Jonathan has just popped through over the weekend a 4th tooth. On the bottom next to the 1st 2 that came through 1st. But still no top teeth at all. Ah, well. He is really cruising in the crawling & always standing & stuff. Real vocal. Such a character. If you want to see pics, please visit www.dropshots.com/MelBruck. For some reason, pics will not load here. Go figure. But that's all for now.

Well, another new accomplishment of my son is now twice he has pulled himself into a standing position without any help. Yeah. He will soon be furniture walking. How time flies when you are having so much fun with a little one.

No weight as I got ticked at the scale. Haven't changed the batteries. I will by the weekend.

That's all for now.

Well, Jonathan has turned 10 months old yesterday. Which means in 2 months, he will be turning one. Wow, where has the time gone. Yesterday he did a 1st. He pulled himself into a standing position all by himself. Only that once. Hasn't done it since but I think it was he wasn't sure what happened........ Well, that's all for now.

Oh, yeah, jury duty, had to do that earlier this week. What fun. Not. Dumb case. The defendent hung himself when he represented himself. Plus it was proved he is a liar. He has been in prison too many times. Oh, well, he got found guilty on all 4 counts of aggravated battery against cops watching him at another court after that court appearance......

Okay, that's all for now.

Well, this past Memorial Day weekend was pretty nice. Did get quite warm. Hit 93 on Sunday. Yesterday was almost 90. Today another warm one. But it will cool down for the week. I can open my windows up again. Had the air on for about 3 days. I hate having to run that but got to when it gets close to 90; especially with Jonathan. He wasn't too bad though. We camped out in our backyard in our new tent that we got a year ago & never used till now. That was fun.

I got sick yesterday twice. I think it was from the heat. I work at work today & tomorrow & am off Thursday & Friday. Yeah. I have lost almost 2 pounds. I am now down to 201.6. I am happy as I am working towards at least 180 goal. Yes. That's all for now.

Jonathan's 9 month stats: 26.2 lbs. 31" in length. He is off the charts. He is such a big baby. No shots till his 15 month appointment. Yeah. Wow... Well, now he has a head cold too. & I feel like I am getting sick. Da-Da is home with him today. I am here at work Yippee. That's all for now.

My son is now officially crawling. Not very fast right now but he is crawling. I think he is still getting used to the fact that he can move around now so he is going slow. My goodness, very soon he will decide to start standing & walking. Yikes.... I don't know if I am ready for that but I should be though.....
Weight - I gained a pound. Ah, well, it wasn't overly bad. Could have been worse & gained 5 pounds. But only 1 which is fine for now. So, I am at 203.0.
What else? Nothing I can think of. Mother's Day was nice & quite at my grandmother's house in Indiana. Daddy & son made cards for me. It was nice though.
Well, that's all for now.

I have a sitter-upper. We figured out how he was doing that. He would go from laying flat out on belly to knees & tuck them under him till he gets to sitting on his butt. He is also doing a funky crawl. Using his right leg to crawl with his left Knee. Too funny. But he will only take about a couple steps before he is done..... We think he may just walk shortly afterwards. He did try to stand up yesterday without holding onto anything. He fell over, looked at us, laughed, & sat back up. It was too hilarious. Weight last night was 202.2. Gained 2 oz. That's all for now.

Well, Jonathan's Daddy is home. He was soooo happy to see him. I was happy to see my hubby. So good to have him home. Last night Jonathan went to bed around 7:30. I had to get him up at about 8:30 to get my hubby from the airport. But Jonathan stayed awake the entire time. It was great. He didn't get back to bed till almost 11. So he was still sleeping this morning when daddy went in to get him up for the day :) So cute. Well, that's all for now.

DON'T TELL LINDA D. !!!
Anyways, yep, Friday was quite eventful. Jonathan was playing on our bed & for about 2 seconds both my hubby & I looked outside our bedroom window at our bad dog (kept getting decorative wood from the pond) & at that moment, Jonathan took a nose dive off the bed. Hit his head on the dresser. Started crying but when we picked him up, he then just wimpered. He was fine but he had the nastiest goosegg on his head. Now just a couple little red marks. But he was soooo fine. Still laughing & playing & everything. Did keep an eye on him for a couple of days. Only had to give him Tylonel twice that day. That was it. He is one tough little boy.
Well my hubby is out of town for a work conference in Florida. Left yesterday morning. Was okay. He won't be returning till Wednesday night. Then this morning I got this cute little e-mail from my boy. (not really but it was cute.) Here it is:

Mommy,
I know that Daddy will be home in a few days but I miss him already, I am so glade you stayed home with me, I am looking forward to the time we will be able to spend together.
Mommy can you do me a little favor please?
I know you will do it if you can, can you please let me smell daddy's shirt you can ware it too if you want it will remind me of what daddy smells like.
I will look for you tonight when y ou come and get me from the babbysitters.
I love you mommy,
Your little precious baby boy,
Jonathon

Other news is 2 weeks ago when I weighed myself I was at 205.8. Last night when I weighed myself I was at 202.0. Yep, lost even though I really wasn't trying too much or anything like that.... Did a bit of walking too.
Well that's all for now. Loving the wonderful warm weather. Love having the windows open at home. :) Saves money on heat & air conditioning. Bye.

