Sundial

Over the last few days, Jonas has shown sudden interest in moving around a bit while playing on his stomach. He still doesn't seem to get that he can move forward or backward if he wants to, but he has discovered that he's pretty good at pivoting, much like the shadows of a sundial. He can make it about halfway around from his starting point, but as you can see, this whole moving-about thing can be an exhausting process.

All-Star

Sleep issues aside, Jonas would still make the All-Star Game of cute, precious, heart-melting babies, and would more than likely be the starting pitcher. So it was with great amusement that when Dad got to attend the Home Run Derby last night in preparation for tonight's All-Star Game in nearby Anaheim, he got to bring Jonas "along" in the press box, or at least his adorable screen saver. Sports writers in a press box aren't usually the typical goo-goo-ga-ga crowd, but let's just say Captain Adorable (and his sidekicks Bird Lips and Pulkie) softened the atmosphere a bit.

Time Passages

Teething? Run-of-the-mill fussiness? Night owl? Not sure which of those, or something else, might be keeping Jonas up all night, but last night was one for the textbooks. Up at 11:30, up at 1, up at 2, up at 3, on and on. Was Jonas really able to sleep through the night that one time, or had that just been a dream?
And speaking of dreams, could there be anything worse than waking up every hour or so, and then, once you get back to bed, having a song stuck in your head so bad that you just want to cry? For Niki, ironically, it was Dream Academy's Life in a Northern Town. Or more specifically, the line about "John F. Kennedy, and the Bea-tles..." But for me, I was cursed with Al Stewart's equally ironic Time Passages, and unfortunately, not a particular lyric, but a guitar part that, it turns out, is difficult to describe, especially at 2 in the morning and with an equally tired wife trying to figure out what in the world you are talking about.  One day we'll probably laugh as we tell Jonas these stories. But we're going to force him to listen to these songs as we tell them.

Baby Sitter

Not sure there's anything cuter than pictures of Jonas sitting in his seat, checking out his surroundings (and his hands).

Bad Boy

Could there be anything more ironic than our Good Boy trying to pull off a Bad Boy look? Here, Jonas at least proves that he can sport the "skull" look in fashion, even if he has to work on the character part a bit...

...but with matching bib, he proves that he really is more a "Mama's Boy" than he is a "Bad Boy."

First Concert

Whether he knew it or not, Jonas attended a few great concerts back when he was only known as Nub. But on Friday night, he got to take in his first post-womb musical event, joining Mom, Dad and a few of their friends and kids at a nearby park to hear the Long Beach Municipal Band do their thing. Jonas started out the evening on a patriotic note, saluting during the National Anthem...

...and he seemed to be enjoying himself for a few minutes at least, looking around on the blanket we set out, watching the older kids run about and do their thing...

...but before long, it was back on Mom's shoulders, eyes beginning to droop as the music played on...

...and, eventually, it was all too much to process as Jonas passed out, not terribly interested in the summertime activity taking place all around...

...but rest assured, one day soon that will be him running about. Or possibly playing in the band.

Face Plant

Let's just say Jonas is still trying to figure out some of this being-on-his-stomach business.

Crawl Space

The evolution of Jonas continues with tiny, yet significant, accomplishments each day. Yesterday, for the first time, he showed signs that he might soon be interested in crawling. Once he gets his hands out of his mouth, look out!

Play Date

Jonas has lots of "friends" in the form of a surfing duck, a white tiger and a stuffed animal thing so indescribable, we just call him Noonan. But yesterday, a real-life friend came over in the form of Maxine, the daughter of one of Dad's former co-workers. Jonas really seemed to enjoy the company at his first official play date. At first, though, he played hard to get...

...but then, he introduced Maxine to one of his favorite things in the whole world, something called a ceiling fan...

...and before too long, Maxine was showing off one of her favorite things, the "Wheels on the Bus" App for the iPhone...

...and it wasn't too long after that when Jonas shot his chaperone a specific look that said, "You know, I'm fine on my own, you can leave any time you like..."

...in the end, as he does with everyone, Jonas eventually proved to be too much of a charmer...

...the perfect end to a perfect morning.

Friends for Lunch

Safe to say that Jonas has now discovered that he has a mouth and that it is fun to put things into it. Unfortunately for some of his "friends," they have discovered that they are fair game on the other end.