baby angels

On the other hand, I've gotten many great comments about Jonathan. For example, I had a new Schwan's woman come to the house this week. (We love their ice cream and many other treats, and I especially love that they deliver to my front door!) Before I even opened the door, I could see she was smitten at the sight of Jonathan. I opened the door and she said, "God Bless You. He's given you an angel to borrow."

I thought she was very sweet, but later I got to thinking how right she was. Jonathan is a gift from God and I really need to remember that when he wakes me after a mere 3 hours of sleep or when he needs my immediate attention at the exact some moment Andrew does. I've found juggling two babies is a lot more work than I had foolishly anticipated. So, I needed the reminder that Andrew and Jonathan are gifts - angels given to me for a time to enjoy.

"Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows." James 1:17

Weird comments

Yesterday I was in Hutchinson with my mom at Alco. We were in the checkout line and these women behind me were admiring Jonathan. This I am used to. He's pretty stinkin' cute if I say so myself. Then the one woman asked me if I was a foster mother. I was vainly hoping she said that because I didn't look like I had just had a baby. I assured her he was all mine. She clarified her comment by saying that she thought that because he was so dark skinned. WHAT?! So much for my vanity - kicked in the stomach. Anyway, I realize that Jonathan does look a little tan compared to Andrew and I. I told her that he was a little jaundice when he was first born and spent a lot of time in the sun. I like to pretend he has a little tan, but really I think that he just has Keith's skin tone instead of my albino coloring. So the lesson I learned is, don't be vain, and people say weird things to strangers.

Here's a picture of my "dark-skinned" baby.

Some new pictures and random thoughts

Here are couple of pictures of Jonathan at 4 weeks. I hate to admit, but we haven't taken as many pictures lately. I'm trying to get better...

OK, bear with me. I haven't been able to post in awhile and so therefore I have many random thoughts that come to me while I sit feeding Jonathan. If only I could post telepathically, I wouldn't get so far behind...So here goes:

Things I've learned I can do one handed since having Jonathan:

1. Fill sippy cups

2. Go to the bathroom

3. Wipe Andrew's nose, a hundred times a day

4. Make coffee

5. Eat - Jonathan seems to think he needs to eat everytime we eat.

6. Drive - Jonathan's not a huge fan of his car seat until he is asleep, therefore I drive with one arm behind me trying to find the pacifier and jam it in his mouth.

7. Check email - not so much on the sending, yet.

8. Write thank you notes

I'm sure there are other things, but right now my brain is too tired to remember the rest of my mental list. Stay tuned. I'm sure there will be updates to this list...

Andrew holding Jonathan

Here's a little video that Sondra took while she was here of Andrew holding Jonathan.

Tummy time and other fun pics

Andrew helped Jonathan with his tummy time exercises the other night. I think he enjoyed it more than Jonathan!

This is my new favorite picture of my boys!

Jonathan and his Great Grandma getting acquainted.

Cooking with mommy

Andrew loves to help me cook. Keith caught us making banana cake the other day. Andrew was helping stir and eating bacon, a pre-dinner snack and part of our Bacon Corn Chowder soup. We were a little afraid that we would find little bonus pieces of bacon in our cake, but we were lucky this time...

Sondra's visit

Here are a couple of pictures of our fun time with Sondra. Andrew loves his "AunSonra." Sadly, he now thinks she is permanetly on an airplane with "UncaChad." This is partly my fault. I tried to explain to him when we took her to the airport that she had to go to her home to Uncle Chad. In his two-year-old world, they live on a big airplane. He'll ask where Aunt Sondra is and then answer his own question, "She on a big aiwpwane wit UncaChad." Thanks for coming to visit us Sondra! Hope you get caught up on your sleep soon! We miss you! Move back. Oh wait, did I type that?! Come visit again soon!