Ashton is here

Well things have settled down a bit since the baby was born. I have about 5 minutes to post something before I need to do something else like pay attention to Jonah, or clean or get the baby when he cries.

I've decided that it's fun to dress up my kids. Here are is my latest photo shoot and some of my favorite pictures.




This is where Ashton is the most happy




Jonah getting into Ashton's chair and cuddling with his little bunny. The bunny is supposed to hang above his head to play with and look at, but Jonah likes to make all the stuffed animals feel loved.

Tribute to Jonah

This is my favorite picture of Jonah so far. My friend Claire made him and the new baby matching bow ties which I totally love. Jonah wore it for the first time to church and I thought he looked so cute, so I took a picture. He actually smiled for it too.

I decided to dedicate this post to Jonah, since this will be his last moment in the spotlight before he has to share it with his little brother.

This picture is right after we got him a toddler bed and brought it home. He loved it so much he decided to pile all of his stuffed animals on it and bury himself in them.

We weren't planning on switching him over to a toddler bed just yet, but when it was time for bed he hopped in his toddler bed and put the blanket on himself and was ready to go to sleep.
This was after he went to sleep in the bed. Later on he ended up falling out of his bed. We heard a thud and went in his room to find him curled up on the floor. Later he started being scared to sleep in his toddler bed, se now he's back in his crib.


This video is so cute. It shows how Jonah treats his stuffed animals and dolls like they are his friends. He carries them around the house, puts them at the breakfast table and in chairs. This time he had one of my old dolls and put her on the piano bench, so she could play the piano with him. I love how nurturing and sweet my little boy is. He's not afraid to play with dolls either.

Nesting

I know a lot of my fans out there have wondered where in the world I have been. Well I've been busy nesting for my little boy coming on May 21st--unless he gets here a little early like Jonah did.

This is what I've been working on. I'm proud of my latest work. I made all new bedding for Jonah and his brother's room.






I also worked on the guest bedroom. Here's the before.



Here's the after



I am mostly proud of how much money I saved--especially on the guest room make-over. I used part of an old duvet cover and just added the black and burgandy fabric. Then I made the curtains and the art above the bed.

Jonah's latest greatest moments

The other day Braden had Jonah out and about running errands. Well when they were at the gas station, Jonah kept pointing at someone and saying, "mamma." His latest thing is pointing at pictures of us around the house and saying "mamma" and "dada."


This is what Braden caught on video.

Jonah After Dentist from WireWerksFilms on Vimeo.



Here is a close up of the billboard Jonah was pointing at.
I can totally see the resemblance. I have big boots like that too. I'm flattered! At least the girl is hot.


Here is another one that happened this week. I came out of the shower to find this standing in the den.


He looked at me and said, "Mmmmmmmmm!" With excitement like he always does when there is food around. It was blueberries from a container that was sitting on the kitchen counter. I was kind of mad, but I couldn't help laughing because he looked so funny. I was just glad he only got it on himself.

Highlights

I've been out of the blogging world for a little while. I wanted to highlight a few things since my last post. Here are some of my favorite pictures.

My brother, his wife,their 3 kids and my parents all came to visit for a post Christmas celebration. It was a lot of fun except I got sick just as they arrived and was in bed for about 3 days while they were here. Then my brother caught it and Jonah. I'm just glad nobody else did. We did manage to make it to the beach and the zoo though.


This is just a cute picture. Jonah put all those things on himself including my hair elastic around his wrist


These next pictures are all from the zoo
Jonah loved the gorillas. He spent most of his time there


mom, dad, me, Jonah, and my nephew Mark


Kip(brother) and his daughter, Savannah


This my dad building a fense for us, so we can have a play area for Jonah. We've now planted grass and it's slowly growing. I can't wait until it's ready


Braden and Jean(sister-in-law) with Mark, Jonah, Lizzy, and Savannah building a sand castle

Boy names

Many of you know that we had our ultrasound this last Monday, and we found out that we're having another boy. I know I should be greatful that I'm having a baby and just hope he's healthy, yadda, yadda, but I was a little sad. I guess I've been hoping for a girl since I was a little girl myself playing house. I just never had any sisters to share clothes with or do any girl stuff with, and I did love it, but I always secretly longed for a sister. I always wanted to have a daughter to show the finer things in life like ballet classes or art and things. I told my dad on the phone the other day that instead I get to deal with a house full of farts and sports. My dad gently said, "Well, Shelle, girls fart too." Thanks for the perspective dad.

So this brings me to the point of my post. I hadn't really thought of any boy names because I though for sure we'd be having a little girl with curly hair named Hazel. I want to find out if anyone has any suggestions. There's only one name that really stands out to me right now, and I'm not sure I'm in love with that one either. Let me know what ideas any of you have for a boy name.