Little J,
Here you are at work in your AppleOne shirt. I think I need to get some more made for you because you are growing up so fast, this one will be too small for you sooner than we think. Isn't crawling fun?! You can actually get places by yourself! It's so awesome! And it's just the beginning. Soon you'll be walking, crawling up the stairs and butt sliding back down, riding a trike in the patio and then a skateboard to the park. There is nothing you can't do...always remember that! The world awaits!
Love, Auntie JJ
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Meeting Miss Shelby
Little J,
You have been growing and growing and growing. You are SIX months old! WOW! It was about this time last year that your mom and dad were in the Ukraine trying to find you when you were "cooking" right here in the USA. But sometimes we have to go to the ends of the earth to find out that what we want is right in our own backyard. (Lessons learned from the Wizard of Oz!!) It was all part of the journey to find you so even though it was painful for them at the time..."it's all G-o-o-o-d"!
I heard you say Mama and I have it on tape. How wonderful it was to hear you say that and to have my best friend, your mom, know that she is the Mama!! What a miracle you have been. I love it when I can make you laugh. Auntie J loves to laugh...so plan on doing it a lot. Laughing is the best way to deal with most things. We can't take ourselves so seriously all the time...so learning to laugh is (in my opinion) the most important thing we can learn!
You just met my Shelb and she LOVES you! I know you love her too. Not everyone can babysit you...in fact NO ONE can...but she did and all was well! I hope she comes back next summer and the summer after that so she can continue to bond with you. (Bond...what a great name that would be!)
This is my birthday month. I'll be 58. 58!!! OMG that is so OLD!! This is the first year in a long time that I won't have to wish when I blow out my birthday candles that your mom finds you! I This year I do have to give a little shout out that Franci has a baby (we'll discuss this later) but I will be wishing for an Uncle JJ, who will not only love me and take me to Italy (any time I want and can pay for it!) but also love you (...and Sophie, Jack, Riley, Tessie and Tallulah). I won't live to see you turn 58 but wherever I am, I'll be thinking about you. And with any luck I'll have made such an impact on your life that you'll be thinking of me too!
Love,
Auntie JJ
You have been growing and growing and growing. You are SIX months old! WOW! It was about this time last year that your mom and dad were in the Ukraine trying to find you when you were "cooking" right here in the USA. But sometimes we have to go to the ends of the earth to find out that what we want is right in our own backyard. (Lessons learned from the Wizard of Oz!!) It was all part of the journey to find you so even though it was painful for them at the time..."it's all G-o-o-o-d"!
I heard you say Mama and I have it on tape. How wonderful it was to hear you say that and to have my best friend, your mom, know that she is the Mama!! What a miracle you have been. I love it when I can make you laugh. Auntie J loves to laugh...so plan on doing it a lot. Laughing is the best way to deal with most things. We can't take ourselves so seriously all the time...so learning to laugh is (in my opinion) the most important thing we can learn!
You just met my Shelb and she LOVES you! I know you love her too. Not everyone can babysit you...in fact NO ONE can...but she did and all was well! I hope she comes back next summer and the summer after that so she can continue to bond with you. (Bond...what a great name that would be!)
This is my birthday month. I'll be 58. 58!!! OMG that is so OLD!! This is the first year in a long time that I won't have to wish when I blow out my birthday candles that your mom finds you! I This year I do have to give a little shout out that Franci has a baby (we'll discuss this later) but I will be wishing for an Uncle JJ, who will not only love me and take me to Italy (any time I want and can pay for it!) but also love you (...and Sophie, Jack, Riley, Tessie and Tallulah). I won't live to see you turn 58 but wherever I am, I'll be thinking about you. And with any luck I'll have made such an impact on your life that you'll be thinking of me too!
Love,
Auntie JJ
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Growing
Little J,
I haven't written in a while..not because I haven't been thinking of you but just because I've taken a break from the intense outpouring of energy your way so that you would be born/found/brought home! I've just been letting you be with your mom and dad...chilling into your life. Sometimes a guy just needs some space, even from his loved ones!
I hope you like the trees I made for your room. It was quite a challenge keeping Sophie off of them...but I managed somehow! When you're ready to change your "theme", I'll help you any way you want. We can make your bed into a race car...or a ship...or a horse (my personal choice). Anything is possible.
You are going to your 4 month check up this week. You'll get some shots...but you'll do fine! You've come through your first illness and are tougher for it...you'll handle this too. I can't wait to get your stats and see how much you have grown!
