a fun friday

On Friday, Jonah finally got his playdate with the two cute twin girls Kathryn nannies for (er... for whom Kathryn nannies... who actually says that?). We were supposed to do it last week, but their Mommy got sick, and then they got sick, so it just wasn't a great time. But Friday was so much fun.

This is Juliana.
And her sister, Jasmine.

They are ten months old and ON. THE. MOVE. It really made me realize how slow Jonah crawls. Honestly, I'm okay with it. :) It was so neat to see them be able to move and explore and get to what they wanted (quickly!). Jasmine loved the stairs and was SUPER fast. Juliana was all about Deac and just followed him everywhere. He was only partially amused.

It was hard to get them all three in the same frame, but they finally converged at the activity table.

And at one point, we just had a roundup. This was the only shot I got that didn't include the top of one of their heads.

I thought this one was adorable. What's that? Where's Jasmine?

Oh, there she is... enjoying some shoes and diaper salve with Jonah.

Jonah and one of his best buds, Kathryn.

Then, on Friday evening, we met our friends, Shawn and Jen (who, for some reason, were Jawn and Shen every time I said their names on Friday... it was a slow brain day.) Anyhoo... the Winston Salem Children's Museum has some $3.00 Friday nights, so Shen invited us to come along.

Shawn and Jen's little boy, Jude. He's four months older than Jonah, and I have high hopes that they'll be best buds.

I think the daddies had more fun than the (littler) boys.

This was a Scarf-Shooty-Outy thing that you could put soft balls and scarves in. It would shoot them all through the tube...

and then they'd pop right out.

Jonah was not amused with his hard hat (along with most of the rest of everything we did).

Jonah pushed the trucks. Jude went with a less conventional approach.

I don't know where this was, but it was soft and padded, so we hung out there for a while.

More of being NOT amused.

He did take a break of being Fussy McCrabby pants to play the laser harp.

But then he was back at it for Daddy's photo-op. (Matt may or may not have just shoved Jonah under Carmen's utters for some practice milking thus inducing a screaming fit, I couldn't rightly say.)

Jude loved the kitchen area. Steak in a bowl. Spaghetti straight on the table. Stacking the larger cup INSIDE the smaller cup. This boy lives on the edge.

"What's that? You wanna look up my nose?"

Driving the Krispy Kreme truck. Did you know Krispy Kreme started in Winston Salem? You're welcome, America. For those of you who don't know Krispy Kreme, you better hope you never taste a KK doughnut. You'll hate yourself for wasting all those years with your measly Dunkin' Donuts.

When we went into the Food Lion part of the museum, this little girl said, with a sassy attitude, "Um... Excuse me. I need someone to check me out please." So Jen and Shawn politely obliged. It was laugh out loud funny, but maybe you just had to be there.

Anyway, we stayed for about an hour and a half, and even though Jonah wasn't so into it, I was still so glad we went. The more we get Jonah out and experiencing new things, the more he'll get comfortable being other places besides our house. And I LOVE getting to spend time with Shawn, Jen, and Jude. I think the six of us (almost SEVEN!) are going to check out the Greensboro Children's Museum next month. They have $5.00 Friday nights and are even better. Hooray for fun outings and new experiences!

jasmine and juliana and the park

We got to meet Kathryn, the girls she nannies for, and her family at Hanes Park today. It's been a hard day and took us a while to get out of the house, but we had fun. Jonah LOVES Jasmine and Juliana, and we are very very sad that they will be moving away in about ten days. 

It hit me today that these girls are probably his best friends and the kids he plays with the most. We've had numerous play dates and have been to SciWorks with them a couple of times. He just loves them so much.

And they are just so so sweet to him and love him so much too. Kathryn says they ask about him and want to come over all the time.

We sure will miss you, Sweet Girls. You'll always hold a special place in this sentimental momma's heart. Thank you for loving my boy and seeing past his boo boos. Praying he will have many friends in his future who have wonderful hearts, just like yours.

And when you come back our way to visit, tell your Momma we better be on the list! :)

sciworks

Yesterday, Jonah and I met Kathryn and the two cuties she nannies for, Juliana and Jasmine, at Sciworks, a children's science museum. It was Jonah's first time and he loved it. A couple weeks ago, I moved bandage changes to the afternoon (around 4:30, after nap) so that we could get out more. I'm excited about getting to go to story time at the library (something else we've never done), run morning errands, and hope to catch some of the cheap kids' movies this summer. Plus, as the weather warms up, the mornings may be the only time we can get out.

Jonah really wants to be active these days. Every morning when he wakes up, he asks, "Who comin' today?" Needless to say, I feel like I'm disappointing him when I say, "It's just you and me today, Buddy." :) So we were both happy to get out on Thursday morning.

(And yes, he finished his steroids Saturday night, his antibiotics today, and seems back to his wonderful, funny, "healthy" self.)

Sadly, all the walking around he did left a big blood blister on his heel and left other little spots on his feet. That was a bummer, but I think he'd still say it was worth it. He never even complained but by the time we were finishing up and headed to Daddy's work, which was nearby, I noticed he was really limping. Such a tough little guy. Just keeps truckin' along, without complaint, all in the name of fun. :)

PS. I really wish I had gotten a photo of the "biguana" (it really was a rather large iguana) that Jonah keeps talking about. He seemed unimpressed at the time, but apparently it made more of an impression than I thought.