Jonah

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At 3 Years Old:

Stats -
Weight: 32.2 lbs (54%)
Height: 37.75″ (48%)

To Celebrate -
We had a Curious George themed party in the back yard with three of his friends. The original party date got moved because Daddy’s flight back from NY got delayed and he would have missed it. It was raining that day, and one of his friends wouldn’t have been able to come anyway, so it all worked out well. The new swing set was the main gift from us to the kids this year, along with a few other small books and games. He really liked the balance bike the Nonna bought for him though!

What He Can Do -
He knows all of his colors and can write some of his upper case letters. He knows what his name looks like in all caps, can sing his ABC’s perfectly, and count 1-10. He even recognizes some big numbers like 45. He speaks in full sentences and can tell you stories about his day. He still uses “he” when talking about himself sometimes though. He can pedal his trike, potty by himself, open the baby gate in the hall, dribble a basket ball, and even hit a soft tossed ball with his baseball bat.

His Favorites -
TV Shows: Yo Gabba Gabba, Olivia & Sports (With Daddy)
Movies: Cars & “Squirrel Movie” (Ice Age)
Toys: Cars, Balls, His Bike, & Bubbles
Activities: Board Games, Hooked on Phonics, Playing Outside, and Art Projects
Books: Curious George & Go Dog, Go
Foods: Macaroni & Cheese, Fruit, Pop Tarts (Only at Mamaw & G-Pa’s House), “Tiger Cereal”, and Peanut butter & Jelly Sandwiches (Yes, I’m sad he doesn’t call them Peanujellies any more!)

He Dislikes -
Foods: Mashed Potatoes, Salad, and Dinner (In General)
The Dark (Monsters) & Having His Room Door Shut
Loud Sounds
Automatic Toilets & Hand Dryers

At 2 Years Old:

Stats -
Weight: 29 lbs 8 oz (67%)
Height: 34.25″ (70%)

To Celebrate -
We had a train themed party at home with 2 of his friends and some of our family, who had come in town for Uncle Bob’s graduation. The kids really just enjoyed playing with the balloons & eating the train cake. The wooden train set Jonah got from us became an instant favorite!

What He Can Do -
He knows all of his uppercase ABCs, most numbers, colors, and shapes. He uses phrases like “I’ll get it!” and “Ice in it, please!” He can jump with two feet, “break dance”, lock and unlock the deadbolt, climb into his car seat, throw a ball well, and help with the chores like dishes. He sleeps about 11-12 hours a night and still takes a good 2-3 hour nap most days.

His Favorites -
TV Shows: Dora the Explorer & Guy’s Big Bite (Yes, on the Food Network!)
Toys: Play-doh & Trains
Activities: Color Outside (Sidewalk Chalk), Sandbox, and Art Projects
Books: “Picnic” (Bialosky’s Special Picnic) & “Letters” (A Was Once an Apple Pie)
Foods: Fruit, “Peanujelly” Sandwiches and Hamburgers

He Dislikes -
Foods: Chicken Nuggets, Green Beans, Mashed Potatoes, Salad and “new foods” (except he DID try a jalapeno and then asked for another!)
The Vacuum Cleaner & Loud Power Tools
Showers
Getting His Hands Dirty

His Vocabulary Progress

These are all the words that Jonah can currently say (or at least his best attempt to say) along with the way he actually says it. The ones in bold are the words other people, besides us, can understand when he says them. He still uses his signs for a few of the words, but has very few that he exclusively signs anymore.

( Updated 9/5/08 )
1. uh oh – “uh oh” (his first word, but the rest are not in order)
2. hello – “hew-woh” (usually puts his hand on his ear like a phone)
3. night night – “nie niee” (still signs – hand on the side of his head)
4. bye bye – “bai bai”
5. thank you – “tait too”
6. mommy – “mom-mee”
7. daddy – “dad-dee”
8. ball – “bah”
9. boat – “boh-t”
10. bubbles – “bub-ble”
11. slide – “ide” (11/4 “died”)
12. grass – “dass”
13. tree – “dee”
14. shovel – “bub-ble”
15. bucket – “bup-pit”
16. dirt – “dut”
17. dirty – “dut-tee”
18. trash – “dash”
19. bear – “beh” (11/4 “beh-ya”)
20. frog – “dog-a”
21. dog – “dog”
22. woof woof- “ooof ooof”
23. duck – “dut”
24. quack quack – “wak wak”
25. ooh eeh eeh ah (monkey) – “ooh ooh eeh ah”
26. brrrrrrrr (automobiles) – “brrrrrrrrr”
27. roar (lion) – “waaaaaaar”
28. moo (cow) – “boooo”
29. door – “doh” (11/4 “doh-ah”)
30. light – “die-t”
31. buttons – “bup-bum-ps”
32. remote – “boh-t” (11/4 – “ma-mote”)
33. breakfast – “bep-feps”
34. snack – “nak”
35. lunch – “nunch”
36. juice – “juice”
37. shoes – “joo-s”
38. socks – “docks”
39. glasses – “dass-sez”
40. cheese – “tees”
41. cracker – “dat-durh”
42. cookie – “doo-tee”
43. milk – “mnah” (still signs – open and close one hand)
44. bite – “bi-teh”
45. diaper – “bi-puh”
46. bath – “baf”
47. wash – “bosh”
48. potty – “bob-bee”
49. stopper – “bop-pah”
50. bunny – “bub-bee”
51. belly – “beh-bee”
52. nose – “doh-seh”
53. mouth – “bow-f”
54. eyes – “b-ise”
55. chest – “dess”
56. hair – “air”
57. toes – “doh-seh”
58. kick – “diht”
59. close – “doh-seh”
60. down – “dow-n” (11/4 “dow-nah”)
61. green – “dee”
62. purple – “bup-ple”
63. blue – “bwoo”
64. phone – “bow” (11/4 “bone”)
65. brush – “bwas”
66. spoon – “boom”
67. fork – “bor-t”
68. knees – “dees”
69. leaf – “deef”
70. bowl – “boh”
71. Nuh-Uh! – “nuh-uh!”

Added 11/4/08 – at this point, there no way to count ALL of his words, so I’m just adding some of his new favorite words.

72. tooth brush – “doot-bah-s”
73. pumpkin – “bun-tin”
74. ghost – “doat”
75. sandwich – “nan-nich”
76. chair – “day-er” (he also says “day-er” for book now too. I guess because we read there.)
77. baby – “bay-bee”
78. A – “hey” (Yes, he knows the letter A now and points it out!)
79. candy – “nan-dee”
80. snowman – “no-man”
81. santa – “nan-tas”
82. TV & CDs – “bee-bees”
83. Pooh Bear – “boo-beh-ya” (his first character to recognize because it’s on his wet wipes box, he also thinks poopy is “boo-beh-ya” because of that!)
84. Apple Juice – “ba-ba-boose”
85. Apple – “bab-oo”
86. Camera – “mam-mwa”
87. Picture – “ditch-ur”

Body Parts He Can Name and/or Point Out – As of 11/4/08

Hair, Ears, Eyes, Nose, Mouth, Teeth, Tounge, Chin, Cheeks, Neck, Shoulders, Elbows, Hands, Fingers, Chest, Belly, Belly Button, Bottom, Knees, Foot, Toes.