way home from dropping Jeremiah off at school. Jonas chats the entire ride home. He is my little companion, my buddy. It's a lot of fun now that he's talking so much. According to American Baby, children his age acquire language at the rate of about two new words a week. J-man says way more than two words, in a day!
He repeats everything we say. I was telling my brother, "Imvan" (as Jonas would say), "Jonas already knows 40 words." Then Jonas jumped right into the conversation, saying, "For-ty." We looked at each other, both surprised. "That makes 41," I said, as we both laughed. He is just so smart. Pretty soon, he'll be saying complete sentences. "Mother, can you hand me my sippy cup, please."
It's so amazing how fast he learns and remembers everything. He also knows the meaning to all the words he knows and hears.
We were looking through his photo album the other day. I was showing him a picture of Pico, when he spotted the photo below Pico's, he pointed and said, "Gaul-ker." "Yes, baby, that's cousin Walker." We hadn't seen Walker in days and he had never said his name before. It's amazing, I tell you.
But the boy has had a temper lately. Jeremiah was holding a spoon while feeding Jonas, Jonas decided he wanted to take it away, but it had food in it. So, Jeremiah said, "No, wait little man, wait." Jonas got so mad, that when Jeremiah finally gave it to him, Jonas just threw it on the floor and started wailing. I guess it's normal at this age. There is not much we can do, discipline-wise.
"At this age, many toddlers begin to behave unpredictably. Yours may scream at the top of his lungs for no apparent reason, pull the tablecloth to the floor, or yank the dog's tail despite your firmly telling him not to. Though this may be a trying time for you, remember that your toddler isn't deliberately disobeying you — he's just exploring his surroundings and figuring out how much power he has over you, his environment, and himself. Many of these "destructive" practices will actually help him develop a sense of independence and figure out which types of behavior are acceptable to you and which aren't."
Reading this makes me feel better. I was beginning to think, what are we doing wrong? Why is he behaving like this? It's just Jonas' way of seperating himself from us, he's becoming his own little independent self.
Oh Jonas! How do I love thee, let me count the ways!
I love your beautiful, curly brown hair, that looks so wild every single day. I love when you sit and look through your books, with such intense concentration.
I love when you flash daddy and I a big cheesy smile, showing us your pearly whites, while scrunching your nose. I love it when you demand for more toothpaste on your bright green shark toothbrush. I love waking up to your sweet kisses. I love it when you hold your plastic fishing pole and say, "pish." I love to watch you slowly toddle around the house, exploring every corner or crevice in sight. I just love you!Everything about you is beautiful. You fill my heart with so much love, I sometimes feel I might explode. Some days I might feel tired and sleepy and would love to just sit and vegetate, but I would never trade my days with you for anything in the world. I love you so much, words can never describe what I feel!
