talking to himself!

This week JD has started looking at himself and talking. He was talking a little bit at the end of last week, but it has been so much more obivous this week. It is so cute. When I put him on the floor in his play gym, there is a little mirror over his head that he sees himself in. He laughs, giggles, and talks to himself. It's great!! :) He is also reaching for objects now. When we go for our walks, he reaches to touch the star that makes music. In his bouncer, he has started to reach for the fish and the bubbles. And in his play gym, he loves to bat at the bird and make it move. He is growing and learning so much. I just love it!

pictures on the web

So, I'm going to try to keep pictures on here to a minimum because I have created a new place to share my photos online. http://public.fotki.com/melis9701/ is the new online photo album. I will be moving all my pics from yahoo photos to the fotki albums soon. I already moved some pictures of JD, if you want to take a look. :)

relaxin' in the tub

Last Thursday, on JD's 6 week birthday, I gave him a bath. He was so relaxed and looked soo cute, I just had to take a picture!! Looks like he's going to love taking baths like his daddy does! :)

Father's Day Smiles

What a great day we had! After church at SOTL, we went to John's parents house for lunch. We spent a few hours there and then went to my parents for dinner. At my parents we took a few pictures of our smiley son! He is laughing and giggling now. I just love it!!

Happy Boy!

Here are the latest and greatest of our little guy!! Isn't he adorable? :)

Floating!

Daddy and John took a bath tonight. Daddy called me in because our little JD was floating! It was so cool!! Daddy was holding John's head and neck, and the rest of his body was floating. He was kicking his legs every so often. I couldn't help but laugh! He just loved it!! He's going to be a swimmer like his daddy!! :)

sleepyhead!

John sleeping in on his one month birthday! :)

Smiley!

Today we saw that cute little smile we've been waiting for!! JD amused his cousins and smiled at David, then showed off his cute gums at Grandma Daisy, and tonight to daddy! He's such a cutie!! I can't wait until he smiles right at ME!! :)

JD's First real bath!

On Saturday, JD's cord fell off, so last night we decided that we would give him a bath. John hopped in the tub with him. It was so cute. JD liked the warm water some, but he wasn't sure exactly what was going on! He played for a bit with daddy before we washed him up. He was very excited when we cuddled him up in his ducky towel!! After the bath, I rubbed nighttime lotion on his arms and legs, nursed him, and put him in his crib. I wanted to start teaching him that bathtime means bedtime. He did pretty well sleeping in his crib. He went for a few hours until that little tummy was hungry again! :)

night with Grandpa

Last night, my mom and I went to celebrate with Evie for her bachelorette party! John had to coach, so JD stayed with Grandpa D. until John got home! I fed him right before we left, in hopes that he would not be fussy for grandpa! It seems as though he was still hungry after we left, so grandpa warmed some milk that I had pumped for JD. He ate 3 more ounces! Then he fell asleep and slept for 5 hours!!! He must have had a full belly!! :) I was worried about him taking a bottle - no worries there! He loved it!! John fed him again right before my mom and I got home and he slept pretty good last night - only getting up at 3:30. I love our little hungry boy!! :)

Today we are going to Evie's shower at the country club. I am taking JD so that I can feed him before and after the shower easily. I just haven't been able to pump enough to leave him for the day. I think it will be fun for him to meet the ladies, too. During the shower he is going to go to lunch with my dad, Jeffrey, and Dan (Eve's dad). It will be 3 men and a baby!! Should be fun for them!!