Going two for tooth

A couple Sundays ago, Jonah's first tooth broke through his bottom gums. A second one has started to make an appearance in the past couple days. Sometimes he seems to have a really tough time with it. Other times he is obviously very curious about what is going on in his mouth. Early last week he started putting his tongue down on his gums more frequently with very obvious curiosity. Toward the end of last week, he started wagging his tongue around. Maybe he likes the way the teeth feel under his tongue?

It was so funny, we decided we had to capture it on film, but Jonah's sixth sense kicked in whenever the camera was running and he would stop doing it. Finally, we were able to capture the "little windshield wiper" in action here, along with some good long growls (another new activity... as though he were testing his lungs). There are a couple false starts early on. It even gets going at one point, but he grabs his tongue as if it were doing something he didn't expect it to do. The good tongue wag starts about 57 seconds in (maybe I will trim the video down a bit).

Enjoy!

Just a Swingin'

Sunday's beautiful weather (80+ degrees) provided us with the perfect opportunity to take Jonah for his first ride on the swings at Enderis Park, just around the corner from our house.  We weren't entirely certain how he would do with them as we didn't use a baby swing, but we did swing him a bit in the Johnny Jump-Up and he hadn't seemed to mind that.

I don't think we needed to worry.  Does it look like he had a bad time?

Let me tell you how to do it.

Higher, higher, Daddy!

I also shot the video below while helping to push him, so the quality isn't the best. 



The park was pretty popular Sunday and there was a line for the two infant swings, so we couldn't stay on for long.  Ben took Jonah back to the swings last night while I went to a children's consignment sale and it sounds like they had a great time.  Too bad the weather has turned cold again! I'm not sure when we'll make it back, but I'm sure many more visits are in our not-to-distant future.  Before then, I need to stock up on sunscreen and wash the bucket hats I bought last night. I wasn't quite prepared for the change in weather and the fact that he's grown leaps and bounds since last summer!

Maiden voyage of the bike/jog stroller

Today was a beautiful day, and we couldn't resist getting out for a walk after work. Despite the fact that it was warmer and sunny, it was still a bit breezy outside so we decided to use the new bike/jog stroller that we got for Christmas for our walk. This allowed us to keep Jonah better protected from the elements because the stroller has a completely enclosed compartment. It had the added benefit of not allowing Jonah to kick his blanket off as he could in the other strollers.

Here are some quick snaps from our little journey.

Jonah checks out his new ride.

There's nothing quite like a good rattle to prep you for a walk.

Blanketed and cozy.

Protected from the elements.

Side view with the rattle still in his mouth.

On the walk. Jonah really seemed to enjoy the ride!

The stroller rode really smoothly. We're looking forward to trying it for runs and bike rides!