More Funny Jonah-isms

Jonah helped me make a wreath tonight. I went to the store and got the supplies and then came home with them. He looked at the bag and said, "A present?" I showed him what it was and how he could help me make it. He just kept exclaiming, "It is beautiful!" He got so excited being able to help place the leaves and berries into the wreath. "Jonah is helping Mommy" he'd say.

When I put him down to bed tonight, I said, "Bed time for Bonzo!" Jonah replied, "I love you, Bonzo!"

The Daddy Report: yesterday we went to visit Perrin, Jack, and Juliet. Jonah got to play with all new toys. He found a toy that consists of a spiral tube with a funnel at the top. He hauled the toy over to me and said "Where's the ball for this?"

They have a Kettler tricycle, just like ours. He pointed to it and said "they have that".

At lunch today (and previously), he said, "This tastes good, it's delicious!"

To the Moon!

While at the Lincoln Park playground this morning, Jonah spotted the moon in the sky. He said, "Look! There's the moon!" "Want to go and see it!" Then, he started running for the gate so that he could get closer to the moon. He started running on the field, trying to get closer to it. Finally, I told him the moon was too far to reach. We needed a rocket ship to get to the moon. He seemed ok with that.

Letter to Jonah at almost 2!

Jonah,

I can't honestly believe that in exactly two months, my little boy is going to be TWO years old!

Not a day has gone by lately that you don't completely amaze me.

Here are some examples--

1)Your memory for things:

- Today we went to Wilson Farm with Saba and Tata. We walked up to where the fish are in the pond in the greenhouse. Before we even got there, you said, "the sign says no throwing rocks in the water". Sure enough, right next to the fish pond was a sign that said just that. You remembered from the last time we were there (at least a month ago).

2)Your vocabulary:

You not only repeat all the long words we say ("delicious", "envelope", many more) but you also repeat them over and over until you say it the right way ("finker" became "sprinkler" after a day of trial and error--led by you!) You describe things perfectly-- "it's sprinkling outside" when it is in fact sprinkling out!

3)Your uncanny sense of direction:

The other day we were in the parking lot for the doctor's office. They happen to share a lot with a restaurant we took you to a few weeks prior. You remembered, and as we are in the lot, you say, "restaurant is over there with the red bench".

You also tell us when we are near parks you like, close to home, etc.

4) Your individuality:

You really don't care what the other kids are all doing. You want to do your own thing and ironically because of that, other kids want to join you-- you are a natural leader, even if not by choice! The other day at the Acton Children's Museum, you wondered off into another room since the other kids had followed you into the room where you were. Next thing I know, you were temporarily lost! You had me terrified for a minute. When I found you, you were not scared at all. You were at the top of the stairs just happy to be doing your own thing. Don't loose this individuality. It's an amazing quality.

My favorite moments with you lately:

-- watching you play by yourself in your room, building towers, train tracks, all by yourself, and making up games with your bunny. The other day you told daddy you want to invite bunny to your birthday party.

-- playing with you on the bed. You love to do "timber!" where you fall down, free-fall style on your back and giggle with pure joy.

-- you still let me hold you (sometimes). I love feeling your soft skin- especially on your back, where it's particularly warm and soft. Mostly, you want to be on your own, but in public, or when you are a little shy in a new environment, you are still ok with me holding you.

-- watching how excited you get to go on the potty. Lately, when you start to go, I ask you if you want to sit on the potty and you run in the most adorable way, arms flailing in the air, with excitement to go sit on the potty.

-- watching you enjoy food-- you say, "mmm" and "It is good!" or "It's delicious!" or "Yummy in my tummy!" This coming from a boy who never really enjoyed food all that much. You are getting much more adventurous now, and eating things like snow peas, grape tomatoes, even lemons!

-- you have starting singing! Really singing! You may be tone deaf, but you get the words right-- so far you sing "Twinkle twinkle", "Baby Mine", "ABCD" (up to G), and are eager to learn more. When I make up a song, you always say, "Mommy, sing it again!" Of course then I can't remember exactly what I sang!

