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Tuesday, September 29, 2009

So I'm cute; Wanna Fight About it?

Apparently, I am posting in twos these days. Maybe it's because I am trying to make the most of my time while Ryan reads to a happy baby (see post below).

It's every mom's daunting task to catch their baby smiling. And I have spent my fair share of time waiting to snap that moment. Finally .... here it is:

This Week in Pictures

The weather was perfect today and apparently even Jonah didn't want to waste the day inside. Each time I took a minute to work, he was quick on the trigger to make sure I got nothing done. So I listened to his cues and we headed out to the Botanical Gardens for some free, outdoor entertainment.

Alright Mom, let's do this!

And, I'm spent.

When Ryan gets home, it's boy time. Even though Jonah can't read, or even understand much, Ryan reads to him every night. Jonah likes to lay on his back and listen to his dad. Right now he's reading through the children's books we have but I'm scared I'll come home and find him reading school textbooks and threatening to throw a pop quiz. What ever he can do to get him ahead in school....abc's by 1....states and their capitals by 2.....all of the muscles of the arm with origin/insertion and nerve innervation by 3.....so on and so forth. If that doesn't work out we'll be hitting the weight room and seeing if a rowing or lacrosse scholarship can get him into Harvard.

And so the lessons begin.

This was a quiz over the pookie shimmy.

Monday, September 28, 2009

A Day in the Life of Big, Blue Eyes

Gearing up for my workout.

And one ... and two ... Dad would be so proud.

Working on my tan post workout.

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Oh, to catch a smile!

I know; two posts in one day! What am I thinking? Between trying make up for my lack of posting and a rainy weekend, there was plenty to share.

Jonah is giving us the real deal - he smiles! It use to be, he'd smile at the ceiling, or when he was sleeping, but within the last few weeks, he now looks you in the eyes and smiles. It will melt your heart! Now, don't get excited, this video was a (first) attempt to capture the smile. While, you don't see a full-fledged smile, you allllmost see it. Jonah loves his dad (who wouldn't, he's the funniest guy I know) and will usually give it up for him. Here's Ryan's attempt to allow me to catch it on video. It's pretty cute either way!

Father and Son Traditions in the Making

Ryan had bigs plans for him and his son to begin a Husker football tradition of watching the game and wings. The boys were suited up in their Husker gear (Jonah's was a little big!) and snuggled up on the couch for a raining day of football. Then panic ensued. No, not Jonah .... As Ryan frantically flipped through the channels, we realized that the Nebraska game was not being shown here in Alabama - instead they were showing the Arizona v. Iowa game (WHAT!) We ended up "watching" the game on the internet which includes 1 sentence updates that are about 3 minutes delayed. Nonetheless, we had a fun, family-filled Saturday of football (say that 5 times fast!) I see a Husker fan in the making .... Like he ever had a choice!