Silly Jonny

Sometimes Jonny is so silly! He makes us laugh and wonder what he will come up with next! Here are three silly pictures...

Trying to squeeze into a kitchen cupboard...

Using a metal colander as a hat...

Using one of my headbands as sunglasses...

A Funny Bedtime Story

Friday night's bedtime started out like normal...brushing teeth, cuddling on the couch, reading, etc. Jonny normally doesn't even fight going to bed as long as he has his fuzzy blanket. It took him a little longer than normal to fall asleep, and that's where our trouble began! I could hear Jonathan talking to himself for a while, but I didn't think much about it. When I went to bed, I checked to see that he was covered up with a blanket. I knew that I had dressed him in dark blue pajamas so I was surprised when I peeked into his crib and saw that he had white pajamas on. Then I realized that he didn't have any pajamas on at all! Or a diaper! I had to quickly leave the room before I woke him up with my laughing! I sent Chris in to see, also, and he came out choking back his laugh! I didn't want to wake Jonny up, so I put his diaper on the best that I could without moving him too much and then covered him with several blankets!

P.S. Are you wondering about the sunglasses with his pajamas? Those are his new favorite thing. We found the sunglasses when we were cleaning out a drawer and Jonathan wears them all the time. This morning he wore them before he got in the shower, while he was in the shower, when we went outside, and again as he was getting ready for bed!

Playing in the Pickup

Yesterday, while I was busy preparing my Sharing Time lesson for today, Chris took Jonathan outside to play. They walked around, went to the park, played on the swings and then Chris suggested that they go for a drive. Well, they didn't actually end up going for a drive because Jonathan was happy to play in the pickup. He sat at the steering wheel, pushed all of the buttons he could find, and turned the dome light on and off. Jonathan was pretty proud of himself!

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!