7 Months (a little late!)

Seven months have passed and it's hard to believe our little peanut is growing so fast!  We have had several trips to the doctor this past month or so with tummy bugs and ear infections.  Jonah is weighing in at around 20 pounds and is sitting up very steadily.  He is also rolling from front to back and back to front and is even rocking back and forth on all fours.  It's only a matter of time until he starts crawling so we're trying to really enjoy being able to set him down on the floor and know he won't be going anywhere!  Jonah's up to two meals a day, cereal with fruit for one meal and cereal with a veggie at the other.  It's no surprise that he loves to eat!!

  

Happy Thanksgiving!

With both of my siblings out of town, I offered to host an intimate Thanksgiving meal.  My first Thanksgiving to host included our little family of four, Mim, Poppa, Grandaddy and CiCi.  I was so grateful that I wasn't in charge of every dish, my mom and CiCi both contributed wonderful food we all enjoyed and it certainly took some pressure off me!  Nathan and I were in charge of turkey (quite a daunting task, I might add), mashed potatoes, gravy, rolls and pumpkin pie.  We ordered a fresh turkey from Whole Foods in order to avoid the whole thawing debacle as well as the gravy (one less thing on my to do list!).  I used Pioneer Woman's mashed potato recipe that I was able to make Wednesday (couldn't recommend it more!), Nathan's family's Grandmommy Rolls (super simple and yummy!) and rounded it out with my first homemade pumpkin pie, crust and all.  The pie crust didn't turn out as I'd hoped (my need for perfectly crimped crust did not happen) but it was delicious!
Jonah napped for the entire Thanksgiving meal but woke up in plenty of time for lots of play with the grandparents.  Poor Jacob was the lone child and was definitely in need of a little buddy!  We all ate, relaxed, visited and enjoyed our holiday together.  It was truly a wonderful way to spend the day!
I am so thankful for my hubby, sweet boys, and all of my family!!!

We had great success with Martha Stewart's Turkey 101!  We soaked cheesecloth in melted butter and white wine and draped it on the turkey for the first portion of roasting.

Nathan carving his first turkey!

The dining table ready for our feast!

The delicious sides.  Yum!

I couldn't resist the matching...

Love!

The wishbone!  Jacob won and wished for donuts for breakfast on Friday!

Brotherly Love

I love how much these two adore each other!!!

Look at our big boy!

Jonah is sitting up more steadily now and is having so much fun playing sitting upright!  He loves to watch Jacob and look around the room while giggling and talking.  Jacob is also having a great time with Jonah sitting up and they have started "playing" together!  I just love watching my boys interact together and look forward to their friendship continue to grow!!

Halloween 2012

We had a blast celebrating Halloween with Uncle Andy, Auntie Catherine, Mim, Poppa, Drew, Ben and Brady!  The evening started with pictures and Halloween themed treats before we headed out for trick-or-treating.  Jacob absolutely loved trick-or-treating with his cousins and Jonah loved getting a little nap in his stroller!

Halloween Flashback

As I began planning this year's Halloween costumes, I thought back to what Jacob has dressed up as in previous years.  It hit me that this is his FIFTH Halloween and I just don't understand how that can be!!  It is such a fun time of year, and now we get to share it with sweet Jonah! 

A stroll down memory lane...

2008

2009

2010

2011

Jack the Jack-o-lantern

So excited!!

Giving Daddy instructions about Jack's face.

We have quite the collection of pumpkins!

Last year after Halloween, Jacob was absolutely devastated throw out our jack-o-lantern, Jack (original, I know).  The only thing that made him feel remotely better was the promise of making a new Jack the following year.  Tonight, we turned our largest pumpkin into Jack 2012 and he couldn't have been more excited!  He was very specific with his instructions as to what Jack should look like and we even went so far as to try to trace a wooden jack-o-lantern sign he had painted with Mim last year.  One tooth broke off, but he was happy enough with the outcome!  Now it's on to  pumpkin seed roasting...