Brushing Teeth

Just thought I'd throw these pictures on here. The boys are both pretty good about brushing their teeth. When I get their toothbrushes out, Jonas runs for the bathroom. Max takes a little bit longer because he finds things to do on the way to the bathroom!

Jonas' 1st birthday party

Yesterday we celebrated Jonas' birthday with Annette, Stinne, Bedstemor, Henrik I., Tobias, Jakob, Thilde and Martin. We had a delicious lunch(thank you, Annette and Thomas) and cupcakes for dessert. Jonas loves to have lots of people around and he was all smiles(even when he was tired). It was a wonderful day! Smiling, smiling, smiling!

Everyone eating lunch. Max was taking a nap.

Jonas' present from Stinne, Henrik I., Annette, Henrik B., Lea, Tobias, Jakob, Thilde and Martin.

It's a chair just like Max's green one! Yeah! Thank you to the people named above:)

Thilde and Jonas going for a ride.

Jonas' present from Bedstefar and Bedstemor.

Bedste brought a present for Max as well.

Jonas got a tricycle from Bedstemor and Bedstefar. Thank you, Bedstefar and Bedstemor for the presents for the boys! The boys want to help put it together.

Jonas is "helping" Tobias put the tricycle together.

I think he likes it!!!

And so does his big brother!!! I asked Max to smile and he listened for once!!!

Max thinks the tricycle is his, of course. Jonas is good at sharing...Ha ha!

Jonas' birthday cupcake. He had to get that stuff off so he could eat it!

Proud parents!

Max is holding a bus that was a present from Annette. He told everyone it was his birthday, too!

Jonas enjoying his cupcake.

Max loves sweets so he loved the cupcake!
Singing to the birthday boy!

Our baby is 1!!!!!

Last night when I went to bed at midnight, I got a little tear in my eye. I was thinking about how exactly one year ago I was having what I thought was a bad stomach ache. And then I realized it was contractions and we would soon meet our second child. At 4:37 in the morning on the 6th of May, our little man, Jonas was born. He tried to trick the midwives by being up so high but when he decided it was time, he basically flew out. That's exactly how he gets around. He decides he wants to go somewhere and he's off like a rocket! I say that he is a little more "curious"(naughty) than Max was but I think I've purposely forgotten all that stuff with Max! Jonas has brought so much joy to us with his smiles and laughter. He sleeps well and eats well(weighs 11.5kg or a little over 25lbs.). Almost every night when Thomas and I go to bed we say how lucky we are to have 2 healthy, beautiful boys. LIFE IS GOOD!

Jonas likes to play a little when he eats. I make faces and he tries to copy me. I love making him smile and laugh so I can see his dimples!

Jonas is walking...more or less!

The little man is walking! He's a few months earlier than his big brother. It's funny how Max crawled earlier but Jonas is walking earlier. Just goes to show that you never know when they are going to do things.

The reason I get nothing done...

Jonas loves to empty drawers. Most of the time he doesn't even look at what's in his hand, he just grabs it and throws it over his shoulder onto the floor. He is a very busy boy!!!!

Jonas can stand by himself now and has taken a couple steps.

Our trip to Kalama(a few weeks ago)

It has taken me way too long to get these pictures on here but things are busy with 2 little boys running around. Anyway, 4 weeks ago Max, Jonas and I went to visit my family in Washington. On the way over I had Thomas' parents to help me on the airplane and on the way back I flew solo!!! Fortunately I sat next to a Grandma who was visiting her first grandchild in Belgium and she was a big help. Little did I know that the plane ride would be the easy part. Once we got back to Denmark trying to get the kids(especially Jonas) back on the right time schedule was definitely the hardest part! But it was all worth it. I am so glad that I was able to see my 87 year old Grandma and that she was able to see my boys. It was great seeing the rest of my family out there as well. And as I sit here and think about how hard the trip was sleep wise, I would do it all again. You have to take every opportunity possible to see the people you care about because you never know when you will see them again. Basically, life is short and time flies by so quickly. Enjoy the people you love whenever you can! Thank you, Laurie, for a great week!

Laurie bought so many things for the boys. This chalk was one of the many gifts! She also bought them matching Seattle Mariners jackets with their names on them. They look so cute in them. I'll post a picture of them next time.

Little brother, Jonas, is a happy guy!

One of the malls we went to had tons of these little rides. Max rode 5 or 6 of them! We couldn't get him to stop and Laurie is not so good at saying no to Max :)

Some had room for 2! Of course Max has to be the driver!!

Our trip to Kalama(cont.)

The boys had a great time playing with Cousin Laurie. I'm sure she slept for a week after we left!

It's kind of a tradition now that Laurie gives my kids their first cupcake. Max had his first cupcake when he was 10 months and now Jonas has had his first cupcake! This time Laurie made some with Peeps on top. Max has a sweet tooth like his Mommy so he chose one with a Peep on top.

Going for a ride

Max loves to be pushed in his gåvogn(walking wagon) but it's a killer for our backs...thank God we have Jonas now! He loves to push his big brother around!

The second child

This post is all about Jonas! It is so unfortunately true that the second child gets less attention. I was so good about updating the blog with Max's milestones and I have been so bad about posting Jonas' milestones! So here goes... Jonas is a wonderful, happy and extremely curious little guy. He has been crawling for 2 months now(started pulling himself on his belly a little before 8 months) and has been pulling himself up for a tad longer than 2 months. He is a champ at cruising around our round coffee table-especially when Max is playing with some interesting toys! Jonas is a big eater which is the reason he weighs 11kg(2 kilos heavier than Max was at this time) or 24lbs. He's roughly 80cm long or 31 1/2in. He sleeps through the night most of the time and is pretty good about taking naps. 2 of his bottom teeth are in and I think one of his top teeth is peeking through as we speak. He is a great baby and we are so lucky he's ours!!! Always smiling for the camera!

He loves to grab things on the top of this dresser. He also loves to take everything out of the drawers!

Everything goes in his mouth, of course! In this picture I think he's either tasting the mirror or trying to kiss himself.

You can see a scratch on his nose which he did to himself and you can also kind of see a little line under his right eye which is a scratch fom big brother Max!

That's my baby!

These videos were taken about a month ago so he's even faster now. If he sees something he wants(Basso's food, toilet paper, Max's toys, food on the floor), he'll put his head down and crawl like a mad man to get to it as fast as he can!

It's POTTY time...we hope!

Last night Max pottied and pooed on the toilet! I was so proud of him. He didn't want to get on it at first because he thought he would fall in. With Jonas' help, I showed Max that he wouldn't fall in. Sure enough after seeing Jonas sit on the toilet, Max was ready to try it out. He sat there for about 15 minutes. I asked him every once in awhile if he was done and he kept saying, "just a little more, Mommy." He also wanted me to shut the door. Needless to say he loves to flush the toilet. He had to do that twice :) He also went potty this morning and tonight. Of course this could be a long process with 2 steps forward and one step back but it's a start!