Adventures of a Family

Bye-Bye baby hair......

Over the river and through the woods to Grandma’s house we go…..Jonah had his first ever sleepover at Grandma and Grandpa’s house. Michael was receiving an award at a banquet 2 hours away and their hotel was paid for so….. Jonah had such a blast just eating, playing ball with Sadie (our dog), eating, bathing, eating, reading stories, eating, walking around the house holding on to us with just one finger or standing alone or eating! That is Jonah’s favorite pastime (eating). Since I (Grandma) get to keep Jonah all day on Wednesdays, I let Grandpa take the lead. He turned out to be a great story reader and even tucked our little munchkin in bed for the night! Sadie was camped out next to the pack and play on the floor just like she does on Wednesdays when he naps. Jonah slept like a champ and awoke the next morning with his usual big sparkling blue eyes and a very toothy smile and ready for breakfast. Mommy came midmorning to pick up her boy even though we (including Sadie) wanted

Every day of Jonah's life is so full of new learning that I sometimes forget that others may want to know his latest knowledge and skills. And after re-reading the last few posts I realize that an update is definitely in order. Here is a short list of his latest: Words Jonah says: Cat Dog Banana (sounds like nanana) Car (sounds like a taxi driver in Brooklyn) Avocado (sounds like cado) Hi Bye Bye water (sounds like ahder) flower (sounds like ah-doe) And an entire vocabulary of nonsensical words that are strung together in elaborate phrases that amaze and confuse the listener. Physical Activity: Pull himself up to standing Push a walker Throw a ball Climb stairs Body: 14 teeth including 4 molars enabling him to eat virtually anything. over 20 pounds 28 inches tall Found his doodle and pulls enthusiastically whenever in the bat tub In addition, Jonah has assisted me with planting and watering strawberries, pushed a full size Costco shopping cart around unassisted, cleaned up the fl