More 4 month firsts

Jonathan got to take his first plane trip last weekend when we went to Texas to visit Kendall, Vivi & the boys. He did REALLY well. The timing worked out that he fell asleep just as we were taking off and he didn't seem to have any problems with his ears hurting! We had several people who got off the plane before us who said, "I didn't even know there was a baby up here"... I'm glad we could keep everyone happy! He was his usual cheerful self, smiling at the flight attendants, gate agents and anyone else he made eye-contact with at the airport. Having him be in such a good mood sure made the trip easier for us too!

The flight attendant gave us a certificate for his "first flight" as well as 2 stick-on wings (one to wear and one to scrapbook). The pilot was sweet and let us take a picture of Jonathan with him in the cockpit.

On the way to Abilene, we stopped at a Sonic to eat (we cried the day the one in Bloomington closed... well, not really, but it was a sad day :o) No tater tots for Jonathan just yet!

We had a great visit with Kendall, Vivi, Noah, Silas & Jonas - Jonathan adjusted well to living with a fuller house over the weekend -although he awoke at about 4am each morning. The boys loved on him and took turns holding him. He giggled & smiled while they played with and around him. We went to church with them in Hamlin, where Kendall has taken a job as a worship minister. It was nice to see him in his element... of course I missed most of the service because Jonathan: 1)needed to nurse when we first arrived, 2)spit his paci on the floor before spitting up & 3)poo-ing enough to soil his clothing... so goes the life of this mother! ;O)

Another first for Jonathan was that he has successfully mastered the art of rolling over from his back to his belly. He did it the first time the morning after we came back from Texas. He now roll both directions, but tends to roll over his left shoulder more often...He also has been moving his legs and getting his bottom up in the air - just a matter of time before he'll be crawling!! Break out the Pack-n-Play - it will be the only way to contain him!

The same day he rolled over, he began blowing 'raspberries' when Kyle was holding him at dinner (at least he saved one new activity for Kyle to witness firsthand!).

I'm not sure we can handle many more firsts this month, but one more we are tackling is putting him in the crib at night to sleep. Sunday night was our first attempt. He did fairly well, sleeping about 4 hours before crying out enough for us to wake-up, and he went right back to sleep after we popped in the pacifier. After that he woke again at 3:30 & 5:30, but I didn't have to nurse him to get him back to sleep...so we'll count that as a blessing. We'll see how it all turns out.

One thing he has not been doing as much of is "talking" - he used to babble non-stop when we sang to him, but he now seems to be studying our faces more...so maybe he's soaking everything in and concentrating too much to babble?...

We are loving this stage as he grows & changes!