Jeremiah and I were both watching him when he made his first big leap from being a baby to toddlerhood. Excited does not even begin to explain how we felt. Jonas knew he had done something big, but he was not ready to try it again.
I stood him up and said, "Walk to daddy," but he was done for the time being.
After dinner we were in the living room playing and he was holding on to the table and he let go and took three steps in my direction, then he fell into my arms. He tried again, but stopped after that. We are not rushing or pushing him to walk. He can take all the time he needs. My little man is growing up so fast. I feel happy, but at the same time, a little sad because he wont be my baby for long.
He is already showing his independence and he has such a beautiful personality.
He is so loving
towards his grandparents. I don't know what it is about my dad, but he loves him so much. If I tell him, "Grandpas here, Jonas," his eyes get big and he makes me take him outside to greet him. When he sees my dad, he says, "mpa," or he'll say it if my dad leaves the room. He is so friendly. When we are out and Jonas is in his stroller, he'll get so excited when he spots another stroller or car seat. He'll say, "baby" and he's a baby himself, he's so sweet. He loves to see babies and kids. He loves it when his cousin Walker comes over. When Jonas is a little older, I bet he's going think his cousin Walker is the coolest person.
Mr. Independent keeps me on my feet all day. He crawls everywhere. He has now discovered rocks from our front porch and it is so hard to pull him away from them. I try to talk him into playing with his toys, but he looks at me, as if he is thinking, "Mom, toys are for babies, I'm a big boy." Then he continues doing what he was doing before I so rudely interrupted him. Oh Jonas, you are such a beautiful little person! I can't wait to see you running around, being the lovely and wild person that you are.
