Jonah Concert on Eve of Hurricane Irene

Love and Country Music

So, Jonah has a fondness for John Denver that started with his love of the song, "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" (he knows all the words and plays it on his guitar!) We bought a John Denver CD that Jonah has listened to a few times, and he really likes "Country Road" also. The other night before bedtime, I was singing him "Country Road" and I messed up some of the words. He jumped right in and sang all the right lyrics... "Life is old there, older than the trees, younger than the mountains growing like the weeds".

Then he said to me, "Honey, I want you to sing to me in the chair". I said, "Did you just call me Honey?" He started to laugh... "Yes!!!"

I want to be just like you

Today in the supermarket, Jonah was helping me pick stuff out, etc and totally unprovoked he said, "Mommy, when I grow up I want to be just like you!" I couldn't get anything more specific, but that was pretty cool!

Later the same day, he was eating his lunch and he said, "Actually Mommy, I want to be just like Daddy when I grow up!" (I think he was thinking about being a man). He said, "I will be a boy for a long time though." :) Thank goodness!

Giving Birth

When we went to get Jonah in the morning yesterday, he had his bunny under his pajama shirt. He said he was going to have a baby and then he had bunny come out and he said that since bunny is just a baby, he can't talk yet.
If only it were that easy!!!

When we grow up

I asked Jonah to put his foot next to mine. I told him that one day his foot would be bigger than mine. He said, "One day we are all going to be adults!"

Jonah-isms

"The interesting thing about this is...."

"Actually, Mommy..."

"Mommy, her mouth doesn't work. All she does is scream!"

"Mommy, can I touch your beautiful hair? It's so colorful."

Reading Ready

Jonah has been pointing to the words on the books he has and "reading" by saying what he thinks the word says. It's hysterical to watch. Sometimes he's even right! The amazing part is that he gets the words actually do say something and he's really interested in it.