Finally feeling better

The last three days have been really hard. Jonathan has tonsillitis and today is the first day since Tuesday that he has even acted like himself. His throat still hurts and he is a little picky about food, but he is playing and smiling like normal. Yesterday was a very strange day. I woke him up at 7:15, right before Matt left for work and he was feverish and blah. He stayed awake long enough for me to give him some Ibuprofen and change his diaper. He then proceeded to sleep for 6 hours! He woke up, but just laying around for two hours and then he was out again. He crawled up into my lap and snuggled for 3 hours, until Matt got home. FORTUNATELY, he slept all night! My child was awake for a total of about 2.5 hours!! You would think that I got a lot done yesterday, nope! But, thank God that he is almost back to normal. Plus, Matt is home today and that is SO... helpful! This picture is from Thursday. Believe it or not, we had just gotten home from the doctor's office and the Ibuprofen was kickin in big time. My little red neck man is so cute!!

sick little man

It is never fun to take care of a sick child. You hate to see them not feeling well and sometimes you feel so helpless. Jonathan started a fever yesterday and he is still sick today. Other than a fever, I don't know what is wrong. That makes it twice as hard. He isn't talking and can't tell me what hurts. Unfortunately, he has had tonisilitis three times since April. I am hoping that is not what is wrong this time too. I guess we will wait and see. So far he is still eating and drinking well. We will see what happens next. Until then, I will absorb as much cuddling as I possibly can. That is the only positive thing that I can take from him being sick. I love the cuddling. Not that I wont have enough of that in about 7 weeks or so, but right now, Jonathan is still my baby!

My funny little man!

Jonathan has become obsessed with turning the lights in the house off and on. For the past weeks he walks through the house pointing at the lights and grunting. At first we just turned them on and he would clap and smile. Now, he stands under the light switches and wants you to pick him up so he can turn the light switches off and on. I think he would do it all day if we would let him. He also loves the fan. I think this is why I am getting such good naps from him reciently. I think he just lays there and watches the fan:) Either way, I get some extra nap time too!!

Today, Jonathan also got into the cabinets in the kitchen. I was on the phone, but I had to run and get the camera because this was too cute to pass up!!

New baby's room

We have been working on the new baby's room for a while and we are finally finished. All we need now is the baby! Matt worked really hard on the wall where we placed the crib. We got the crib last week and it all looks great! Jonathan even helped put the bouncy seat together today. He is such a great helper!! I know that he doesn't really understand that he is getting a brother really soon, but he will kiss my belly when I ask him, "where is the baby?". He is too cute and he will be a great BIG brother:)

31 weeks and counting...

I have finally taken a picture of myself during this pregnancy. I took lots of pictures while I was pregnant with Jonathan, but I am not really sure why I haven't this time. The only thing I could think of was that I am bigger this time and didn't want to look back and compare pictures. I have a little over 8 weeks before my "due date". I am trying not to focus on the date this time, just the month. I was really sad when my due date came and went with no Jonathan last time. Although he was only three days overdue, it was a sad three days. Obviously, I am hoping to go early with this one, but I am not counting on it. I guess he will come when he is ready, just like his brother did. You would think with all of this running around after Jonathan all day, I would go into labor early... Just pray that it is the case this time:)

Spaghetti Night!

Everyone has really cute pictures of their children eating spaghetti. I just wanted to add my pictures to the vast many. Matt made the most wonderful spaghetti tonight for dinner. Jonathan really liked it and as you can see he approves of the recipe:) Matt made it with ground turkey instead of ground beef. Plus he used our "Italian Stallion" seasoning from Charleston. Fabulous spaghetti babe!! Now, I just have to figure out how to make him cook like that every night!!

Hot Mountain Air??

We drove to Blowing Rock yesterday for the "cool mountain air" and relaxation by the creek with Matt's brother and his family. Haha, it was hot!! The boys really enjoyed themselves, but I was hot! Who would have thought it was going to 87 degrees in Blowing Rock?? I know it is just the pregnancy, but man it was warm. Jonathan and Caleb had lots of fun and maybe sometime next year, we can go again. I think the car ride and the chasing a 15 month old just about wore me out!!

HOT!!

Whoever thought it was better to be pregnant during the summer months rather than fall and winter, has never done it. I had Jonathan in April, PERFECT time of the year. Although the clothes are not as cute...it is not 1 BILLION degrees outside! I thought, this pregnancy will be great, the clothes are cute and I wont look frumpy in a sweater. True, but the clothes aren't quite as cute when you are hot and sweaty!! For all of you that are planning to get pregnant and want to enjoy it, have your baby in the spring.

Finally...

I started this blog a few months after Jonathan was born. Believe it or not, he is now 15 months old and I am just now getting to it. I am hoping that this will allow family and friends to keep up with what is going on and feel involved. I am not sure that it will be funny or even entertaining, but the pictures will be cute and I hope that you enjoy:)

Jonathan is now 15 months old. He weighs about 22 lbs. and has 6 teeth. His hair is so blonde that he looks bald. He does have hair though and we had our first haircut on Saturday. He cried at first, but he is shy and I don't think he cared for the squirts of water to get his hair wet. He looks like a little boy and not a baby anymore. I am sure that others thought this for a while, but as a mother, it took me until Saturday to notice. It must have been the haircut.

For those that don't know, we are expecting our second little boy in October. The due date is the 17th, but after carrying Jonathan 40.3 weeks, I am not focusing on a date for my own sanity:) We haven't finalized on a name, but we are working on it. I will post the only US picture I have from almost 10 weeks ago soon. I am sure he doesn't look like the picture anymore, but we will see soon enough.

Well, I am off to eat some double chocolate brownie ice cream. I might have a huge bowl, since my glucose test is tomorrow and I want to enjoy as much sweets and ice cream as possible, just as a procaution. If the test is positive, I may require therapy!! Say a little prayer.