Well, Jonathan is now saying dada, mama, nana. Moving along on his words. Keeps getting to his knees but can't go anywhere yet. Still pushing backwards on his belly & rolling everywhere. Being a cute little guy. Just started to slowly filter in the Stage 3 foods. Not completely but a little here & there for him to get used to them. Still feeding the Stage 2 till they are gone. But slowly will be doing the veggies & fruit & cereal on weekends. Been doing the dinner during dinnertime. That's all for now.

Well, 2 days ago, Jonathan said da-da; 3 times. Yesterday, he decided to say dadadadadadadadadadadadada. So, now that's what he says a lot now. He is working on the mama part but he only gets to ma. That's it for now. Nothing else new to report.

Well, nothing too much going on. Jonathan continues to amaze us with what he does. He is really cruising with his pushing backwards type of crawl. He also likes to butt scoot. He did do something that was a 1st for him. I was out with my mom when my Hubby & my Dad went to get Jonathan up from his afternoon nap. They found him kneeling in the crib holding onto the side looking out all over the place. Yep, it was definately time to lower the crib matress. The little sneak. Well, that just shows that my little baby is growing up. & fast. He also had gotten another cold that showed itself on Saturday. So we didn't make it to church because of his cold. Poor little guy.
Well, I weighed myself & gained 4 more oz. Up to 205.8. Better than pounds. So, I need to push myself to stick with this. I really just want to get back to 160 pounds. But I need to stick to it. Be good & such. We shall see how it all goes.
Had a busy weekend. Got some flowers for the backyard. Just need to get them planted. We had gone to Lowe's & I found a post light for $10. So excited. Slowly the backyard is getting to where we want in the way of privacy & such. But still a ways to go. Still need to get flowers for the front of the house. Still deciding what I want. Got marigolds for the island in the backyard since they did so well last year. Got pansies for the barrel that sits sideways by our pond. Also got geraniums for the pot by our little arbor thing. Still deciding what to put in front. Still have several more pots to figure what flowers to put in.
Also, tilled the garden so that around Mother's Day we can get some veggie plants to get our garden growing this year. Going to do better with it this year. We shall see what happens. At least the garden is ready to go.
That's all for now. Till next time.

Hello again, I am here to post. Not too much this time around.
Easter has come & gone. Jonathan had a busy day Sunday at Great-Grandma's house. Still pretty tired from that.
I weighed myself Sunday night, so I think the scales at the doctor are off. Or else mine is. One or the other. But here is where I stand now. 205.4. I lost 2 oz. now..... Yeah.
That's all for now. Talk to you all later.

Well, I see it has been a while since I last wrote here. Yikes. My bad. Anyways, so much has been happening.
Jonathan now has 2 teeth. About 3 days after the 1st tooth showed itself, the 2nd one right next to it started showing. So, he now has 2 teefers.
He has started clapping with us. He can wave. He has all of a sudden decided to start turning onto his belly at night & sleeping that way. He is also starting to like being on his belly. He also is trying to scoot a tiny bit, backwards. Not much though. He will also turn around on his behind when sitting. Hasn't tried to sit up by himself from the laying down position. But in due time. Better start baby proofing for him because before we know it, he will be moving.... He has also done the wheelbarrow whenever Daddy picks up his legs. He has the locked elbows down. Just need to work with him getting onto his knees in the crawl position.
I haven't weighed myself since my last post. But yesterday if the scale was right at the doctor's office, I am now at 202. So, I will check Sunday night & see if it is correct. Should be back on track with the Weight Watchers next week. Past couple of weeks have been stressful. Haven't done well with that.
Well, summer is just about upon us. Has been nice all week. In the 70s & such. So glad to have the heat off & the windows open in the house. Get the sickies out for good. Plus it has been helping Jonathan sleep really good at night with him being in the fresh air. He was outside a lot the past few days. Monday, he went for a ride in his wagon. So enjoyed it. Loved it too. Later we went for another walk with him & the dogs & Foxy the old girl went into a seizure so we put her in the wagon with Jonathan. It was soooooo cute. He kept touching her & "petting" as if he was trying to comfort her. Not being mean or anything but just touching her so gently. It was so adorable. Wish I could have gotten pics of it.
Well, enough now. I have put in a lot for a while. Till next week.

