"This is nice. How does it work?"














"I just love taking walks."













"Can you do this?"














"What should I build?"














Paul loves the baby in the mirror!

Pictures of the Jumperoo

Rainforest Jumperoo

All right. I know you've seen cute video of Paul in the past, but this, you will agree, is the best one yet. Okay, Jon and I decided to give Paul his Christmas present early so he can get an extra month's worth of enjoyment out of it. We picked it up at Target last evening and put it together for him. It was right before bedtime when he finally got to ride in it, but he still had some quality time bouncing. See, the one in the church nursery doesn't have batteries (for obvious reasons), but this one lights up and plays music if it moves. So, Paul figures out right away that when he bounces, the toy lights up, a song plays, and the elephant makes a sound. This was fascinating. He would pause and stare at the thing until it stopped blinking, beeping, and elephanting (or however elephants go). Then when it was quiet, he'd wave his arms and move around so the toy would rock and the show would start again. We happened to catch one of these cycles with the camera. I'm thinking of submitting it to Fisher Price in case they want it for a commercial.

Gentlemanbug outfit

Here are some more photos of Paul taken shortly after his Saturday night bath. He's wearing his "gentlemanbug" pajamas. The hat was unbelievably cute, but it really did a number on his hair. We resorted to the blow dryer before Sunday School, but it didn't keep him from looking like one of those pencils you twirl to relieve stress.

The other picture is one I sneaked while they weren't looking.

Thumb story

Paul has found his thumb. It's super cute. You'll want the sound for this video. I apologize for the footage of the wall. I don't remember doing that.

Anyway. We thought Paul was progressing pretty well with consistently finding his thumb when he wanted it, but we had no idea just how well until this morning after church. . .

We were talking with some folks who were noting things about Paul like how much hair he has and how he's so much bigger than many 3-month-old babies, and how he looks so grown up, etc., etc. Well, he began to put his right thumb in his mouth. Jon reached over and pulled his hand away playfully. Paul grinned at him and popped his thumb right back in his mouth. Jon pulled it away and held his hand. Paul, grinned even bigger and proceeded to stick his other thumb in his mouth--demonstrating not only his great manual dexterity, but also his control over the situation.

Random Pictures

"I love this car seat."












"Whoa. That's a NICE camera!"











"Mommy. They're not supposed to know I cry."











Paul likes to play on the floor (for a little while).











El Pato Pablo