Jonah had a pretty busy second and third week. Not only did Jonah meet lots of his family and friends for the first time, he also took his first big car trip up north to Arcata.
Jonah went in early for his two week check up and we were happy to see that in the course of one week he gained a full pound... and that check up had been just a week before. Now, Jonah is most likely over 10 pounds. Ten pounds or not, he still seems small. During his second week his umbilical cord fell off, his circumcision healed, and he started losing his hair. I have to say that I am a bit sad about him losing his hair, I really like how it spikes up itself into a very stylish faux-hawk with golden tips.
There isn't much to share about Jonah. He continues to be a very good, kick-back baby. He eats, sleeps, poops, and looks around. He doesn't fuss, rarely cries, likes to hang out on his own in the bouncy chair, low chair (a high chair from Japan that has the ability to lean all the way back and rock), or bassinet. Unlike Cairo at this age, he doesn't need to be constantly held.
Over the past two weeks Jonah has met lots of new people. Some family stopped by on the 7th to visit. Jonah actually met his Uncle Danny for the first time on this day (Uncle Danny was staying away due to a cold).
We headed up north a few days later and spent the night at my Nana and Papa's house. In two years, my grandparents have acquired their first 5 great-grandkids... four of which are under the age of one year! Of course, both Cairo and Jonah were thrilled to visit with their Nana and Papa. Cairo has become very familiar with her Nana and Papa and adores them. I think that Jonah is on the same path. Here is Jonah cuddling with Papa.
One of those five great-grandkids Nana and Papa have happens to be just two days older than Jonah. My cousin Katie had Lexie on the May 27th and Jonah was born on Katie's birthday two days later. We, of course couldn't pass up the opportunity to meet the new addition on our way north. So, we stayed in Santa Rosa in Katie and her husband Jeff's RV overnight. While we were there we got to see most of the Steis gang. We also met my cousin Kyle's daughter Alyssa for the first time. I completely forgot to get my camera out until about 10 minuted before we left. Here are some pictures of Katie, Lexie, Jonah, and I.
The next day we finally made the final leg of our trip to Aracta. Up in Aracta, we had Uncle Nick, Aunt Kyoko, Mei, and the rest of the Dedini/Tipple family all excited to meet Jonah. We went down to Ferndale a few days after getting back to visit Erik's granparents. We were excited that Jonah had the chance to meet is very amazing Great-Grandma Dedini who is currently battling Lymphoma. Though I know he won't remember meeting her, I am glad to have pictures of the two of them together that we can show him when we tell him about this amazing woman and how much she loved him. This picture is courtesy of Uncle Nick.
This appears to be the time of babies. Not only has my cousin recently given birth to a new little girl, but my best friend had baby Lilian Bradford two weeks before I had Jonah. Here is Auntie Katie holding Jonah and Lili. This picture was closely followed by both my and Katie's agreement that we were glad we didn't have twins! What a handful of babies!
There are many more people to meet and many more places to see. Jonah's first few weeks have been pretty full and we are looking forward to settling in for the summer and enjoying our time as a new family.
Jonah getting ready to go out and do yardwork in his sunhat (which didn't fit Cairo until she was almost three months old).
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