What I've been up to

Oops! Don't have any new pictures of Jonah but here is an unposted one from Father's Day.


Another one from Father's Day. Jonah is ready to start the day but Matt is not.

Since Jonah's new crib arrived I've been fearful that he will start chewing on it, especially now that he is always standing when we go in his room. I didn't really want to put one of those gummy rail things on just in case it would leave a residue. I started looking for an alternative and found some cloth covers. The ones in the store and not very cute and the custom ones range from $35 to $75. So...I decided to tackle my first sewing project. I'm pretty pleased with the results. I used elastic loops to go around the rail and attach to the buttons. I really like the end product but it was a PAIN! I'll consider using ribbon or something to tie the next one I do (because surely we'll have a girl next and I'll need a new one). Jonah likes it too. The green fabric (which I love!) is really soft and he likes to feel it. I was looking forward to using the buttonhole attachment on my sewing machine but the fabric and button were to thick so I had to do it by hand. I should make covers for the sides too but I haven't seen him near the sides so I'm in no hurry. I'm pretty proud of myself for a)finishing in less than 24 hours and only working while Jonah was sleeping and b)not calling anyone who knows how to sew to ask questions (although google came in handy). I mean I'm not opening my own Etsy shop or joining the Bag Ladies anytime soon but this could be the start of something. I'm also working something for Taylor's birthday. I thought I was finished by decided to add more.


Not in love with the buttons but I was disappointed with my options and someone was being a cranky shopping partner.



Enough about that and on to what you really tuned in for, Jonah. He is all over the place lately. I've caught him standing and letting go of things to see if he can stand by himself. He doesn't last long. It is so funny to see him standing there looking around for closest thing for him to use to support himself. If there isn't anything near he plops down and crawls over to something. His 3rd and 4th top teeth are taking their time coming in. They've poked through the gums but are still giving him grief. Today I put him in the bathtub at 1 pm because he was really fussy and I didn't want to lay him down for a nap yet. A bath is like hitting the reset button for him. He's re-energized afterward. He loves splashing around but unfortunately always forget that he cannot crawl in the tub and that he shouldn't stand either. Today he just kept standing and letting go. That's not a skill I want him to practice in the tub. I've been looking for one of those ring things that I remember we had but I can't find one anywhere. They probably don't make them because they think it means people think they can leave their children unattended.
Jonah is napping now and Matt is on his way home. I'm headed to the grocery store this evening (while Matt babysits) before everyone goes to get their supplies for the 4th. We're invited to a bbq on the 4th at one of the doctors houses. It is in our town so we're planning on going. We didn't want to have to drive into the city.