Baby Girl Nursery

Tree in bloom

A large lady bug on the light switch.

My collection of tulips and bees. I painted 5 little lady bugs in different places around the room and you can see one of them here in the botttom left hand corner by the daisies.

Whimsical grass, flowers and a strawberry plant with a dragon fly nearby

I am quite proud of this stork! Jarrett was kind enough to draw it out for me and he did a wonderful job. I did paint the stork myself and I am very impressed with how well it turned out. I plan on putting the baby's birthday on the pink bag after she's born.


Jonah wanted so desperately to help as we were painting in the baby's room. There were several occasions where he sat on my lap and helped me put a second coat on a flower. There are a couple blades of grass with little Jonah prints in them -- he would try to get as close as he could to the wet paint without getting any on his fingers. He typically succeeded but he did leave his mark in his baby sister's room. After we were pretty much done with the painting, we would find him in there with a paint brush in hand tracing over the grace and pretending to paint the flowers.



There are some things that still need to be finished in the room, such as a picket fence along one of the walls. Once we get the fence up, I can add more flowers and a few butterflies to finish off the room.

February 2010

As everyone knows, Jarrett, Jonah, and I are expecting a baby girl on May 28, 2010. We have been spending a lot of time getting things ready for a new addition. Jonah transistioned to a twin bed over the summer so he is officially a "big boy." We have converted our computer/guest room into a gorgeous pink nursery with a lady bug and flower garden theme. Jonah's Grandpa Fischer built him a huge toy box which fits perfectly in his room. Hopefully this will get some of his toys out of the living room to make room for baby.

Jonah has been cruising around the house like crazy and is only brave enough to take 3-4 steps at a time. We are really focusing on his balance and confidence. He has been doing really well with his speech therapist. He has already shown an increase in tongue movement. He will be transitioned from First Steps to Pre-school around his birthday in May. This will allow him about 2 weeks in pre-school this year and then he will start back in the fall. We aren't sure yet how many days he will be attending but I know it will be good for him. We have a wonderful program in our school district and I am excited for him to be in a school setting. It's hard to believe that it is time to think about pre-school already though.

Playing Catch

Jonah has figured out how to catch a ball. Monday during therapy we were playing with his ball and he put his hands out and caught it. Today he was playing with my dad and I and just kept catching it. He thought that was pretty cool stuff.

Crawling!

Jonah decided to do a little army crawl early this afternoon before his nap.  After his nap, he decided to do a little full fledged crawling.  He isn't going super far but he is really starting to get the hang of it.  He is going a couple feet at a time and has gone a little further before as well.

More Progress!

Jonah has been making a lot of great progress in the last few weeks.  He is starting to sit up on his own from his back and he figured out how to pull himself up in his crib.  Also, he is able to get into the crawling position from his belly and while sitting up.  He is walking nonstop in his pony walker (see previous post).  Finally, he is sleeping better and I am hoping to get him sleeping through the night this summer.  Thanks for your continued prayers; we are so blessed that Jonah is doing so well!

New Walker

Jonah got a new walker to help with his therapy.  It is called a pony walker and has a running pony on the bottom; Jarrett loves that!  Jonah is loving being able to walk around by himself.  Jarrett spent just about all day Saturday outside with him walking the streets around our house.  He is making up for a lot of lost time on his feet.  He is starting to get more balance on his own and we are actually able to walk him around one-handed now too.  His new walker is similar to an infant walker but is more age appropriate for an almost 2 year old.  He can still sit down when he is tired and he is strapped in by velcro in the back.  

Spring Break 09, Part 2

Getting buried in the sand
Working on our tans

Having dinner at the Rainforest Cafe in Downtown Disney

Jonah wasn't overly thrilled with the water at the beach, I think it was too cold for him. He also wasn't super excited about the sand initially as well but after trying a bite and putting his hand in it a bit, he really started playing in it. He liked walking on the beach and in the wet sand where the water came up a little bit. He definitely didn't like it when the waves splashed up on his legs.