Patterns

Jonas's teachers have told us that he is picking up on the pattern of the schedule they are keeping at school. I know babies like consistency, so I am glad he is on a schedule. He knows that he eats his breakfast meal shortly after he gets to school. He has figured out that after feeding time, then all the babies are changed and they are put down for the morning nap. When it is his turn on the changing table, he starts to get fussy and fight back because he know he is getting ready to be put down for a nap. It amazes me how smart the booger is, but he needs his morning nap!!!

Watch Out World

Jonas is officially crawling. We had been working with him for a few days because we knew he was close. He has been scooting for a couple weeks. We put him in the floor fully expecting him to scoot to a toy, but he just took off crawling. He hasn't slowed down since. This weekend will be spent babyproofing.

Jonas will be 7 months on Monday. He can also clap and say a few words. I have never been so proud of anything in my life!

Snow Day II

It snowed again in Winston yesterday. It started around 5 on my way home from work. Since people in NC freak out at the sight of a flake, it took me almost 45 minutes to get home. E had to leave work to pick up Jonas in time. When we all got home, the flakes were still coming down, it was still light out, and a couple hours before bedtime... So we got to introduce Jonas to snow. He absolutely loves it outside, so he was just happy to be on the front porch. When he saw the white on the ground, his eyes got really big. We let him touch the snow that was on the railing. At first he loved the new feeling. It wasn't long before he realized how cold the snow was on his hand ad he screamed. He enjoyed it for a few minutes, so I was pleased.

Inauguration Day

I have never been one to openly discuss my political views and this post will be no exception. I generally don't even like politics and tend not to pay a lot of attention to them. Don't get me wrong, I vote and definitely have an opinion on things - I just don't care for politics. This is probably why it will come as a surprise to some of you that the inauguration and all its festivities has been on my mind.

I think part of the reason for this is the media coverage. I have not lived through many presidential elections and many of them have been won by someone going for a second term. I do not recall an inauguration getting as much coverage as this one has. I am sure there are always parades and concerts and they may have even been televised in the past - I don't remember.

As with everything in my life these days, I think about my son and how this will effect his life. Regardless of the political party I choose to side with, it is amazing to me to already see how much different his perception of the world will be than the generations before him. He will grow up in a world where the first president he will ever know is black. If McCain had won, he would have known a female VP. It just amazes me to try to view the world from his point of view - to only know the world as it will be when he is able to comprehend it.

Snow Day

This is the second time it has snowed in Jonas's short life, but this is the first time he actually saw it. In mid-November we had a light dusting one night that all but melted by morning. Last night we got about an inch or so. The house, driveway, yard, and roads were all covered when we woke up. Jonas's school was delayed, so we had some time with him. I opened the blinds to let him look outside and see everything covered in white. He seemed to enjoy looking out the window because he was excited about what he saw. He reached and leaned towards the window, so I think he wanted to go outside. He loves to be outside. It was still in the 20s, so I didn't take him out. Hopefully next time he can enjoy the snow and at least touch it.

Nicknames

I have realized that calling Jonas Baby J or Little J makes him sound like he belongs on Gossip Girl. I am going to have to put a stop to that. We have liked JK all along, so I will stick with that.

You know you love me.
XOXO
Gossip Girl

HUHS Ram Pride

I had read in the paper and heard that the Harding University High School Band of Gold was invited to participate in Obama's inauguration next week. They have been trying to raise money to afford the trip. As a Harding alumni, I find this very exciting. When I was a student, we all went to the football games to see the band perform at half time, then left. Our football team only won 4 games in the 4 years I was in school, so there wasn't much entertainment elsewhere. We had an urban band director that incorporated drum lines and dancing. It was fun.

As of this morning, the band still needed $17,000 (out of $50,000) to make the trip to DC. Steve Smith from the Panthers decided to donate $25,000 to the band for this trip. Pretty cool gesture.

Maybe he should save up for a new QB after Saturday Night!!!