Beat Dancing

Here's a funny little video of Jonny dancing. Chris is the one in the background providing the sound effects. Watch Jonny shimmy and shake!

Jonny's words

Jonny is picking up new words every day. Some words are clear and other times it just sound like chattering. Here are a couple of short videos of Jonny talking:

We've been working for a few months to teach Jonny to say "please" and "thank you" but we often have to prompt him to say "please" instead of screaming. Sometimes, the words come out on their own, like in this video, and it both surprises and delights us!

Jonny has been saying his name for a couple of weeks now. It started out sounding like "nee nee" but "gee gee" is what it sounds like now. It's hard to get him on video because as soon as he sees the video camera, he thinks he needs to watch himself on it!

A Sunny Day at the Park

We've had some beautiful, sunny days lately so when Jonny asks to go "ow-si", we generally agree. We still have piles of snow all over our yard so we spent some time in the park yesterday. Jonny played on the equipment and we fed the ducks. The park had plenty of snow and mud around, but it was so nice to be out in the sunshine!

Jonny Loves the Vacuum

Have I ever mentioned before how much Jonny loves the vacuum cleaner? There are so many things he loves about the vacuum: he loves to push the button to turn it on and off, he loves to run around and scream while it's running, he loves to put on his straw hat and walk in front of the vacuum, he loves to "help" by holding onto the handle, and he likes to help fix the vacuum when the belt comes off. He's recently discovered another favorite, too. While you are wrapping up the cord to put the vacuum away, he will hurry and run to the closet where the vacuum belongs and hide in the closet. He thinks it's so funny!