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First Steps!!!

Today, right after Grammy arrived, she was playing with Jonathan, holding a balloon out for him to get. He took two steps toward it - all by himself!!!!

Posted by joyful on August 12, 2004, 3:08 pm | Read 749 times | Comments (1)
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Jonathan's First Trip to the Zoo

This will be short because I really don't have time to type up the whole adventure (maybe Mom can pry it out of me before the next newsletter!) We went with Alissa, Will, and Nate. Jonathan's favorite parts were the fish and the llama. My favorite parts were the nursing gorilla and the sea dragons. Now I understand why children under 2 are free. They really don't get much of the experience. It's hard to see a lot of the animals, and Jonathan doensn't follow a pointed finger yet. But the rest of us saw most of the animals, and we had a fun time. Jonathan even got to pet a boa constrictor! The zoo lady said that he's braver than most parents... Maybe naive is more correct. (:

Posted by joyful on August 5, 2004, 4:01 pm | Read 859 times | Comments (2)
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Cute Picture

Of course, I am the most objective person in the world, so you will have to agree that Jonathan is the most beautiful baby in the whole world.

Posted by jondaley on July 26, 2004, 12:03 pm | Read 932 times | Comments (1)
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Pulling Up

Jonathan can now climb up me to a standing position! He starts by pushing on my knees, and then grabs my hands. At first I didn't know if it counted, because I didn't know how much I was contributing. But I think he really is doing it.

Posted by joyful on July 1, 2004, 1:55 pm | Read 719 times | Comments (3)
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Jonathan Likes Lentils

He can pick them up rather well and he did enjoy them, after that first "this is a weird sensation" face.

Posted by joyful on July 1, 2004, 1:50 pm | Read 780 times | Comments (2)
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Popping Up Like Weeds

When Jonathan was laughing today, what should I see but another break in the gums where a tooth will soon appear! He has been drooling a lot, and he likes chewing on unopened ice pops, but I hadn't felt anything. Maybe that's because I avoid putting my fingers in his mouth now...

Posted by joyful on June 24, 2004, 1:17 pm | Read 804 times | Comments (0)
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Mischievous, But Cute

Yesterday, while Jonathan was napping, I went downstairs to do some things. I didn't turn the monitor on, because I was only going to be gone "for a minute." Well, it ended up being a half hour, but I wasn't too concerned because his naps are usually at least 45 minutes, and I couldn't hear him crying. However, when I got back upstairs, there he was, sitting up in the middle of the bed, with pieces of tissue strewn all around him, a piece in each hand, and one dribbling from his mouth! I laughed so hard I was crying.

Posted by joyful on June 24, 2004, 1:12 pm | Read 740 times | Comments (1)
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4th Tooth!

The matching top tooth poked through today!

Posted by joyful on June 19, 2004, 5:44 pm | Read 768 times | Comments (0)
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We Thought He Felt Heavy...

Got a shot today, and he didn't cry this time, even smiled at the nurse afterwards. I unofficially weighed him. This is with clothes and diaper, but the diaper was not full. Hold your breaths... 26 lb 6 oz Yikes! I'm going to have to get the 24 mo clothes out.

Posted by joyful on June 14, 2004, 12:04 pm | Read 743 times | Comments (2)
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Another Milestone

Jon went on the bike ride this weekend and said all he missed was two days and all these new things happen! Jonathan was in the crawling position, and he sat up! I was so excited. He did it very smoothly, as if it was the most natural thing in the world. I wanted to clap and cheer, but it was during the sermon on Sunday, so I couldn't...

Posted by joyful on June 14, 2004, 12:02 pm | Read 689 times | Comments (1)
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3rd Tooth

He has his top right tooth now! Just finished breaking through on Saturday. He has bitten me a couple of times, but I yelled "ouch" and then firmly said "no biting." So hopefully he'll get the connection soon.

Posted by joyful on June 14, 2004, 12:00 pm | Read 854 times | Comments (0)
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Crawling! (Creeping!)

For a while he has been "almost there." Saturday, we went to William Kuhns' 4th birthday party, and the balloons were enticing! The moms there agreed that you could really call it crawling - the cross-pattern, moving forward. Definitely still unpolished and not very smooth or quick, but we decided that it's real! This is hands and knees crawling, known to the Institutes as creeping. He went straight to that, without the tummy crawl. It is fascinating to watch. It's just so amazing! And cute too. Sometimes when he's reaching for things, his opposite leg sticks straight out. No pictures yet, sorry. It always takes a while to capture a new thing. Some other pictures should be coming soon.

Posted by joyful on June 13, 2004, 8:32 pm | Read 832 times | Comments (1)
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Brothers

Just went through all of Jonathan's pictures the other day and am amazed at how much he has changed. I said at first that I thought he didn't look like Isaac at all. Now I am starting to see more similarities. I always did think Isaac looked more like a three month old than a newborn, and I really think Jonathan started looking more like Isaac around then. The other night when it was hot, Jonathan was sleeping without any clothes on, and he really did look similar to Isaac. Sweet, peaceful little face, eyes closed, fat little bare shoulders looking so cute.

Posted by joyful on June 1, 2004, 9:28 pm | Read 836 times | Comments (1)
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Another Tooth

Jonathan is working on another tooth, and complaining some about it. A couple new pictures have been added.

Posted by jondaley on May 22, 2004, 8:17 pm | Read 772 times | Comments (0)
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Two teeth

Jonathan has two teeth! They are his bottom front ones. The left one came in two Saturdays ago, and the right one last Saturday. We can see them when we look in his mouth now - when he lets us look!

Posted by joyful on May 17, 2004, 9:17 pm | Read 705 times | Comments (0)
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