Long Weekend

James had a Friday and following Monday off of work for MLK day so we took advantage and wend to Nashville on Friday. We had a lot of fun at the mall there where we went to an aquarium restaurant. On Saturday James and I went out to see National Treasure 2. James even liked it and was prepared for the somewhat hokey plot this time so he didn't make fun of it as much as he did the first one. On Monday we got invited to one of James' patients' house for lunch. His patient just happens to be Hungarian and was very surprised when James told him that his wife had been to Hungary and can speak Hungarian. He made us one of my favorite Hungarian meals that I miss a lot, plus some very tasty desserts, and not only that but he made tons of extra and sent us home with quite a bit of food plus some more recipe books. He and his wife were extremely generous and kind which is how I found most of the Hungarians to be, especially when it comes to making food for others. Jonas had a great time at their house too. When we first arrived he was acting kind of funny. Not only shy but kind of listless. We sat down to eat and he wanted to sit in my lap. A few moments later he was throwing up. But this time thanks to James I was prepared with a towel to catch it. Luckily there wasn't very much and a mess was avoided. This was much better than the last barfing episode which took place at church during Sunday school with absolutely no warning and landed all in mommy's lap. Only there was a lot more of it in that case.
We took off the front part of Jonas' crib so he can climb in and out. He's been pretty good about staying in bed when we put him down. I think it's just because he is so used to the routine. I wonder how long it will last. His new phrase: "I'm so excited"

New Goals

I'll probably be cursing myself for a while over the next few months, but I decided to make one of my goals this year to complete the Country Music half-marathon in Nashville in April. This is an attempt to motivate myself to get in shape. I love running but I need a motivator. So far, I'm motivated and so is James cause I talked him into running it with me. He's gonna really enjoy all that nice country music while he's running. There are supposed to be live bands playing for the runners along the way. I've started working out on post and it's so nice to have a place to run where it's not cold and I don't have to worry about killer dogs. Wish me luck.

Jonas had a hard time when we got back from vacation. The terrible two's syndrome was in full swing for a while and he was spending a lot of time in time out. However I think, although it's nowhere near over, that he might have learned some things because he's been a lot better the last couple of days. He's really picking up on a lot of our expressions. He was trying to get my attention the other day as I was walking down the hall. I was just trying to get some things done and I guess not paying enough attention to what he was saying cause he followed be down the hall saying "look at me Amber, look at me!" I'm so grateful to have a little one that cracks me up every day.

Happy New Year

It was great to go home for the holidays this year. Jonas had a great time following his cousins around. He was even bordering on friendly with Aunts and Uncles and of course had no problems warming up to both sets of Grandparents. Instead of being super clingy, he didn't really want a lot to do with us because there was always so much going on at both houses. He's been asking for people, namely Preston, Wesley, Granny, and Aunt Mo. He enjoyed his airplane rides and wants to do that again very soon. He is still trying to catch up on his sleep though and we are certainly paying for that. He's been either extremely mad or extremely happy. Maybe that's just cause he's two.