Daddy and Jonathan
Jonathan driving his totwheels with Jackson trying to hitch a ride.
Jonathan and Jackson sitting on the loveseat on Jackson's third day of school and Jonathan's first day.
This is Jackson's signature entertainment face.
Jackson enjoying his cheetos.
Jonathan trying out cheetos for the first time and loving them!
It has been three weeks since my last update! Here we go...
Jackson started Mothers' Morning Out for the third year at Noah's Nook the Tuesday after Labor Day. Jonathan was supposed to go that day as well. I signed them up last year thinking I signed Jack up for Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday and Jonathan on Monday so he could do therapy on Tuesday and Thursday. Alas, I was confused. Needless to say, I showed up with Jonathan the wrong day last Monday and was so embarrassed!
Jonathan is up to between 16.5 and 17 pounds. He is eating baby food along with yogurt, banana, grapes, peaches, hamburger meat, spaghetti, muffins, rolls, eggs, etc. He is doing a great job of feeding himself. He is drinking out of a cup with a straw very well and is still nursing some.
Jonathan has three teeth and is working on a fourth one. We had heard that he would get teeth late, out of order, and they might be turned in crazy ways. He got his bottom two, a front tooth, and is working on his other front tooth. He turned ten months old last Thursday so we are thrilled with three teeth coming in, with a fourth on the way!
Jonathan is crawling, in a sense. He gets up on all fours and then lunges. He pulls himself around with his arms so we are having to tuck his legs under him and show him how to move one knee forward and the alternate hand and then switch. He is going from his tummy to a sitting position on his own. He is sitting nicely and handling rough-housing with his brother well. He loves it, in fact. When Jackson puts his little brother in a headlock, Jonathan just grins.
Standing is something Jonathan loves as well. He is so thrilled when he can stand on his own. He leans up against the couch or holds our hands and grins from ear to ear.
Jackson is quoting story lines from books and incorporating them into everyday conversation. One day last week he said, "Mommy, I woke up in a cold sweat last night and ran downstairs." I started laughing and asked him where he got that. He grinned and said, "Papa Bear, when he had a bad dream." He loves to help me cook - he cracks eggs, stirs, and pours in ingredients I have measured. He tries to help feed Jonathan, wants to hold his baby brother, and gives Jonathan toys to play with when he is in a sharing mood.
Kids are like sponges where their memory is concerned - whether they quote you (not always good:)), a story, a movie, or scripture. Jamie and Jackson are watching Star Wars a lot these days (the non-violent parts) and Jackson tells me about R2D2, adats, "Darf" Vader, "Wuke" Skywalker, Han Solo, Chewbacca, Princess "Wea," etc. We have a Star Wars Trivial Pursuit game and Jackson loves the pieces in it - four pewter game pieces in the images of Luke, Lea, Han, and Darth Vader. There is another counting device in the form of R2D2. He sleeps with this. He quotes Star Wars lines to me and then wants to talk about different things - like the planet he calls "Hoff" (Hoth). He tells me that it is made of snow and ice and that "Earf" is not like that. When he is not quoting stories or movie lines, he is learning scripture at church. It has been very convicting watching a three year old turn out scripture like a champ when I don't make it a priority in my life. I have begun to do it myself. Our church has a website with a section called "Know the Word" where you can sign up to receive a weekly passage to memorize. I am trying to keep up!
That is all for now.
Have a great day,
Julie:)
juliewarren@mindspring.com
