Monthly Archives: April 2009

One of the first things JT heads for with his newfound skill is the book basket. There is one in his room and one in the family room, and he knows right where they are. As a teacher, this makes me thrilled. He pulls them out of the basket, as if he’s looking for aContinue reading “Books and Smiles”

At his nine-month checkup, JT weighed 19.5 lbs and was 29 inches long. That is thirtieth percentile in weight and seventy-fifth in length. He continues to have Grandpa Cole’s metabolism! He is on the move now more than ever. He gets stuck in his crib slats on a daily basis. This is how I findContinue reading “9 Months and Crawling”

We had a wonderful day as a family, celebrating the risen savior, Jesus Christ. Here we are at the cross of flowers, a tradition at our church. The children bring flowers up to add to the cross, and this year JT got to add a daffodil from our front yard. He got several compliments onContinue reading “Happy Easter”

Picture of the week: JT is so close to crawling that it’s getting quite funny. He crawls backward, actually, just not forward. But he moves from place to place with relative ease, and gets his hands on anything that he finds once he gets there. He even does a little yoga-ish movement like this: WhenContinue reading “On the Move”

JT is turning into quite an excellent boater. He especially enjoys playing with the ropes. This week we had a seventy-degree day (woo-hoo!) and we spent all afternoon lounging in the boat. The Skagens came and joined us for a boat ride, and so Jim and I could ski while they held JT. Aly andContinue reading “On the Water”

Last Sunday, our friends the Shucks invited us to go with them to Pike’s Place Market and the Seattle waterfront. What a beautiful afternoon!

Yep, JT has now been alive outside as long as he was alive inside. This week we had some great weather. JT and Slider went with me on a run on a trail near our house. What do you think grabbed both of their attentions? When we got home, JT spent some time on theContinue reading “Week 39”

Sometimes when we’re singing at church, JT will put one hand in the air. He started doing it when he was younger, and we would joke that those were his “Praise Jesus arms.” The other day, Jim was playing the guitar while waiting for me to finish something on the computer. JT was on theContinue reading “Praise Jesus Arms”