I've grown too. I completed the first half of my docent training at The Gamble House and gave my first two tours! I was very nervous...but I did it. It can only get easier from here on...right! One day you'll come see the house and marvel at what was designed 100 years before you were born! But I have learned that life is a circle. So by the time you see this house it will probably be the new/old craze and you'll wonder what the fuss was all about.
I had a black widow spider in my trash can. It was fascinating. She built a beautiful web and had a perfect red hourglass on her stomach. She was magnificent! I will show you one day because I know your father never will. You can look but not touch!
I hope to see you soon.
Love,
Auntie JJ
I haven't written in a while..not because I haven't been thinking of you but just because I've taken a break from the intense outpouring of energy your way so that you would be born/found/brought home! I've just been letting you be with your mom and dad...chilling into your life. Sometimes a guy just needs some space, even from his loved ones!
I hope you like the trees I made for your room. It was quite a challenge keeping Sophie off of them...but I managed somehow! When you're ready to change your "theme", I'll help you any way you want. We can make your bed into a race car...or a ship...or a horse (my personal choice). Anything is possible.
You are going to your 4 month check up this week. You'll get some shots...but you'll do fine! You've come through your first illness and are tougher for it...you'll handle this too. I can't wait to get your stats and see how much you have grown!
I've grown too. I completed the first half of my docent training at The Gamble House and gave my first two tours! I was very nervous...but I did it. It can only get easier from here on...right! One day you'll come see the house and marvel at what was designed 100 years before you were born! But I have learned that life is a circle. So by the time you see this house it will probably be the new/old craze and you'll wonder what the fuss was all about.
I had a black widow spider in my trash can. It was fascinating. She built a beautiful web and had a perfect red hourglass on her stomach. She was magnificent! I will show you one day because I know your father never will. You can look but not touch!
I hope to see you soon.
Love,
Auntie JJ
Thursday, March 5, 2009
March 5, 2009
Little J,
Thank you for coming to the 1 year anniversary dinner honoring my dad, Bond Jobie. He would have loved you and would have been so happy to see you with your mom. You know my niece Tracy and my nephew Stan are adopted and my dad couldn't have loved them more if they were his true bloodline. Tracy and Stan were with him when he died and I'm sure it gave him the comfort and confidence to go...release...transition! I didn't make it in time. Something that I still "deal with'. ..but I'm sure he knows that I would have been there if could.
My dad loved your mom and dad and he would be so happy to know that you found one another. Family is not always defined by bloodlines as much as love. Always remember that! The people who love you and want the best life for you will always be your family. I've posted a picture of my dad in his "stud" years....a time he always felt he was in until the day he died. Next to him is my mom...who never knew your parents but who would have LOVED them if she had met them.
See you soon Little J!
Love. Auntie JJ
Thank you for coming to the 1 year anniversary dinner honoring my dad, Bond Jobie. He would have loved you and would have been so happy to see you with your mom. You know my niece Tracy and my nephew Stan are adopted and my dad couldn't have loved them more if they were his true bloodline. Tracy and Stan were with him when he died and I'm sure it gave him the comfort and confidence to go...release...transition! I didn't make it in time. Something that I still "deal with'. ..but I'm sure he knows that I would have been there if could.
My dad loved your mom and dad and he would be so happy to know that you found one another. Family is not always defined by bloodlines as much as love. Always remember that! The people who love you and want the best life for you will always be your family. I've posted a picture of my dad in his "stud" years....a time he always felt he was in until the day he died. Next to him is my mom...who never knew your parents but who would have LOVED them if she had met them.
See you soon Little J!
Love. Auntie JJ
Friday, February 20, 2009
Little J,
Here is a picture of me in New Orleans. I had a great time but I sure missed your mom and dad. But since your arrival…they would only have worried about you, so it’s just as well they stayed home! But New Orleans is a place we definitely need to go! There is lots of history there and we need to go to the swamp to see the alligators! You are perfect just as you are but I can’t wait until you are old enough to travel and see some of these fabulous things! In the meantime…just keep eating and sleeping and growing strong!
Love, Auntie JJ
Here is a picture of me in New Orleans. I had a great time but I sure missed your mom and dad. But since your arrival…they would only have worried about you, so it’s just as well they stayed home! But New Orleans is a place we definitely need to go! There is lots of history there and we need to go to the swamp to see the alligators! You are perfect just as you are but I can’t wait until you are old enough to travel and see some of these fabulous things! In the meantime…just keep eating and sleeping and growing strong!
