New things

Just a few of Jonah's new things:

Jonah said his first "sentence" the other day. (He put two words together.) It was, "Da-DEEEE! Ha-hoooo," which means "Daddy's home!"

He "crawls" on his hands and feet for fun.

He walks on his tippy toes for fun.

Four more teeth are coming in, bringing his total number of teeth up to 16.

He can walk up and down a few stairs by himself while holding a railing.

He can go down a slide on his butt by himself, but often still prefers to hold my hand.

He has begun grabbing our hands (or pants) and leading us around, showing us what he wants us to do with him, whether it's coloring or playing with the kitties and their toys.

He picks out books he wants us to read to him. Often, he sits on the floor with a book "reading" by himself.

He knows how to make the noises for the following animals: cow, owl, horse, fish, snake, kitty, doggie and duck.

He knows where things are in our neighborhood, often getting annoyed when I take a "wrong" turn.

Today, he picked up a tennis ball and made his panting noise for doggie. I asked, "Do you want to give that ball to the doggie?" He smiled and nodded, so we brought the ball to my friend Jeannie's house so Jonah could give it to her little dog, Maggie.

It's an exciting time. Last night, Matthew and I were remarking about how we think this is the best phase in Jonah's life. And, then we realized, we always think it's the best phase. We always say that. Because it's true. And, it just keeps getting better! ~ Nicole