On the front porch swing
Kate's Birthday
Da da da da da.
Many of you have already seen this video. But since our blog is the linkhouse to all the other digital representations of Jonas out there on the Interwebs, I wanted to link to it from here - so all can access it. Also, this will give me a chance to give a little context to the video.
About a week ago (sometime mid May 2009), Kate called me up at work and said, "Babbies has a surprise for you." I said, "Oh really?" She said, "Yup." And the surprise was that earlier that morning Jonas had just starting babbling certain syllables over and over. The three syllables of the day were: "da," "ba," and "ththhh." That last one is hard to convey in writing.
It just happened out of the blue. One day he was making noises without consonants; the next day he was making noises with consonants, and in staccato patterns.
I'll note that there was a point when Jonas was about 4 months old that he had made a similar run at producing repetitive vocalizations (all vowels - ahhs and oohs). For several days he did this and then, just as fast as he had started, he stopped again. We were sad because we didn't really get any video of him doing it and he wasn't interested in that series of oohs and aahs anymore. So, this time when he started using consonants, we immediately grabbed the video camera. After a couple unsuccessful shoots over a day or two, finally one morning at about 7:00 a.m. (while Kate was still in bed beside him) Jonas busted out with this little aria. Enjoy!
About a week ago (sometime mid May 2009), Kate called me up at work and said, "Babbies has a surprise for you." I said, "Oh really?" She said, "Yup." And the surprise was that earlier that morning Jonas had just starting babbling certain syllables over and over. The three syllables of the day were: "da," "ba," and "ththhh." That last one is hard to convey in writing.
It just happened out of the blue. One day he was making noises without consonants; the next day he was making noises with consonants, and in staccato patterns.
I'll note that there was a point when Jonas was about 4 months old that he had made a similar run at producing repetitive vocalizations (all vowels - ahhs and oohs). For several days he did this and then, just as fast as he had started, he stopped again. We were sad because we didn't really get any video of him doing it and he wasn't interested in that series of oohs and aahs anymore. So, this time when he started using consonants, we immediately grabbed the video camera. After a couple unsuccessful shoots over a day or two, finally one morning at about 7:00 a.m. (while Kate was still in bed beside him) Jonas busted out with this little aria. Enjoy!
Owen's Birthday
We stayed with the Parkers in Woodstock (north of Atlanta). Thanks to Erin, Chaz, and Owen for hosting us at their house. Owen and Jonas got to play a lot with Owen's toys. Owen is really good at sharing them.
1. He got to play with bubbles for the first time. He kicked his feet and laughed as we blew bubbles towards him. He even liked it when they landed on his face.
2. Jonas also got to play in a sandbox for the first time. The sandbox was Owen's big present for his second birthday. It was a pretty great sandbox. It was supplied with a number of fun toys and other sandy accoutrements.
It was great to spend some time with the extended fam in Georgia. It's hard for each side to travel one way or the other, so we try to make the most of the chances we get to spend time together.
Perhaps the highlight of the trip was when the two boys got dressed up in matching outfits, were propped up on the couch, and posed for a lot of cousinly pictures. Here's a nice one.
Here's a slideshow of some pictures that we took showing Jonas with Joy and G:
"We Roasted Ourselves to Our Own Satisfaction"
Posted by
Biff Hollingsworth
on 19 April 2009
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It was a busy weekend. On Saturday, the three of us (yep, Jonas, you go everywhere we go - for the most part) went to Raleigh to go on the "Triangle Modernist Home Tour." We saw an amazing range of houses (ranging in styles and age). It inspired me to want to build a modular dwelling some day! I might start with a garden shed/backyard studio and see how it goes. Who knows? Maybe I'll build a house someday. Here are some pictures from the "TMHT" tour:
Two Firsts in One Day
First #1: Jonas's First Time Wearing Shortpants
Courtesy of his wonderful Joy Mama and Aunt Erin of the Atlanta Hollingsworths! How cute is this sight?

First #2: Jonas's First Vegetable
= carrot!
Check out this video of the boy taking part in that ancient battle of man vs. pureed vegetable. Two shall enter, one shall leave with orange-stained nostrils. And though it may look like Jonas wasn't really into carrots from this video, be it known that by the end of the session he was licking it off of the edge of the high chair. Yummers.
Courtesy of his wonderful Joy Mama and Aunt Erin of the Atlanta Hollingsworths! How cute is this sight?

First #2: Jonas's First Vegetable
= carrot!
Check out this video of the boy taking part in that ancient battle of man vs. pureed vegetable. Two shall enter, one shall leave with orange-stained nostrils. And though it may look like Jonas wasn't really into carrots from this video, be it known that by the end of the session he was licking it off of the edge of the high chair. Yummers.