growing and changing

jonas has begun to make the transition from newborn to baby...

always bittersweet for me.

but, now, hes chubby, smiley, and incredibly cuddly.

his days are full of attention from his adoring siblings,

or hes riding around the house in the sling.

hes actually just beginning to stretch out his legs,

my younger children have curled their legs in fetal position

for much longer than many babies,

as they really do live in the sling.

another one of the treasure of this stage for me is that

hes still little, lightweight, and sleepy enough

that i can keep him in the sling almost all of my waking hours.

so, all in all hes quite happy and healthy,

and we are once again relishing in the joy of having a baby in the house.

by the way, for those of you who remember,

doesn't he look like micah?

and, yes, those are reddish hints in his hair.