Gotta love the holidays!

Whelp, it's time for another post I guess. And there are for sure going to pictures this time...
like this one!

Or like this one....


Cameryn's eyes are always red in pictures... a nurse once told us that babies have red eye more often, because their eyes are still developing. I don't know if it's true but she still looks super cute to me!

We still have not had a chance to sit down together for a picture of our whole little family, I'm hoping we will be able to at least this coming weekend, because we are blessing Cameryn and we'll all be dressed up. We don't really have any pictures from Christmas, as that morning our memory card filled up and then David uploaded all of the pictures onto our new external hard drive that we opened that morning. So we are pretty lame about pictures lately. We had an amazing Christmas though! It was a year that we thought we wouldn't have much, and it ended up we had so much to be grateful for. Here is a little video of one of my favorite presents (though I got it a few months before Christmas.) It's my little Cami talking under the tree :D Just kidding! Apparently Blogger is having issues with my video. I'll see if David will put it up on You Tube though.... sorry!




I think my kids had a hard time with David and I going back to work today. I came home to them both crying. Cameryn calmed down, once I fed her, enough to take a 3 1/2 hour nap. She just woke up, but I think she would have slept even longer... if she didn't have to poop, which she has done abundantly while I've been typing. Jonas had diarrhea (the butt burning type) and was freaking out. So there was some definite drama going on. Not to mention my babysitter told me she gave my 2 month old, breastfed baby some soy milk on accident... and it was the grown up kind, not formula. What a day!

I'm definitely looking forward to not relying on someone else to watch the kids. I could quit my job and take a gamble that Davids temporary one will turn permanent, but that really doesn't seem like the smart option. I'm so thankful though, that we have the money we need to be able to provide for ourselves!

My next post I'll put up some pics of Cameryn's 1st photo shoot... there's some Jonas in there too:)

Lots to talk about

So obviously I'm not the best blogger, but I love reading other peoples blogs and find myself disappointed when they haven't posted anything new. I think it's probably unfair of me to feel that way since I'm way worse at keeping it up, and I don't think I should expect anyone to follow my blog if I'm not going to do regular posts. Just to warn you... those are just my thoughts and that does not mean that I'm going to magically be better at blogging, I will try though.

Some crazy, and wonderful, things have happened since February. We finally moved out of our one bedroom apartment into a two bedroom. This has had happy outcomes with regards to sleeping, both for us and for Jonas. A few days after we moved I found out *SURPRISE* I was pregnant again. After the initial freaking out... we were super excited, and even more so when we found out she was a girl. Cameryn Alexis was born, a month early, on 10/8/10. She was 5lbs 10oz and 18inches long. She was healthy and doing great just like her brother when he was born a month early. I actually went into labor on the same exact gestational day with both of them (although it was the second time I went into labor with Jonas). Everyone says I'm lucky that I don't have to carry my babies that additional month, but I think I'm blessed to have perfectly healthy, good-eating, babies who are preterm!

Being a mom to 2 under 2 is super stressful, I'm not gonna lie! Jonas has been so great though, especially for not understanding what was going on in the beginning. He is slowly starting to do big brotherly things like laying his head next to her, getting her a blanky when she cries and helping us know when she is awake. It's really only bad when they are both crying and I have to pick which one to take care of , while I leave the other one crying. Thankfully that doesn't happen too often. It's also really hard to see that Jonas isn't getting as much attention as he used to. I wish I could just play with him all the time like I used to.

Jonas is in nursery now and seems to be picking up a lot from the older children... like throwing things, hitting, throwing tantrums... it's not all bad though. I saw online that between 18 months to 2 years boys can say about 50 words and girls can say about 90. So I decided to count the words that we could distinguish that Jonas can say. He can say just about 40 words at almost 19 months. He went to the Dr. for his 18 month appointment and the Dr. asked how many words we could distinguish. I told him and he was surprised. He said that at his age kids are doing good with about 15 words! That's right, my boy's a genius ;) I'm just kidding, but I really am proud of him!

David is still on the job hunt, but things have been looking way, way up just in the past month. He has actually had some interviews, and he has been hired on in a temporary position within his field (Mechanical Engineering), which will be awesome for his resume. That job will go to the end of the year, and may turn into something more permanent (but we aren't counting on it). Hopefully he'll have something lined up by then though so I can quit my job and take care of the kids... right now we're having to have other people watch the kids until I get home from work.

Sorry there aren't any pictures on this post... but I'll make sure to have some good ones on the next post!

