Almost walking and eating like a champ

Jonas is trying to walk on some days, but for now, I think he feels that crawling is more efficient. He has been pulling up and standing since February I think, but is only taking a few steps at a time before either toppling over or bending down to crawl. In this picture his cousin Andrew is feeding him popcorn on Easter. He is eating everything and gaining weight now that he is eating solids well. He loves to eat almost anything we give him. Some of the things he ate this week: spaghetti, grapes, frozen berries, peas, yogurt, strawberries, egg yolks and cheerios.

Jonas has become quite expressive. When we take things away from him that he should not have (computers, cords, etc), his face turns bright red and he howls for about 30 seconds.
He is finally sleeping through most nights (YEAH!). He did wake up at 3 last night for a bottle, but that was the first night in a few.

He is enjoying books a lot lately. He sits and listens to a book and then he spends a lot of time turning the pages, looking them over and trying to eat the book. Today we read him a book with a picture of a dog on a couple of the pages and Jonas squealed and giggled at the dog. We thought this was amusing since this was not an actual picture...just a drawing of a dog. He does love dogs and all kinds of animals. He always notices dogs on our walks.

Jen, his daycare provider, told us that his favorite song is the Wheels on the Bus, so we played it at home and he bounced up and down and clapped. He does enjoy music and tries to play Jason's guitar.

We have been busy with family and friends. Loki had his first birthday party mid-April and Amari had her first birthday party this past weekend. Both parties were fun. We enjoyed family time on Easter and this past weekend. Jason and I left Jonas overnight for the first time a couple of weeks ago for a trip to St. Louis. It was my 10 year college reunion. I felt old. I also felt like a mom. Jonas had a great time with Grandma and Grandpa Strait and we had fun spending time with friends. I did miss Jonas and enjoyed the Jonas/Mom reunion as much as the college reunion.

I have to post more often...I like the quick posts better, but had to write down what Jonas is up to before this stage passes us by and I forget...
This is a fun stage...it so fascinating to watch Jonas as he takes in the world. I will add some pictures from the past month or so.

from top to bottom: Jonas with Uncle Jason and Uncle Mike on Easter; Jonas with Cousin Andrew; Liv, Loki and Kevin on his 1st birthday; Loki protecting his birthday cake from Jonas; Lincoln and Amari at Amari's 1st birthday party (the other 2 babies from our Bradley birthing class)