Good Little Traveller

We spent last weekend in Victoria for Taagens first birthday. The boys finally met; Taagen wanting to touch Jonas and Jonas just staring. Taagen will have to wait a little longer before Jonas can 'play'. It was a quick little visit and Jonas did very well for the three hour drive there and back. Natalie's family thought that Jonas looked alot like me, but with Jordans lips and nose. To me I see a little of each of us but when I look at Jonas I see Jonas, unique and beautiful. Casey and Natalie gave Jordan and I gift certificates to eat at the Bengal Lounge at the Empress (our wedding present). Cousin Devyn, Grandma Janet and Taagen's auntie Carol babysat the boys while we ate a super delicious Indian dinner
Funny expression! Jonas and Grandma Janet

Nat and Casey joined us afterwards for drinks and jazz. Really a nice night which lasted 3 hours before we got the phone call at 10pm from Devyn letting us know that Taagen was still awake and Jonas had run out of my pumped milk. He was not impressed and even less impressed when they tried watered down formula. I was ready to go home at that point as I, too, was ready and overflowing to feed my little milk monster.

Jonas is now smiling, laughing and cooing all the time. When I exagerate big smiles, he will smile right back. And when he is engaged and into it we play this game where I am smiling and talking to him in short sentences using alot of Jonas and Mummy and then I wait for his reply and he coos and ahhhs in response.

Mummy and Jonas at Taagen's birthday party

When he is over it he will give a grumpy shriek and we then move onto another activity. Some of the things Jonas enjoys is tummy time where I put my hand on his feet and he shoots forward - we call it the frog game. He also likes to lay on his mat and stare out our big windows - he loves the contrast, the lines of our beams and he can probably see the outline of the trees. He is very entertained by these things - sometimes just staring up and out in a kind of silent awe and other times he is looking around from side to side, stretching his arms and legs and kicking. He also likes to hang out/sleep in Dad's arms while he watches the Canucks.

All of my time is spent with Jonas, which can get very tiring. We have been extremely fortunate to have Grandpa Jerry around to babysit a couple of times a week. It is really good for Jonas to be bonding with others besides Jordan and I. Jonas is very content and very relaxed around his Grandpa and Jill. While Jonas is with Grandpa, he drinks milk, naps in his lap, listens to stories and is carried around in the Baby Bjorn snuggly while checking out all the new tree growth around the property. While Jonas is away, Jordan and I like to nap, have a bath, read, drink wine and talk about our dreams....we really value the time we are able to be together alone.Mummy taking a much needed break, lounging on the deck, in the sun with a glass of wine!