Man's True Best Friend

Doggie has to go everywhere Jonah goes- in his high chair, in his playroom, in his play tunnel, in the car- although the deal is- doggie has to stay in the car to go "night night" (so really we don't loose it somewhere out in public).

Signs you are a toddler & all boy!

Scrapes on your forehead, scrapes on your nose, and scrapes on both of your knees! Or as Jonah says "boo boo's"!

A Fun Celebration

In true family fashion - there were games to be played and won at the Easter get together! There was a an Easter basket decoration contest, a traditional egg hunt for the kids, a golden egg hunt for the adults, and an egg toss. That golden egg was hard to find, even with the 4 good / hard clues. Corbin found the golden egg! And Rick and I won the egg toss- that was a surprise. Thanks to Kirsten for organizing such a fun par-tay!

Easter Bunny arrived

The bunny "hid" eggs all around waiting for Jonah to wake up and start collecting!

EGGordinary Hunt

b/c you have to "practice" before the real thing

WANTED: Babysitter 10.26.10

Must be a big deal to post a need like a babysitter on a blog- we think so- that is when BABY THOMPSON #2 is due to arrive! Yep- surprise!!! We are expecting a Fall Baby! We are on cloud 9 and eager to see Jonah as a big brother. We had our first sonogram and the "pumpkin seed" was already in place with a strong heartbeat. There is only one- Rick verified two times to make sure! Since we've been down this road only once, we did learn from our first time, so let's hit it:

Q- Will we find out the sex?
A- NO- we didn't the first time and it was fine- actually I think it bothers others more than us

Q- Were you "trying"?
A- Not sure why people ask this as if the answer will determine if they are happy for us or not- so our answer is - we learned a long time ago not to interfere or question God's plan

Q- Do you want a boy or a girl?
A- healthy is our request. Based on the relationship I have with my mom, the one my mom had with her mom, I would love to have a daughter to pass down that tradition. That being said- based on the relationship I have with my sister and how close we are, I'm sure is related to that we are both the same sex and I would love for Jonah to have that with a brother. And plus seeing Rick and his brother makes true too.

Q- How are you feeling?
A- hungry and tired- good things!

Q- Do you have names already?
A- Thanks for thinking we're that prepared - we didn't even have final names when Jonah was born. We just wait til the Birth Day arrives and take it from there.

Q- Will I deliver natural or c-section?
A- since Jonah ended up being delivered 12 hours after labor via c-section, this one will bypass the 12 hours and head straight to c-section

Q- Will this be your last one?
A- who knows!

We are overjoyed and so excited in this new journey. I am starting my 9th week and many more to go. I am already marking my spot in our pool - I figure being 6 months pregnant in the Texas summer is the best place to be morning, noon and night! This year marks our 10 year anniversary (10.21) and I told Rick I wanted to do something very special this year- he delivered - celebrating 10 years with the person you love while expanding our family! Thank you for your prayers and support!

Random pics

doesn't he look too comfortable with my iphone?

b/c what else do you do with a wipee once your finished washing your hands?

being spoiled by his Great Aunt Mary Claire

Hangin' with his cousins in SA

Spring has Sprung!

Dallas Children's Museum Visit

Double Date

Hangin' at the park with Emma and the 'rents then off to good dinner and then bed - all before 7:45! That's what people do with toddlers, you know!

Me & May May

Jonah got to spend Sat AM with Mason and couldn't be happier about it! They love to play train together and enjoyed being outside in the nice weather too. It's fun to see Mason be the "big brother" to Jonah especially considering Mason is the baby too!

Bust a move!!!!

Can you tell what side of the family he got his moves from?????

Miss Sarah & Me

Here's another one of Julie's helpers- Miss Sarah! Jonah is so lucky to have Julie, Sarah, Courtney and MawMaw all looking after him and teaching him so much....oh and spoiling him too! t'hee

Playing cars

Peek a boo- Jonah reading

Introduction of chalk AKA get clothes and hands dirty quickly

This is where I fail- I have no artistic ability whatsoever! I to this day draw stick people and a simple house that my 1st grade teacher showed me how. Good thing Jonah is too young to know the difference. I just felt good knowing he could identify what I drew--- simple pleasures for me. And of course great pleasure for him finding something new to do outside.

Silly boy!

bath time can never be long enough

Pile 'em on!

Hanging at Justine's house- having fun!

Finding stuff to do

We're really stretching our creativity in finding inside fun things to do. So this weekend - it was IKEA! The kids section is a free for all and is recently expanded- which equals more things for Jonah to play with! And it's free- except the tolls to get over there! Ahh-- happy boy- priceless! And one anxiously awaiting boy for it to be semi warm to go outside.

Winter Wonderland = Snow Day

Thanks Daddy for making me such a big snowman~ love Jonah!

Meet Jonah's new BF

Yep- it's ketchup! The boy hasn't really liked meat forever, but now it's gotten worse. He can wear crocs, be a tree hugger, save the whales, choose not to wear socks (cause he's always pulling them off), but not eating meat-- oh no! That isn't an option in this household. So we've added this new sugar induced dip called ketchup and yahoo- the boy eats meat! Hard for me to be critical since I use ranch dip for everything--- a real chip off the ole' block!

Twenty One Month Old Toddler

• Favorite book right now is "Goodnight Gorilla"
• Notices and says everything he sees (table, book, boat, bike, etc)
• Gets excited daily when he sees the big yellow school bus as if it's first time ever
• Sings goodnight to everyone, he'll name each person and Popo is always first
• Will want to go outside to play no matter what
• Bath time could go all night and that still wouldn't be long enough
• Runs into Mrs. JuJu's arms and smiles to all his friends
• Eats well and eats everything
• Sleeps well still (thank God) and when he does wake up randomly will put himself back to sleep
• Favorite toys include books, Little people, cars, and his barn
• Likes to listen and watch Elmo, Dora, Mickey Mouse on our iphones
• Requests Itsy Bitsy Spider, "Bus" for Wheels on the Bus, "Happy" for If your happy and you know it, and squeezes his hands in the air for Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
• Likes it when Daddy plays "roughhouse" with him
• Plays catch with Jared and Mason all the time
• Weighs in at a firmly fit 28 pounds
• Wants Mommy to sit on the floor with him and do puzzles
• Gives wet open mouth kisses and when he hugs you he'll say "ahhhhh"
• Switches from right hand to left hand, but does much better with his left hand (mommy is sad about this)
• As soon as he wakes up will say, "eat" and then when he's done eating will say "play"
• Amazing his mommy & daddy daily with the little conversations and his observations and just his beautiful smile!