Just some cutie pie pics of Jonas baby :)

Life as we know it

Time goes by so quickly when you have a baby, I think it's because you're more focused on what they are doing and how to take care of them, rather than what day it is and how much time is passing. Then you look back and realize how much has happened. Jonas is 9 months old and I can't believe it's almost been a year. He has been the best little baby. He is generally happy, always cute, he loves to cuddle and has the sweetest personality. Lately we've been dealing with teething which is definitely not fun. Tooth number 4 came in about a week and a half ago and we're hoping for a little break... maybe I should hope for them all to come soon instead and then we wouldn't draw out the process. Jonas still doesn't know how to crawl yet, but I think it's our fault for not giving him tummy when he was little. That's caused us a few problems... lesson learned. We aren't to worried about him not crawling yet though, he still has some time.



We're finally moving to a bigger apartment which is very exciting. David is still job hunting, which has been frustrating for both of us. Something is out there for him, there has to be, it's just finding it that's proving difficult. We're happy though and at least we're able to live off of what I'm making for now. So if any of you who read this know of any entry level mechanical engineering positions out there (anywhere) pass it on our way ;)

Winter with the Jones'

We have had so much fun this winter! We got to take Jonas tubing a couple times. He seems to be okay with it... but I don't think it's his favorite thing yet!




























Jonas sat on Santa's lap for the 1st time, he was to tired to care though :)
And we had some excellent trips to visit family in California and North Carolina for the holidays.

Wow I can't believe how long it has been since we've posted! I'm as bad at blogging as I am at writing in my journal. So much has happened in our lives since we last posted that I don't think I'll be able to give a full account of everything. I'll just try to highlight the things we have pictures for.

Back in October 2009 Jonas got a helmet to correct a flat spot on his head. Jonas has been quick to do many things in his life so far (except for rolling, scooting, crawling, etc. We're still working on these).
So we were hoping that the helmet situation would be the same. Jonas was always really high in his percentiles for height and weight, but his head was on the small side. He got his helmet and it seemed like growth spurt after growth spurt and in 5 weeks, not only did his head circumfrance grow 3 cm, but his flat spot filled in past what our goal was, and we were able to get the helmet off. I was SO happy about this because it smelled even though we cleaned it and his skin started to be really dry and irritated. So thank you to those of you who prayed for him :) This last picture is the day Jonas didn't have to wear his helmet, and the 1st day I could play with his hair again :)

Gems of Jonas

These are some of our favorite pictures of Jonas lately.

A video from Yellowstone

This is Dragon's Mouth Spring. It kinda looks and smells like Pirates of Caribbean ride at Disneyland.

This one was like a sauna being in the steam as it blew in the wind. A lit ways off from here, there's a hillside full of dead trees with their roots sticking out of the ground. Because of the volcano under Yellowstone, the ground got so hot it cooked the trees.

Here's an updated photo of the boat. It's kinda on hold due to funding and maching of parts. Per Naudia's request, the name is a tribute to our son: 'Jonas Blue'. It's almost finished as you can tell. Hopefully, we can get it on the water this year before the water gets too cold to retrieve if anything goes awry, cross-fingers.

more Jonas pictures

Jonas has been the sweetest baby so far. As the days go by he has more time when he is awake and alert, and we are getting to know him a little better. It seems like he is growing up so fast already!


David: See if you can tell which picture I am talking about, "Look at this gun show over here, BOOM BOOM, FIREPOWER!"

first days home

So these are pics of the first days home. One favorite memory we have so far is that we were worried about him not pooping (Monday), same day we went to the clinic to have his billirubin level checked. At the clinic, we get checked in and sit down on a bench. Jonas let out this loud blurp, and as proud parents we were happy and relieved that he was making progress. It was instantly funny for how loud it wasand Mommy and Daddy audibly made cheers. It soon got hilarious when the whiffs of stench made me gag. It was too much for Naudia. You know you're a parent when baby poo makes you happy.

Baby!

Here's Jonas!

He's the cutest baby ever. The nurses show great appreciation for his size and health for being 35wks 6days. We love him. He is awesome. He carries on the Jones tradition of peeing freely. :) He pinked up real nice. I got to go with him to get a bath and shots. He cried more about the sponge bath than the shots, truly. After being bathed, he held onto my hand for a long time. That was my favorite. I will always love that. So no joke: the classical station played William Tell Overture while I was driving Naudia and Jonas to the Hospital. Couldn't have planned it better myself.

