit with Ella for a bit.  His quote for the day was, "Kind of fun to have a new baby in the house!"  So, things are good.  I'll share pictures tomorrow but wanted to at least post that Jonathan is on the mend.  Oh, and he slept over 14 hours last night!  That's our boy...sleeps when he's sick.  We're thankful he's feeling better.