Dear Jonathan,
You are officially at the 3/4 mark for you first year- 9 months!!! Each month you grow faster and faster and accomplish more things every day it seems. The last two months have been filled with new "firsts"- your first (and second) tooth, your first trip to the beach, your first finger foods, your first car breakdown, and your first camping trip. You have a bunch of new tricks up your sleeve- you wave hello and goodbye, you can pull yourself to standing, you can climb stairs, and you can even walk when someone is holding your hands. You are even starting to get a little bigger. Even though we haven't had you measured in a while, you are now (finally!) wearing size 2 diapers and some of your 3-6month clothes are getting a little tight... at least length-wise.
Right now your favorite toys are anything that rolls or that you can push. We bought you a small basketball hoop with three little balls at a yard sale for $2, and it may have been the best investment I have ever made. You love to watch the balls go through the hoop and then chase them all around the floor. You also love your "walker" which you push all over the house. It also plays music, which you love. Whenever it comes on, you stop and start 'dancing'- this funny sort of bouncing motion and sometimes you throw a little arm wave in to mix it up. You seem to especially like dancing to techno music, much to Daddy's delight.
You love to be outside. When you get cranky, we sit on the front porch, and you wave to all the cars that drive by. You like to sit in the grass where you always try to pick the grass and put it in your mouth. Sometimes we go over to Grammy and Pap's house to get in the pool. You like the water a lot, but you are not of sharing the pool with others... especially when those others are small children that like to splash water all over the place.
It is amazing how much you are not only growing physically but mentally and morally as well. You are well aquainted with the word "No". You never enjoy hearing it and don't hesitate to protest. You even demonstrate that you remember certain objects are off limits. Almost daily, you inch yourself towards the 'Kinect' whenever you think that I am not looking. Usually, I move you away with a firm "No" and you burst into tears. A few days ago, however, when you started heading toward the 'Kinect' and I said "No", you turned around to look at me like you were going to cry, thought for a minute, and, composing yourself, crawled back over to me. I was so proud!! I hope that as you get older, you will continue to make good choices, knowing that the boundaries I hold you to are in your best interests.
As always, your Daddy and I love you so much and are thoroughly enjoying our first summer together with you!!!
Love,
Mommy
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| Not loving the ocean... but he did like the sand! |
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| Just like Daddy :) |
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| Jonathan loves icecream! |
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| Camping is hard work |
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| Our new thing is crawling into places that are a challenge to get out of |
Jonathan playing with his "walker"... check out his sweet dance moves!
