And Labour started exactly a year ago today....

It was a year ago today that I sat at my computer, blogging in the morning, when I became uncomfortable in my chair. I took a bath to ease the discomfort but by then I was having contractions that were already 3 minutes apart. I remember so well how giddy and excited I became when I was trying to decide if it was real contractions or not. I talked to my sister, my mom and my mom in law on the phone to figure out what to do next. I was just sooo excited! I had to take the ferry over to town, so I drove myself over and Janet met me. It was so very exciting....I remember writing the note for Jordan, who was at that moment wondering around the woodlot with his dad, doing some map work. Of course it was the one day I could not reach him by cell phone!

And I can't believe its almost been a whole year since Jonas became a physical part of our lives. I could not imagine my life without Jonas. He has added so much depth and joy to each and everyday. Not a moment of any part of any day is wasted. It is always full and busy; especially now that he is so mobile and interesting. I must admit he was cute in his first few months, but once he hit that 6 month age, he really became alot of fun! And now that he is a few hours short of being a year old he is non stop excitement.

I know that I haven't written about this yet, but he is now taking steps. He has been taking steps for about 2 weeks now, but its hard to say that he is WALKING because its only 4-9 steps at a time. So its been a very gradual process. I am not sure if these personality traits will stay with Jonas his entire life, but at this point I can say that he is very focused, methodical, strong and careful. He listens well. He sits and stacks his blocks and gets really focused in his play. He loves visiting family and loves playing with his cousins. He loves to watch Livia dance and he loves to dance while she dances. I loves to carefully examine Camerons bionicle toys. He loves going for walks with Dad in the big backpack. He still has all of his baths with mom or dad or mom and dad. He still sleeps between mom and dad all night. He goes to sleep each night quite easily. He still breastfeeds every three hours throughout the night and only 3 times during the day. He helps to put his toys away into their baskets and knows where certain things belong, like his brush and comb in front of his mirror in his bedroom. He has all of his naps on his futon on the floor of his bedroom where more often than not mom or dad will nap with him. He naps twice a day. Jonas enjoys trips to the library, grocery store and parents and tots which is our new outing each week.

His new love is also finger painting....

....and body painting.