GREAT NEWS

My little boy is growing up so quickly. He has his 1st tooth poking through. Found it Saturday morning. He usually "bites" his spoon when we are feeding him & can slide the spoon out from between his gums. Well, Saturday morning, the spoon kept getting "stuck". I was wondering if it was a tooth. So, he finished eating his breakfast, cleaned him up & poked my finger in there & felt & found it on the bottom of his mouth. Then of course I had to see it. Yep, visible white. Yeah.....

Weighed myself. Didn't gain or lose. Still at 205.6. Not too bad. But I will be starting my diet today. See how that goes.

Friday of this week is a me day. It is going to be my b-day & I am 29 & holding + 1. Supposed to be warm around here again by the end of the week.

Well, that's all for now. Talk to y'all later.

Well, a few things have happened since I was last on here. I haven't weighed myself but I plan to tonight.
Over the weekend, my parents took us & Jonathan to the mall & he had his picture taken with the Easter Bunny. He also go his 1st pair of shoes. He had shoes smaller than the ones we got but they weren't wide enough. He really liked them. They are the light up ones. He really does a pretty good standing up in them up against the couch or chair. My 7 month old is now into 12 month clothing. I figured he will be in 18 month clothing by Easter.
Well, that's all for the time being. Can't wait for spring-warm weather to be here. We had a day of really nice weather; temperature was in the 60s. Had the windows open in the house to air the house out.
Okay, going to go now. Till next time.

Hello all. Not too much going on. Last week I think it was or the week before, I can't remember now. Such a blur. I got papers in the mail from my ex-fiancee who is appealing claiming to have new evidence that I fabricated everything; such as that we were married & that I married B illegally & that I was never raped but I have the records from that night that show proof.... Anyways, my lawyer is working everything out & seeing what can be done & such so we don't have to go to court. I really don't want to go but if it gets to that point, then I will go. Enough of that said. I went up again in weight. 205.6. GRRR. Got to work on that really hard..... Worked some more on the scrapbook for Jonathan. He turned 7 months last Friday. Yeah. Hates tummy, no desire to crawl. Loves to sit; can sit unsupported very well. Loves to stand with help. Grandma & Grandpa got him this cool toys that makes lots of noises........... Thanks guys. Anyways that's all for now. Oh, yeah, Saturday was such a beautiful day. Got up to 65 so the windows were wide open to get fresh air into the house. That was so nice..... Now that's all.

Well, not too much going on. Sunday & yesterday Jonathan had a small fever. But today he is doing better. Stayed home with him yesterday from work & kept him home from day care. Poor little guy. He will be 7 months this coming Friday. Wow.... Has time flown by.

I gained a pound. Weighed in at 204.0. Need to stick to the old diet..... Need to start exercising again. Soon I will be able to walk with Madison after work..... Not too much longer we will all be able to go for a walk; B, me, Jonathan, & Madison the dog..... Yeah.....

RS got married on February 13th. Their wedding date was June 18th but they pushed the date & got married sooner. Don't know why & not sure if we will know why.... But I am happy for them.

Little JJ is starting to wear 12 month clothing. This boy is getting so long....
That's all for now.

American Idol - Last night I forgot to tape it. So I had to look on-line today to see who was voted off. One gal; Becky; was voted off. I thought she was really good & would have stayed on for a while. That sucks. The rest, I'm glad they are off. Stevie, Patrick, & Bobby. They didn't thrill me in the least. So, it was good to see them go. Kevin will stay on for a while only because everyone thinks he is so cute. & Paula thinks he is squishable. & the "Kitty Pound" or "Paula Poodle Pound" just want to pinch his cheeks. David is from here in Illinois. Chris is just so hot. Bucky is good. Ace is another hot one. Taylor is just unique. Brenna is a little much for me. Not a bad singer but too much hyper & such. Kelli I would like to see her to continue. Beautiful voice & bad home life. Mandisa just kicks Simon's butt. She is cool. Just to name a few.

I weighed at the beginning of February at 208. Last night I weighed myself & weigh 203.2. Yippee. I'm happy. Just need to continue to do good.

Jonathan woke up at 5:30 when my alarm went off & just laid there & played & talked again till about 6:15 when I got up. Not like the 4:30 yesterday morning. Of course he went to bed last night at 7:30. Usually he goes to bed after 8 every night.

That's all for now. Just glad it is Friday & March is almost here which means warmer weather is around the corner. Yeah. Can't wait. Open up the windows in the car & in the house. Air everything out.... Especially get the flu bug germs out..... Bye for now.

Last night Jonathan was Mr. Vocal. Was like that for about 2 hours while playing. Just talking away. B asked who put the dime in his slot??? Then at about 4:30 this morning, Jonathan woke up & was playing & talking away till about 6 when I got up. Quite some funnies with some of the noises the little guy made. Needless to say, I am a bit on the tired side today. Oh, well. That's all for now. Time to go to break.