Category: Jonas

Jonas is having so much fun lately taking pictures with my phone. His perspective is so interesting, and he has a really great eye (I’m hoping to put his pictures together in a little book and give it to him for Christmas…shh…don’t tell). He has also figured out how to send texts and pictures to Daddy on my phone too (I’m amazed at kids these days and their technological aptitude).

He’s been having a BLAST playing with the Lite Brite that he got for his birthday too. It takes me back to my Lite Brite days…haha. Anyway, here are a few of the funny things he’s said recently…enjoy!!!

“Do you know that four year olds get lots of Goldfish?”

“Mommy, did you know windows are made out of rectangles?”

“Is Texas where the cowboys live? Is everybody a cowboy? Is Mrs. Lizza a cowboy?”

“Mom, I wish we had question mark carpet.”

At thirty-three months, Jonas is: becoming a picky eater (much to my dismay…hopefully it’s just a phase); continuing to crank out the one liners faster than I can remember them; skipping out on his afternoon nap several times a week (hopefully that’s just a phase too); and cracking Xander up at the table (this is hands down one of my favorite things to watch).

At thirty-two months, Jonas is: composing some precious sentences (“Good job doing finger foods, Xander Mander!”; “Is this home sweet home?”; “Does Petra love God?”; “That’s a big American flag, Mommy!”, “Daddy, I always always always love you and I always be with you you know I do love you so much” etc.); starting to stutter a little bit off on and on (the mind ahead of the mouth, me thinks); and actively potty training (go, JoJo!!!).

At thirty-one months, Jonas is: saying loads of smart, funny, and sweet things (like “Mommy, you know Xander’s an infant”, “Your turkey bacon’s ready”, and “I will always always always always love you, Daddy”; reading his first word (NUK on Xander’s sippy cup); and enjoying helping MaMa water the flowers (he’s getting really good at doing it on his own with the garden hose instead of the watering can).

In his thirtieth month, Jonas is: amazing us once again with his sentence composition (“Mommy, I love you so so much, and I’m so glad you’re here to love Jonas”); using “probably”, “actually”, “possibly”, and “definitely” in the correct context; rocking out on his tricycle; reveling in the treasures he finds on our walks (berries, nuts, mossy sticks, snails, ladybugs, rocks, flowers, etc.); signing up for his first summer reading program at the library; having a blast with the kids in our neighborhood mom’s club; and saying goodbye to his pacifier (he’s doing surprisingly well without it but…shh…don’t remind him it’s gone).

At twenty-nine months, Jonas is: continuing to amaze and endear us every day with his uncanny ability to communicate; trying his hand at asking questions (he basically spouts off a sentence with a questioning look on his face and an upswing in tone at the end); going to sleep with the light on (he’s been doing this for a while now…I keep waiting for the phase to pass, but, as it looks like it’s here to stay, I think we need to get him a night light); starting to dress and undress himself (he’s getting really good at taking off his jammies and putting on his pants and shoes); reaching a few important potty milestones (so much that I think we might start full on training very soon); and cracking Xander up at the dinner table.

In his twenty-eighth month, Jonas is: composing creative, sweet, and funny sentences (Mommy, sometimes Xander cries about green beans; Leave your pants on and your shirt on…protect your belly button; That was fun…Aunt Beans is so sweet; and He’s going to help somebody…that’s so nice, Mommy, to help our friends); occasionally skipping out on his afternoon nap; becoming astoundingly proficient at putting puzzles together; enjoying music class and story time and play groups and walks with his younger brother; and starting to take an interest in dressing himself.

At twenty-seven months, Jonas is: continuing to make us smile with his sentence composition (“I saw flingamos at the zoo with Zizza and Bennett, MaMa”, “Xan-Man so cute”, “JoJo frustrated…sun in my face”, “MaMa, come here, show you something”, etc.); enjoying the play kitchen that Aunt Ju and Cousins Jordan and Dylan passed along to him; loving his big boy seat at the table; and learning to share his toys with Xan-Man.

In his twenty-sixth month, Jonas is: bringing a smile to our faces every day with his sentences (I can do it, I can want some, I got both guys, Here comes JoJo down the stairs, This is my milk Mommy, JoJo did such a good job eating cereal, etc.); knowing all of his letters and the sounds that they make (and starting to figure out what letters certain words start with); counting from 1 to 10 (and beyond); learning his shapes (he correctly identified a rectangle and an oval the other day much to our amazement); grasping the concepts of paying for something before you can have it at the store and checking out and returning books at the library; working on manners (he’s even outed with a few spontaneous yes ma’ams, pleases, and thank yous) and sharing (he’s getting some good practice in, as Xander is able to crawl now and grab for toys on the floor); climbing into and buckling himself into his high chair all by himself (he’ll be moving to the booster seat this week); using a fork and a spoon (he can totally feed himself yogurt and applesauce out of the container now without making too big of a mess); handing MaMa his plate, fork, and cup when he’s finished eating instead of throwing them; calming down a little bit on the fussy front (hopefully); enjoying lessons and doing crafts; going pee pee in the potty like a big boy; starting to pretend play; and continuing to make amazing associations and connections with his reading and playing (running to get his panda bear when he reads a story with a panda bear in it, matching up ABC picture magnets with ABC alphabet train puzzle pieces, and going through the utensil drawer to compare his kitchen toys to the real thing).