Visitor #2(Liz)

visitor #1 (Carolina)

Baby Bump

24 Weeks
26 Weeks
28 Weeks
30 Weeks
33 Weeks

Okay so I've been putting off posting for a long time. So these are all the belly pics we've taken. The last one we took yesterday... even though right now I'm on bed rest and not supposed to be standing for to long. It only took a second to take the picture though. I'm excited because the baby could be coming soon and I can't wait to meet him, but at the same time I don't want him to come because he'll have to be in the hospital for awhile because he's premature.

Bed rest isn't that bad, at least when I have David to help out. Hopefully things won't get too crazy when he starts school again in a couple days. It's really hard for me to be at home all day and not be able to clean the house... or do anything. Luckly I have some great friends around who have dropped off movies and books for me. I'm also getting pretty good at playing guitar hero in a reclined position :)

I'm on pills that stop me from having contractions and once I hit full term (in three weeks!) I don't have to take them anymore. My doctor's pretty sure I'll have the baby before then, but I think I'll make it. Last week was the first week of bed rest and it actually went by really fast, so hopefully the next few weeks will do the same.

logoness

So here is a little of some school work I can show. I was asked to come with a logo for a lab research group. Now for those who now something about logos: I know that the simpler the better, and I know that people outside the world of mechanical engineering wouldn't know that the grid lines is a depiction of computer-aided analysis for stress of the 'Y' being twisted; but the lab loves it. No one else has a logo like this. And I believe a great deal about identification, and belonging (or setting yourself apart). This has helped the lab feel more like an official group, distinguished. I would show other things of work, but they might be too proprietary.

baby news

Okay folks... finally, we know what the baby is!! Yesterday David and I went in for the appointment and I was so nervous. I was scared they would find something wrong, or we wouldn't be able to tell the sex... and I was just plain scared to see the baby. I don't know why that scared me I guess it just made everything very real. Obviously a pregnancy test, bulging abdomen, multiple times hearing the heart beat and finally feeling the baby beating up my insides wasn't real enough for me. Actually feeling the baby inside is so cool... this little guy is super active most days.

Anyways... back on topic! The ultrasound was very cool. As the doctor went through her list of things to check, she told us what she was looking for and if everything looked normal. Everything was fine. We learned that the baby's vital organs are performing as they should, and there are no backbone or brain issues. The only thing a little off was one of the baby's kidneys looked like it was a different texture than the other one, but she didn't seem concerned about it, so hopefully it will work out okay. We also learned that the baby looks like it's five days older than what my due date would make it but that isn't enough of a difference to change the due date. I think it just means I'm going to have a big baby. This is, of course, all David's fault ;) According to the chart she showed us, the baby's head is also on the bigger end of the scale.

So the doctor asked us if we wanted to know what it is and we both said yes, and she pointed out the baby's "outdoor plumbing system" and I said "I knew it!" We were both hoping for a girl first but, of course, neither of us are disappointed at all. In fact it seems like every time I look at the ultrasound pictures I get even more excited. Seriously... even though he looks like an alien, and probably will for the first month or two after he's born, I just think he's so cute. We got to look at his face for a minute during the ultrasound and he was making little sucking motions with his mouth. David is so excited to! He immediately started mentioning the things he's going to do with his boy... play with Lego's, go fishing, etc. I can't wait to see our little man in person and get to know his personality. It's so amazing to think that I helped make him and he's growing inside me. He's my son... that's so weird and so exciting at the same time!

The winter times

No picture or anything. I just wanted to say, this week has been nice. It's been near 40 degrees. Sometimes don't have to wear a thick coat. Before that it has been cold and snowy. Lot's of snow. Recently I showed Naudia on one of our cold days that San Diego was going to be above 80 that day. If only.... Right now we have a battle over which coast is the best. :)

Just also wanted to say, our dog is crazy. I think she may be losing it. Two funny things: she can't make it down the stairs before her bladder starts giving out; she once used the snow bank as a toilet, no squatting. Makes for interesting conversations between Naudia and I.

My husband gone blog wild

Okay so David and I wanted to have a blog where we could both write about the cool stuff going on in our lives. But holy crap he's writing more than I do. I got on to post and I see three new postings already there.

Anyways, David finally got his license to drive a motorcycle (he just had his permit before) which means I can ride with him. So we went for our first ride together this week for like 20 min. and I am so hooked. I love riding on motorcycles!!! Seriously. I really prefer riding with someone... I'm a little nervous about ever driving one myself... but maybe someday we'll each have our own hog to take road trips on.

I don't have my own helmet so David let me borrow his. Hopefully soon I'll have my own, but I'm not in a rush... it's getting to cold out to ride. Plus it won't be much longer before my belly is to big to fit anyways :(