Love, Auntie JJ
Monday, February 9, 2009
Little J,
I'm so happy that you feel safe and comfy in your crib! There is nothing in the world like your own bed...even if you have to share it with dogs and cats! I think one of the best things that you have brought to your parents is the ability to "not make the bed"! DO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS TO PARENTS LIKE YOURS? They are neatniks...especially compared to me...but since you arrived, I'm sure the bed has gone unmade, dishes have not been done, clutter exists...it's wonderful! One day you'll ask your dad why your garage isn't as cool as my garage...which is a huge mess! (But it's very fun to explore!) He may go ballistic...but not for long. He loves you so he'd even tolerate a MESS!!!
I'm so glad you like your onsies! I guy has to make a political statement even if he's only a month old! And don't think the Beatles are over the hill! The Grammy's were on last night and, HELLO, Paul McCartney was one of the nominees! By the time you're a teenager, the Beatles will have gone through their 4th Renaissance! And speaking of Renaissance...I have one word for you...Italy! We're so there!
More later little Dude!
Peace out.
Auntie JJ
I'm so happy that you feel safe and comfy in your crib! There is nothing in the world like your own bed...even if you have to share it with dogs and cats! I think one of the best things that you have brought to your parents is the ability to "not make the bed"! DO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS TO PARENTS LIKE YOURS? They are neatniks...especially compared to me...but since you arrived, I'm sure the bed has gone unmade, dishes have not been done, clutter exists...it's wonderful! One day you'll ask your dad why your garage isn't as cool as my garage...which is a huge mess! (But it's very fun to explore!) He may go ballistic...but not for long. He loves you so he'd even tolerate a MESS!!!
I'm so glad you like your onsies! I guy has to make a political statement even if he's only a month old! And don't think the Beatles are over the hill! The Grammy's were on last night and, HELLO, Paul McCartney was one of the nominees! By the time you're a teenager, the Beatles will have gone through their 4th Renaissance! And speaking of Renaissance...I have one word for you...Italy! We're so there!
More later little Dude!
Peace out.
Auntie JJ
Sunday, February 8, 2009
A Rainy Sunday
Little J,
It’s a rainy Sunday afternoon. Sophie, Jack, Tessie, Tallulah and Riley are all inside nice and comfy…sleeping the day away. I’m sure you are at your house sleeping…eating…sleeping…eating and settling into your new life. It’s strange that I’m not on the edge of my seat, where I’ve been for so long wishing and hoping that your parents find you and bring you home… and all is well. All is well is a strange feeling! I’m not used to it. Of course there is always something to stress about…but it seems that my thoughts have been so tied up in you for so long that I’m missing worrying about it a little bit. Not that I want to worry about it…but you need to know that you have been on so many other peoples minds in addition to your parents, for so long, we’re just not used to being free from the job of willing you here. I’m sure your parents have dreamed about this kind of day for so long…just hanging out at home with you, as a family, just being. How simply perfect is that!
I saw my dad for the last time a year ago this week. He was in the hospital. A place he didn’t want to be. I wonder if he knew it was the last time we’d see each other. I stayed as long as I could. In fact I couldn’t fill the rental car with gas so they charged me $89 when I returned it. Oh well. I’d pay $89 again to have another hour with my dad. No matter how old you get, you always want your parents by your side. I know mine are with me in spirit but it sure would be nice to really see them again. So hold tight while you can little one. Time flies in a blink of an eye!
Love,
Auntie JJ
It’s a rainy Sunday afternoon. Sophie, Jack, Tessie, Tallulah and Riley are all inside nice and comfy…sleeping the day away. I’m sure you are at your house sleeping…eating…sleeping…eating and settling into your new life. It’s strange that I’m not on the edge of my seat, where I’ve been for so long wishing and hoping that your parents find you and bring you home… and all is well. All is well is a strange feeling! I’m not used to it. Of course there is always something to stress about…but it seems that my thoughts have been so tied up in you for so long that I’m missing worrying about it a little bit. Not that I want to worry about it…but you need to know that you have been on so many other peoples minds in addition to your parents, for so long, we’re just not used to being free from the job of willing you here. I’m sure your parents have dreamed about this kind of day for so long…just hanging out at home with you, as a family, just being. How simply perfect is that!
I saw my dad for the last time a year ago this week. He was in the hospital. A place he didn’t want to be. I wonder if he knew it was the last time we’d see each other. I stayed as long as I could. In fact I couldn’t fill the rental car with gas so they charged me $89 when I returned it. Oh well. I’d pay $89 again to have another hour with my dad. No matter how old you get, you always want your parents by your side. I know mine are with me in spirit but it sure would be nice to really see them again. So hold tight while you can little one. Time flies in a blink of an eye!
Love,
Auntie JJ
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