Favorite Bits

Jonathan's favorite bits recently are Fluorine, Estonia, Great Gray Owl. (More)
Posted by Heather Daley on March 28, 2006, 8:03 am | Read 2586 times | Comments (6)
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Dreams

As Jonathan was waking up this morning, he said, "Look at my brown, Mommy." I asked him if he was dreaming about drawing a picture and he said yes. Then, he was looking all around, moving the pillow, looking under the sheets. "Where is my picture?" It was very hard to understand that it wasn't real, that it was only a dream. He asked about the picture for quite a while, until we got going on other morning activities.
Posted by Heather Daley on March 27, 2006, 10:28 am | Read 2336 times | Comments (0)
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Jonathan's Birth Story

I wrote it out formally about a year ago but it never got onto the blog. So below is the story. I'll post a comment on Jonathan's first post with a link to this one. (More)
Posted by Heather Daley on March 24, 2006, 11:39 am | Read 5494 times | Comments (0)
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The Things Children Say

I just had to post this right now - I am trying not to laugh out loud. Jonathan made some kind of choking/gagging noise, and I asked him if he was ok. He said, "I'm ok. I just had some God bless you in my mouth."
Posted by Heather Daley on March 16, 2006, 8:29 am | Read 2276 times | Comments (1)
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Independence, Singing

Jon made Jonathan a lightswitch stick so that he (Jonathan) can turn on and off the lights himself. It is a dowel with a loop of wire fastened to the end. (More)
Posted by Heather Daley on March 13, 2006, 3:08 pm | Read 2145 times | Comments (7)
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This One's For Dad-o

"Sally the camel had no humps. 'Cause Sally was a . . . alligator!"
Posted by Heather Daley on March 7, 2006, 3:36 pm | Read 2133 times | Comments (2)
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"It's Dripping Everywhere"

That statement by Jonathan is what I woke up to from my nap this afternoon. It has worked before - to let him play quietly by himself while I take my nap. But today, well, he just tried to be a little more independent than he's truly capable of. (More)
Posted by Heather Daley on March 7, 2006, 2:50 pm | Read 2524 times | Comments (3)
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Credit Problems? Jonathan Can Help!

Just give him your card and a pair of scissors. In less than five minutes your spending ability will be reduced to a pile of small plastic pieces. (More)
Posted by Heather Daley on February 25, 2006, 10:27 am | Read 2007 times | Comments (1)
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"Driving" and Geography

We went to the Kuhns' for dinner Thursday evening and at one point Will wanted to go out and ride his bike. Previously, he and Jonathan had been playing with playdough. I asked Jonathan to wash his hands (it was homemade dough and goopy) while I washed the cookie cutters and other playdough utensils. When I finished, I went to find him. (More)
Posted by Heather Daley on February 25, 2006, 8:52 am | Read 2191 times | Comments (1)
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Jonathan's First Skiing Trip

Sunday, February 19, 2006, Jonathan went skiing for the first time. Just after 11am, we headed east to Seven Springs, which is the closest/best mountain to Pittsburgh. (More)
Posted by Heather Daley on February 20, 2006, 10:11 am | Read 2186 times | Comments (2)
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Memory and Imitation

One reason Jonathan talks so well is because we talk to him like a real person. Children learn by hearing and by imitating. It is sometimes amusing to hear the things that he says. For example, he got a valentine's day card from Aunt Ellie, and as he saw the stickers on the back and was opening it, he said, "That's so sweet!" (More)
Posted by Heather Daley on February 15, 2006, 4:53 pm | Read 2028 times | Comments (3)
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Singing, Independence

Recently, Jonathan has liked to sit in his little chair with his guitar, strumming and singing, "I love Mommy. She is beautiful. I love Mommy." Now there's a sweet Valentine! (More)
Posted by Heather Daley on February 13, 2006, 1:40 pm | Read 2113 times | Comments (2)
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Jonathan is a Little Boy

He's thinning out and looking older and doing and saying all sorts of extraordinary things. Here's the catch-up. (More)
Posted by Heather Daley on February 6, 2006, 4:18 pm | Read 2160 times | Comments (2)
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Phone, Lotion, Prunes, Prayer, Growing

Jonathan can really have a conversation on the phone now. He even has good one-sided ones when he is just pretending. For example, "Hello, Mrs. Grover! How are you? You're feeling good. Good!" "Hello, Grandma. I love you, too. Bye." (More)
Posted by Heather Daley on January 22, 2006, 4:20 pm | Read 2214 times | Comments (0)
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Pretty, Hugball, Mom

On Tuesday as Jonathan was complaining about walking up the stairs, I said to him "Whiny voices are not pretty, Jonathan." He replied, "Hannah's pretty!" (More)
Posted by Heather Daley on January 12, 2006, 4:21 pm | Read 2545 times | Comments (1)
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