Thomas Michael is here!!

We'd like to welcome the newest Klepeis, Thomas Michael!!

Thomas made his appearance about 23 hours after I arrived at the hospital for my induction.  After receiving my epidural,  I literally pushed for three minutes, and there he was! 

His first doofy face.

About to head home, and pretty damn angry about it.

Jason took a few days to warm up to Thomas. He knew right away that Thomas was his brother, but he kept his distance at first. Now he goes right over to Thomas to give him hugs and kisses and count his toes.

Today we took both boys visiting for the first time! We went to Babci and PopPop's, and then to Grandma and Grandpa's!  Everyone behaved themselves!

Jason provided the entertainment!

And Uncle Mike took the first picture of all four of us together!

And now we wait...

Well today was my first day of maternity leave! No sign of Jason's little brother yet, but my doctor has promised me an induction if I don't deliver by my due date. 

Catching some rays with Mommy today!

I'm literally Braxton Hicks-ing as I type this, so keep your fingers crossed that real labor starts soon!

18 months old!

Jason is now 1.5 years old!

He loves to stack and build with his toys. 

These cups are his most prized possession.

We went toy shopping recently. Dave picked out a big bag of blocks for Jason. He loves being a little architect!

Jason's favorite foods are apples, blueberries, all veggies, scrambled eggs, and ham! He also loves pizza and ravioli.

Eating his cheeseburger like a gentleman.

After meals, Jason helps us clean up!  He picks up all the food that he dropped on the floor during the meal and puts it on the table for us. 

When we take Jason out to eat, he's a little flirt. He loves waitresses! He smiles and says "Hi!!" whenever they come over. He NEVER says hi to anyone else. 

In pregnancy news, I had a growth ultrasound at 32 weeks. This is our newest monkey:

Doesn't he look like Jason? 

I have another ultrasound scheduled for 36 weeks, but so far everything looks great!

When I'm not at work or hanging out with Dave and Jason, this is how I've been spending my time:

I can't seem to get enough sleep during the week, so I'm basically a zombie on the weekends. Just a few more weeks to go!

Jason at the Beach

Last week, Jason packed up his diapers and headed down to OCMD with the whole Ceonzo clan!

First time seeing the ocean! 

Jason was a little wary of the ocean.  His favorite way to enjoy the beach was to sit in the sand with his cousins, with a big bucket of ocean water next to him to play with. Sometimes he agreed to stand at the edge of the water and let the waves wash over his feet, but he lost his patience for that after taking a big wave to the face.

King of the buckets!

Keeping hydrated.

Dads and cousins.

Jason didn't spend all his time on the beach, however.  He also participated in a family photo shoot, and took a couple of walks on the boardwalk.

Dave with the best fries on earth.

Jason loves Thrasher's! We gave him some the first time we were on the boardwalk and he thoroughly enjoyed them. Then a couple days later, we took another walk, and of course got more fries. As so as Jason saw our cup of fries, he lunged for them! 

We took a walk in the park and checked out the bay. Jason got up close and personal with a crab when a guy caught one right in front of us!

Jason loved playing with his cousins. Here is Chad cooking a delicious taco dinner.

Jason's first beach vacation was a success!

Summer

Jason is enjoying his first big boy summer so far. We kicked off Memorial Day weekend with a brunch with Aunt Val and Uncle Mike, then had a nice little cookout. 

Jason ate baked beans (beans are one of his favorite foods), chips, corn, chopped up hot dog, and a little bit of pie.

Stuffed.

Jason also went strawberry picking with Mommy and Daddy. We went to Fishkill Farms.

He loves wearing his little sun hat.

Ready to pick!

Jason enjoyed wandering around the patch, but he left the actual picking to us.

We took a quick look at the chickens. Jason was unimpressed.

I love this picture! Although there were several pictures taken of Jason and Mommy, Jason's developing little brother has rendered Mommy the size of a house, and she will not be posting them!

It was hot and humid, so we took a break  for hydration purposes. Jason also shared dulce de leche ice cream with Mommy and Daddy. 

And where are the bushels of fresh strawberries we went home with?

Ta da! This small bowl of berries cost us sixteen damn dollars, and Jason doesn't even like them. 

In other news, Jason has spent the past week getting over some fever/runny nose/loose cough nonsense. He also has become a somewhat picky eater, although I'm hoping that's due to his illness. If we let him, he'd exist on a diet of apples, bananas, peas, and peanut butter. Apples are definitely his favorite food, and his favorite word to say. He's not much of a talker, but he calls me "Emmy" for Mommy, and he calls Dave "Gaggy" for Daddy. He can also say Apple, owl, and egg. He can point to most of his body parts when we ask him

to. The cutest is when we ask him where his belly button is, and he pulls up his shirt to point it out!

Today Jason will be doing some shoe shopping when he wakes up from his morning nap. 

Snip snip

We put off cutting Jason's hair for almost sixteen months, but he finally reached embarrassingly shaggy levels. So today, I took him to Snip Its for his very first haircut.

Our shaggy dog.

Snip Its offered a first haircut special, complete with a lock of hair, a certificate of bravery, and before and after pictures. Thanks Snip Its, but I can take my own pictures and Jason would just rip up the certificate. The lady who cut his hair gave me a piece of it in a little bag anyway. I'm not really sure what to do with it, so it's still in his diaper bag. 

Waiting for his turn. 

Jason was so well behaved! He didn't fuss or fidget at all. 

He's our little gentleman again!

Slightly disheveled after taking a nap, but he's still our handsome monkey!