Kip's wedding

This weekend, my brother Kip married the love of his life, Normandy, in a beautiful outdoor wedding. We had a great time and it was so nice to be around family. Jon David loved all of the attention and he looked so cute in his outfit. The happy couple is in Hawaii for their honeymoon and I am so jealous! Sun, pina colada's and rest, I need a vacation!

Look what I can do!

Just when I was getting used to the idea of Jon David crawling all over the house, he decided to make things more interesting. He crawled over to a "walking" toy that was stopped against a chair and pulled himself up to play with it. I didn't even have time to take a picture with my phone when he sat back down. Lucky for me, he continued to pull himself up on the couch all afternoon and I was able to get some pictures. I think Shelby being on the couch was his motivation to get up! He sure loves that dog!

My poor laptop!

It has been a while since my last post, I've sent my laptop to the Geek Squad for repair! I should get it back soon and then I can post pictures of Jon David from Valentine's Day. He got his first cold this month and on top of that, he is cutting his bottom two teeth! I am thankful he went eight months before getting sick for the first time, but it makes me want to cry when I have to hold him down to suck out his boogies with the bulb syringe!
Jon David now eats a full dinner of meat, veggies and fruit! I also (finally) found some teething crackers that are gluten free, so he has been chowing down on those too! Although finding gluten free items has gotten easier since Jon was diagnosed, it's still a challenge to find specialty items like this. Anyone in the Houston area should go check out Hubble and Hudson in the Woodlands. It's a great specialty market with a FANTASTIC bistro. Look for my friend Burt and tell him Jennie Dlg sent you!

8 months already!

Jon David has been very busy lately. He has been "inchworming" around the living room for a couple of weeks now, but it has turned to official crawling! Now that he knows he can move fast, he goes! All over the house he roams and my floors can't be clean enough! He does know what "no" means, but he just flashes a devilish grin and keeps on touching the dvr, wii and everything else over by the tv.

Jon and I let him "cry it out" the other night for the first time. It was 4am and we cannot continue to get up to replace the paci. He doesn't eat at night anymore, so theoretically, we should be sleeping more. It was so hard to hear him cry like that, but 20 minutes later, he was sound asleep!

We are looking forward to our first Valentine's together as a family. I got him an outfit that says "My heart belongs to Mommy". Awwww, maybe I need a shirt that says, "My heart belongs to my two Jons"!

Oma comes to visit!

January has been a busy month at our house! I'm happy to report that even though we were out of town for New Year's, we had all our Christmas decorations put away in the first week! We had planned to go to San Antonio for some de la Garza's birthdays (brother Chris, niece Lauren and mom Jan!), but plans changed. My Aunt Rose had a mastectomy and my mother came down to help after her surgery. This is her second fight with breast cancer, but she is doing very well and is in good spirits. She will be going up to Oklahoma to stay with my parents in a couple of weeks so she can rest more and spend time with my great-grandparents. My mom (Jon David will call her Oma) was able to spend a few days with us before flying back to Oklahoma in the middle of an ice storm! In her short time with us, Jon and I got to go on a date, we saw Body World at the museum of natural science and JD showed off his crawling skills. He hasn't "officially" crawled, but he can sure get wherever he wants to go, fast! We call it the inchworm. Life, as we've known it, has changed again!

Happy New Year!

It's a new year and instead of being on top of things, I am playing catch up. We spent New Year's in Oklahoma with my parents. Jon David was spoiled all the way around and played with both his great-grandmothers! We had a wonderful, quiet holiday and I got to kiss my husband at midnight! Last year, he had to work and I stayed with friends. We are looking forward to all that 2009 will bring! My brother Kip is getting married in March, Jon David will have his first birthday in June and two weeks later, Jon and I will celebrate our 10 year anniversary. Happy 2009 to all!

Christmas 2008

Jon David's first Christmas was a smashing success! He really enjoyed his new toys, especially the Fisher-Price tower. This toy had been around since I was a kid and we used to call it the "onion ring tower". I only got him a few things because I know his grandparents on both sides have tons of stuff for him. We spent the day in our matching pj's going through all of our gifts. That's right, matching pj's. I got them last year when I was pregnant, dreaming of Jon David's first Christmas. It's so cheesy, but we'll have a good laugh about it when he gets older.

If you don't like sentimental, skip to the end. For all parents who understand, remember your children's first Christmas. The joy you feel is so precious. We took tons of pictures and video and I hope it was enough to hold on to the feeling I had that day. Poor Jon, he found me bawling my eyes out on Christmas Eve. I choked out that I was happy, not sad! We've waited a long time for this, and I was overcome with emotion. This Christmas was the beginning of new traditions for our little family!

We hope you all had a wonderful holiday and we wish everyone a healthy and prosperous new year!

We have snow!

It's a Christmas miracle, it snowed in Houston! Of course, none of it stuck, but it really came down for a while. I had to wake Jon David up from his nap so he could experience the snow. We took a few pictures and I don't think he was impressed. He was wondering why we were so excited.
Jon David has been eating cereal and yams, so we decided that peas would be next. The picture says it all. I've been making all of his food at home with my new Babycook from Williams-Sonoma. It's the greatest and I am glad I can feed him organic foods.
My bubba, Jon David, is 6 months today. He celebrated by saying his first word... Mama! All day, if I left his side, he said, "MAMA, MAAAAMA!!!" I thank God everyday for my sweet little angel. Now I just have to teach him to yell, "Daddy"!