You start pre-school in just a week and I am so excited for you. I think you are really going to love it.

I love you more than words could ever express. You are the one thing that can make me excited to get out of bed in the morning, no matter how early it is.

Fun and Friends and Acton Children's Museum

Today we went to the Children's Discovery Museum in Acton with Tracey and her son Wyatt and Pauline and Ellery.

Before we left, we were at home and Jonah wanted to "go play in backyard!" since it was a sunny beautiful day. I was trying to convince him to go in the car so I told him Ellery was going. He remembered that the last time we got together with Ellery, she yelled, "NO!" loudly and so he told me, "Ellery says NO!" I said that she was just in a bad mood that day and he repeated "Ellery in a bad mood".

We got there, had a ball (literally-- there's a "ball room"), also in the water room where a big bubble wraps around you and in lots of other rooms. At one point, I panicked since I couldn't find Jonah. He had climbed up to the next level by himself and was just doing his own thing. That guy! He loves being where noone else is and being Mr. Independent.

In the car on the way home, he had a bag of fishies and I reached my hand back to get them from him but instead he gave me a foot! He didn't want to give those fishies up!

Trip to "The Fountain Store"

Today we walked to the garden shop near us, which Jonah likes to refer to as "The Fountain Store". After looking around a bit at fountains and plants, he said that he wanted to go in the bushes. He "hid" himself among the bushes and said, "Jonah makin' a nice poopy in bushes". "Mommy go look at fountain ovah deyah." (he didn't want me to watch him pooping). I took a few steps away and pretended to be looking at a flower nearby. I exclaimed what a beautiful flower it was and he came out from the bushes to repeat, "what a beautiful flowah".

I told him we had to go home to change his poopy diaper and he said, "sit in strolla with poopy diapah."

Bedtime

Mommy: What are you doing? (he's looking out the window)

Jonah: Checking the weather. See if it's raining.

Mommy: It's time to go to bed

Jonah: Goodnight weather.

Jonah: Goodnight beautiful day.

In bed:

Mommy: Good night Jonah I Love you.

Jonah: I wuv you. Boys say dat.

Fork Lift

Given Jonah's utter love for all tractors, trucks and construction vehicles, we got him a little gift of a fork that is shaped like a tractor. He picked it up, looked at it, and said, "FORK LIFT!"

Learning to Sing

Jonah has been practicing singing lately.
Yesterday in the car, I had the country music station on and Jonah was in the back going "La lalalal lalala". I asked what he was doing and he said "singing!"
He can also sing "Twinkle Twinkle" in it's entirety but usually waits til he's alone in his crib to do it.
He makes requests for me to sing certain songs like "Baby Mine". He then can sing "Baby Mine don't you cry..."

Showing his independence but still a softie at heart

True story: Put J. down for a nap and he says, "Mommy get out!" So I abruptly leave, close the door and hear through the door: "I wuv you mommy".

Funny Jonah-isms

-- "Water came out of penis!"
-- "No go in store, go down stairs and see animals." (at Wilson's Farm)

-- "Mommy's name "Uweeezah"!

-- "Want it. Need it. Have it. Buy it!"

-- "Please..." "Please can I have it?"

-- When Juliet tries to give him a hug he says, "No thank you" and turns his cheek.

-- "Bunny have two ears and bunny have two eyes"

-- "Tractors can't fly, boats can't fly, trucks can't fly..." "Trucks go on the road!"

-- "Mommy and Jonah go on airplane to visit Tata and Saba and Cosetty"

-- Things that make Jonah laugh: "Car decorated like cake", "Give mommy rasp-bewy on shoulder", "

-- "That guy!" referring to anyone of interest nearby (1-2 feet)

-- "Knock down daddy's tower; daddy be crying crying"

-- "Don't fall in flowers! Be crying crying"

-- "Only mommies daddies go in de-ah [there]"
--"Only workmen go in de-ah" (in tractors, offices, etc.)