Jonah News

So Jonah has finally started walking. Its a lot of fun to watch him get more and more comfortable with it. He thinks he is just the coolest now that he's up and about. Another thing he learned recently is that his finger fits very well in his nose. I'm not sure he grasps the actual concept of picking one's nose but he sure has the method down pretty well. Here's a video I took where I'm telling him not to pick his nose and he's getting upset with me because he likes picking.



Here are some more pictures for your enjoyment:


This is an attempt at a family bike ride. As you can see, a road bike is way too forward-leaning. We called Jonah's positioning "Superman" for obvious reasons. I just kind of hung from me in the Bjorn.


Jonah loves Daddy's helmet. He always laughs when Jon puts it on before his ride to work.


I got a ton of great pictures one night before bed. Jonah was posing and laughing for the camera. What a cutie!


Here he is playing a little piano before bath time. Ahhhh.

The Ultimate Modest Swimsuit

So I've recently been on the search for a more modest bathing suit. No longer will even a tankini work due to the 8 lb 12 0z Baby Jonah whom I delivered over 1 year ago. Stretch marks are not something the whole world needs to be subjected to. So to begin my search I typed in "modest swimsuits" into Google and this was the second website I stumbled upon. My mouth dropped open in shock after I soon realized that the "dresses" on the home page were, indeed, actually the swimsuits. Take a look. Don't be nervous, it's nothing at all offensive. In fact, I would venture to say that these are quite possibly the most modest bathing suits ever invented. NO JOKE!

Let me know what you think! I laughed for almost a half hour straight. Enjoy!

PS. If you really DO know of some good modest swimsuit websites/stores, let me know! I'm on the lookout!

I've Been Tagged

My dear sister, Laura, has tagged me. I'm not exactly sure what this means except that I'm supposed to write things about myself. So I'll just use hers as a guide and we'll get this thing done!
10 Years Ago I Was: A freshman at Columbine and probably awkward. I can't really remember my freshman year due to certain events later in high school...so we'll leave it at that.
5 Things On My To-do List For Today: Well, I've pretty much already done everything as it is the late afternoon and soon I'll be putting Jonah to bed and will be stuck in the house. I guess here's what I'll do for the rest of the day/evening: 1. Give the boy a bath, 2. Put the boy to bed, 3. Eat dinner (probably a sandwich and salsa verde chips), 4. Study for finals (MY LAST ONES EVER! I'm finally graduating.), 5. Read my scriptures before bed.
Things I Would Do If I Became A Billionaire: First I'd pay off our debt, our Jeep, and my parent's debt and house. Then we'd move somewhere that we'd love (maybe France) and buy a beautiful house. We'd travel the world while we still can. We'd buy an island (hey, you didn't say 1 Billion, so I'm assuming BILLIONS!). That's just a start.
3 of My Bad Habits: I work too hard, I care too much, and I...just kidding. 1. I'm late a lot and since Jonah's one, I can't really use the excuse that I have a new baby. 2. I chew on the inside of my mouth...my dentist says if I keep it up, it could cause cancer, hmm. 3. I'm really good at splurging on things I don't need...and encouraging my husband to do so as well.
5 Places I Have Lived: The U.S. Sheep Experimental Station (Idaho); Littleton, CO; Laie, Hawaii; Provo and Orem, UT.
5 Jobs I've Had: Sam Goody, Old Navy, Technical Support Technician, Technical Writer (writing software manuals), Spa Receptionist.
Something Most People Don't Know About Me: Sheesh, I don't know. I still have a baby tooth. That's something kind of wierd. Not for long, however, because my dear brother Josh is going to put in an implant for me.

So that's it. I guess I have to tag people now. I tag Audra, Jonathan, Chrissie, April, and Bethany Johnson.

A Bad Day

Yesterday was just one of those days that starts out just fine but just gets worse and worse. I went to lunch with Liz Elder and Laura at the Olive Garden, something we do almost every Tuesday at whatever restaurant fits our cravings. Yesterday we were all craving soup and salad...and, I won't lie, bread sticks! After our delicious lunch we went our separate ways in the parking lot. I put Jonah into his car seat and threw my keys on my front seat but as I was throwing them, I accidentally hit the "Lock" button on the key fop. At that moment I told myself that I had to remember to unlock my door before I closed his. I finished the tedious job of strapping Jonah into his 5-point harness and shut the door. PANIC SETS IN!!! I FORGOT TO UNLOCK MY STUPID DOOR!!! I immediately looked around to see if either Liz or Laura is still in the parking lot and luckily Liz hadn't left. I sprinted to her car and she called 911 for me. She said, "Um, I have kind of an emergency that's not really an emergency..." and goes on to give the situation. Well, apparently Provo Police will not unlock your doors for you UNLESS you have a child locked in the car. I sprinted back to my car and Jonah was pretty upset by this point. He looked at me and cried and cried and reached for me through the window. Talk about breaking your heart. Sheesh. So the Policeman showed up about 5 minutes later and unlocked the Jeep quite easily.
Later that day, I went to Wal Mart to get the oil changed and to get a spare key for the Jeep. Of course, when they called my name over the intercom to tell me the Jeep was ready, I ended up with a whole cart full of crap I didn't really need. Wal Mart is always a dangerous venture. I asked the guy for a spare key but, go figure, only the dealership can duplicate my key for a ridiculous price because there's some sort of chip in it and if I tried starting the car with a different key, I'd blow the whole computer. So forget that. So I go to my purse to get my wallet out and, FOR CRAP SAKES, I left my stupid wallet at home. I had to call Jon from 30 minutes away at work to come rescue me at Wal Mart.
I did learn a lesson from all this, however, and it is this: Someone is always there to help me and for this I am very grateful. My sweet husband got there and said he was happy I called because he was bored and was excited to see me. He wasn't the slightest bit frustrated with my forgetfulness.
I know I'm not the only one who has done these types of things...but two in one day is really a blow!