Thanksgiving

We had Jon David's first Thanksgiving in San Antonio this year. My sister-in-law Evelyn and I did our first turkey and thank God, it turned out great. The family has officially hired us for the job from now on! We had such a good time hanging out with our family and Jon David couldn't get enough of everyone. He loves all of the attention. It is always interesting to see how he changes when we get home. Every time we have gone to SA, JD comes home with new skills. I think his cousin Ella has a great influence on him! Jon has taught him to "high 5" and when he is in the mood, he will happily raise his hand for one. Also, now he likes to sleep on his stomach with a blanket over his head. He is perfectly comfortable and sleeps well. I, on the other hand, cannot say the same. Even with the video monitor, I still go in and check on him many, many times through the night. My friends with 2+ kids assure me someday I will sleep again. I doubt it!


We have so much to be thankful for this year and we are looking forward to Jon David's first Christmas! He already loves Santa and Christmas carols. I leave his radio on the holiday station and he thinks my singing is great! (ok, maybe not great, but certainly amusing)

First Food!!!

Jon David has moved up from just breast milk to adding in rice cereal three times a day! He likes it and was obviously ready for it. He grabbed the spoon and put it in his mouth. I held back tears as Jon and I fed him his first food. I am so proud of my little man! After Thanksgiving, the adventure is on! I plan to make all of his food at home. With our history of food allergies (milk and wheat) I have to be careful about how Jon David eats. Happy Thanksgiving to all!

5 months

My big boy! He has been ah-gooing and laughing at me all week. I'm so glad no one else is here to see the crazy things I'll do for a laugh. He loves to roll from his belly to his back and wait for my praise! He has also started to roll from his back to his belly on his left side. We were at his Godparent's house when he did it the first time. Greg and Kirsten were pretty excited to be there for that moment! JD and I have been stuck in the house for the last two days because of the rain. We've been staying busy playing Wii Fit. Everyone needs to have this game! It's so fun and Jon David loves when we do the aerobics! He laughs at me until all of the movement puts him to sleep. Our dog Shelby hates it and runs around us barking until we stop. Our Wii is new and we are soooo addicted!!! Our next purchase is a jogging stroller. We want to enjoy the weather before it gets too cold. Happy November everyone!

Halloween!!!

Our Halloween was pretty quiet with less "trick or treaters" than I thought. My parents were here and we took turns answering the door holding the "football". We got some really funny pictures and Jon David's custom costume (made by my mother) was a big hit among the neighbors! Of course, he didn't understand all of the fuss, but he did enjoy all of the attention. After everyone left and it was back to just JD and mommy, he cried everytime I put him down. It is official, at 5 months, Jon David CAN be spoiled!!!

Pumpkin Patch

I was so excited to take Jon David to the pumpkin patch for pictures! He is usually happy and I thought we'd get some great pics. Turns out, we did get some memorable moments, they just were not what we were expecting! Check out the eyebrow in the family photo, it's Jon's face!!! I've seen him do it many times, I never thought I'd get it on camera. As if he didn't already look soooo much like his daddy...

This one's for Jon!

This post is for my husband who keeps bugging me about adding this funny picture. I have to admit, it's my screen saver and it cracks me up every time I see it. I wonder where he gets his personality from...?

Getting bigger by the day!

Jon David just got his 4 month shots and now weighs 15 1/2 lbs and is 25 inches long! We went to San Antonio for our Godson's baptism and to visit family. He had a great time with his cousin Ella, who is two months older. We had fun, but JD is now off his sleep schedule. It doesn't seem to bother him, but it sure cuts into my free time (and sleep). Bedtime at 10pm? Agh... He is sleeping less during the day, and better at night. I have confidence that bedtime will be back to 8:30 soon!

Bleeding Orange...

Ok, here is Jon, Jon David and Shelby in their TRUE colors! We are looking foward to the UT vs OU game this weekend. My parents and Jon have a bet where the loser must wear the other's colors and pay for dinner at Morton's when they come down in November. The way I see it, we are all winners if we are eating at Morton's! Yummy!!!

4 Months

Jon David just keeps getting bigger and louder! He is sleeping better and so are we. One of his favorite activities is laughing at me singing children's songs or whatever comes to mind (including commercials!) The more animated I am, the better. Even though he is still very young, we are starting sign language. We do the sign for "more" and "milk". It's too early for him to sign, but he pays close attention to my hands, so I thought I should start. I am so lucky to be able to stay at home with my bubba and watch him learn and grow!

Jon David is 3 months old

It's amazing how fast he grows! I am so thankful we have lots of pictures of him as a little guy. When we got pregnant, we prepared for all of the crying and diaper changes. Little did we know the happy baby we would get! Jon David rarely cries and smiles all of the time! The sillier we are, the more he likes it. Jon and I have turned into "those" parents. Yep, the ones that will do anything for a smile. We are constantly on the move and his capacity for new adventures is endless!!!

After the storm

We are back home and so thankful for minimal problems! Our neighborhood suffered power outages, trees down, TONS of debris and other minor problems. Fortunately, that's it! Neighbors helped neighbors and we got everything cleaned up. Jon flew up to OKC to make the drive back with us. He was greeted by my parents in their OU shirts and JD in a Sooners onesie! We managed to get a picture before Jon took it off! It was a much easier trip home. Jon David and I enjoyed our visit and I know my parents were happy to have us. Well, happy to have Jon David, I'm just there to feed him... We took lots of pictures with his great-grandmother (my Oma) and his great-grandparents on my father's side. I am so thankful that he got to spend time with them!

Hurricane Ike

Please pray for all those in the path of Ike. Jon David and I are in Oklahoma with my parents. Jon is staying at home with Shelby to ride out the storm. I was planning a trip up here anyway, but instead of a nice, one hour flight on Tuesday, Jon David and I spent 9 hours in the car driving up here on Thursday. I'm sure all will be fine and I did have a hurricane kit put together, but you cannot be too cautious with a little one. I did not want to spend 2 days in a closet and who knows how many more without electricity. So here we are, watching and waiting...