I can sit

Jordon can sit by himself now, although he looks a bit like the gorilla on his shirt. He does pretty good with it but still topples over at times. He seems to prefer being on his belly playing for the most part.

Happy B-day Mom

My birthday was Wednesday this week. We didn't have any big plans but the weather was beautiful that day so we spent some time outside. Jordon was pretty grumpy and fussy that day but made up for it with something he had never done before. He looked at me and gave me a kiss on the cheek -- he actually did that 3 times that day but hasn't done it again since!

Labor Day weekend family get-together

For the last 30 years or so, Dad has invited his brothers and sisters and their families out to the farm on the Sunday before Labor Day. Mom and Dad decided that it was too much for them to host the event this year, so Uncle Harold and Aunt Edie had it at their house. These are pics from that evening, and include Jordon with his Grandpa, Dad and Uncle Tim, and Aunt Sarah.

Getting so big

In the last few weeks, Jordon has become even more active. It is now like some type of Olympic event trying to get a diaper on as he won't stay still and rolls over in the process. We are learning to put diapers on and snap clothes while he is sitting up or on his belly. He simply doesn't seem to have time for these kinds of things -- he's just too busy. He also tries to roll over while eating, and arches his back, stands, and tries to crawl up you like you are some type of jungle gym. His legs are getting stronger and he can actually stand pretty well. He also is getting up on all fours and shaking back and forth. We haven't seen any crawling yet but think it may be coming soon. Right now he is still a rolling machine, and also makes his way around like a human spin the bottle. It's amazing how much ground he can cover with these moves; I can't imagine adding in the crawling or walking factor.

Dwarfed by the highchair

We got the highchair out a while back and started using it since Jordon has been sitting up better. He looks so little in it though. In the past few weeks, we have been adding in some solids and he is getting the hang of it. So far he's had sweet potatoes, squash, and carrots. We also followed my Mom's advice and added some fruit (so far applesauce or pears) to the rice cereal so he would actually eat it -- before that he had pretty much refused to eat the cereal. It's made a difference, or he's just gotten used to things, but he's now pretty much eating whatever we put in front of him. I think Don does better with getting him to eat than I do. It sure is messy cause he likes to shove his hands in his mouth with the food and gets a death grip on the spoon, not wanting to give it back and then fussing because you're not giving more food. Somehow he ends up smearing it all over the tray and it gets on his forehead, cheeks, and up his nose. What a stinker. Talk about stinker.... the poop sure changes when you add solid foods, and not in a good way.

I love the cats

OK, I admit it. I suck at keeping the blogspot updated. Hopefully I can do better than posting once a month, but no promises. Not sure why Don never posts anything, other than running out of time and other priorities. We have had a busy last few weeks, and Jordon has had a lot of changes.

He seems to be fascinated by the cats... probably because of their movement. As you can see in the top picture, bottom left corner, Smokey has become quite the playmate. He likes to paw at Jordon's feet as they are kicking through the mat. We have never seen him come at him from the other side or try to bite him. Both Smokey and Sammy like to be close by if Jordon is down on the floor playing. Jordon has grabbed a fistful of fur with both of them, but most of the time is suprisingly gentle... not like when he grabs my hair and pulls like I am a horse. Grandma and Grandpa have some kittens at the farm right now and he also loves to watch the kittens play.