Brunch and the Pool

One of the big things to do in Doha on Friday when everything else is closed is to go to one of the western hotels and have a 5 star brunch. A bunch of people in our compound were celebrating birthdays, anniversaries, and even an engagement so we decided a group brunch was in order. We headed out to the Intercon and spent the afternoon enjoying oysters, shrimp, chocolate fountains and all kinds of other good food.
With all that eating we needed a little activity so headed out to the pool for a quick dip. Jaydon really enjoys the pool and is getting a better hang of it. He almost floated on his back without dad's help.

Giggles

Well Jaydon has turned into quite a ham. He spends a good portion of his day just cracking up at things. This video was too cute not to post, so if you need something to make you smile this will definitely help!

So I forgot again that you can't rotate videos so just turn your head to the left and enjoy :)

Aunt Sarah

When we went back to the US in May to introduce Jaydon to the rest of the family my sister at the same time was moving to Doha.
She's a C-17 pilot for the air force and her current station is in Doha for the summer (lucky her). The AF has all kinds of rules regarding how, when and where she can go when leaving the base. She'd also been flying around all those 'stan' countries so much that Jaydon still hadn't met her.

She finally got approval to leave the base and 'certified' to drive in Doha. She was able to join us for dinner at our favorite Arabic restaurant. Jaydon had a great time and can't wait to see her again soon before she heads back to the States.

We found out the next day that she could come for the morning on Saturday so we set our alarm and drove out to the base to get her. Jaydon had a great time swimming with Sarah and even dunked his head under for the first time and didn't seem to mind too much. He also got to try out his new pool float which was a hit. **For some reason blogger is refusing to load the pics but they're on facebook for all to enjoy.

Happy 4th

Jaydon spent his first 4th of July like all Americans should.
Out by the pool having a BBQ. Jaydon didn't come out until after the sun went down and the temp dropped back into the 90's.
And mom forgot to bring the camera out so no pics of the night. All well, there's always next year.His dad got him a special outfit for the occasion and it was a big hit. Next holiday to celebrate is Ramadan...we're still looking for a "baby's 1st ramadan" outfit.

BFF

Well Jaydon is almost 5 months old and is growing - well, like a weed, I guess.
He's learned how to sit-up and does really well until he gets so focused on playing with his toys that he forgets about balance.

We even have him mostly sleeping through the night, he sometimes wakes up to early but seems to sleep about 9-10 hrs every night.

And his very favorite new play thing is...

Athena.

He has a giggling outbreak at her at least once a day. Don't know why but he thinks that she is hilarious.

Every time he hears her paws on the tile he's craning his neck to see her. He loves to touch her and get licked. Athena is still trying to figure this all out but loves the attention she gets.

Jaydon and Athena will definitely be BFF!