the one with yogurt

OH. MY. GOODNESS!! 

this post is a two-part series. well, maybe not in the true sense of that. i am including both parts in today's blog post. the main feature is the second part, but I am including a little back story for you!  so, without further ado...i present: the one with yogurt!

Part 1

one day a week or so ago i was working at the computer after dinner. jonah seemed to need something more to eat, so i set him up with some yogurt in his high chair. i helped him get started and then let him go at it a bit on his own. i figure he's old enough to start learning more in the self-feeding dept. plus, he is happier when  he can do it himself. this was the result of that:

a bit messy, but very accomplished. he loved feeding himself!

Part 2
THEN...yesterday, i was making dinner. he was very very hungry (read: he was screeching so loud i could hardly hear myself think) and the cheerios were not going to cut it much longer, and, in order to get real food on the table i had to keep cooking. so....i thought a little yogurt might do the trick. well, it sure did something!! this is the result i faced this time:

 

in this video you will see when i turned on the light. sorry it is dark in the beginning. 

enjoy!

hair. eyes. diaper. he was  covered. 

as you can see, that final picture was taken in the bathroom. 

he had a good scrub before i ate my dinner. 

in the end i'd call this little venture a success. 

nobody or nothing was [permanently] damaged. he loved it, and probably developed some sort of motor skills.

Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!

Theodor Seuss Geisel

1904-1991

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!! We love this whimsical author and we like to celebrate around here! 
Last year we kept it simple and celebrated with this cute little commemorative picture:

This year we did something new! Target hosted Read Across America in every store. We attended their story time and got a fun little goody bag! Jonah sat very still and listened intently for almost 2 whole books!! Everyone thought he was the cutest little thing and I was we were very proud of him!

Here is our very own cat-in-the-HAT:

(next year he will wear the whole costume)

And here he is listening to the story:

 

Next year....who knows? We might have green eggs and ham for breakfast!

Wanna Go Shopping?

Jonah sure loves his shopping cart! He is so cute pushing it around. Here you can see he has it loaded up with...SHOES! That's my boy! Or more accurately... that is my sister's boy. You see, his Auntie Em is very notorious for buying shoes. In fact, she even buys for Jonah! I don't think I've purchased any shoes for him. They are either hand-me-downs or gifts from Emily! Auntie Em also gave him the shopping cart! 

I hereby dedicate this blog post to Emily and feature her this week, in honor of her BIRTHDAY that is coming up on Friday, March 4!

It's Raining, It's Pouring

Today it has been raining and pouring, 
but I don't think there has been any old man snoring. 
 No little man snoring, either. (he took a nap just fine, but I didn't hear a peep out of him)
 After nap time I dressed him in his rain gear and let him go out on the back deck. 
He sure was cute all suited up!

First, he had to check it out...see what's out there.

He was a little hesitant and cautious in the beginning. Then he warmed up...and hammed up. He was so so so cute out there. 

He loved it!

(please don't ask me what's going on with his one pant leg up and one pant leg down...have you ever tried to dress a moving target?)

Well, I recorded some video of him out there and it is really cute. However, I had the camera turned the wrong way, so the video is sideways. sorry about that.

and then, much to his dismay, it was time to come inside.

A Splish, a Splash, and a Streak!

today's bath was fun!! 

jonah loved playing in the water, as usual. 

and, of course, he was his usual cuteness.

he really is such a "pretty" baby. i hope he never needs counseling from me saying that.

photoshop is lots of fun too. even i can come out with a good looking picture if i work at it!

(jonah makes it easier, though)

then, mr. beautiful decided to show off his wild side! (equally cute, if you ask me)

he took off streaking through the living room which left me chasing him with a diaper (and camera)

just look at that face...can't you just hear his mischievous little laugh!

and...well, he found the remote. isn't this what every little boy  likes most...

being  naked and having control of a remote. 

that's our boy! love him.

Why, Oh Why, Didn't I Lock the Dog's Crate?

I know that Jonah likes to crawl in the dog crate. I know that he will do so given the opportunity. So, why, oh why, did I fail to close and lock the dog crate when I let the dog out this morning? And WHY did I let him crawl back in a 2nd time...OH YEAH...I guess so I could share it with you. Yeah, that's it, that's why I did it. All in the name of a blog post. It has nothing to do with negligence on my part, right?

Well, if you enjoy this video, then it will make the dog hair on his clothes worthwhile. So, just click on the video, smile, and ENJOY it... please!

How To: ClipYour Baby's Nails

Have you every tried to clip a baby's fingernails? Have you every tried to clip my baby's fingernails? Difficult. Very tricky. One wiggle and it's all over. The fingers are tiny, thus tiny little nails to trim. Tiny, but sharp when unattended. So, here I go again to tame the weapons growing at the end of his fingers. What to do? How do I do this...then....the LIGHTBULB. Thank you YouTube.







 Here is my solution:

This video captured my baby's attention and I was able to trim his nails before it was even done playing. 

You wanna see him enjoying it? Here ya go:

 

I wonder if this method will work for haircuts?