I know I know...its been ages but back by popular demand is Jonah! now 16 months! A couple of new videos showcasing a new bubble blowing talent for starters....he actually said the word bubble several times this morning too! Then we read the bottle and it turns out he isn't supposed to play with it til he is over 4 and definitely shouldn't get it in his mouth so that was that!
He is learning to express himself more and more each day. We wonder sometimes if he will just wake up one morning and say Im hungry mom or something of the like! His vocabulary at this point is a mix of sign language (more, eat, all done, drink) and words (mama, dada, uh-oh, whoa, dog or og and now bubble! it sounds sometimes like he can also say what's this? I don't know, do it and Nonah (while pointing to himself). We are thrilled and look forward to watching him continue to figure out more words. He has also figured out that he LOVES to 'drive'- taking our keys and playing in both the car and truck. He has figured out far to quickly which key goes in which ignition even! so smart.
We also took him to his second country (aside from Canada) in March for a family adventure in Costa Rica. Though it was really hot he did great- learning to love everything water. He was jumping (into our arms) in the pool, swimming in the ocean and even figured out how to turn on the hose where we were staying and would drink out of it and pour it over himself...happy as a clam- will include some pictures. We stayed a lovely house in the area of Nosara which is on the West side of the country on the Nicoya Peninsula. Here is a link to our friends house which is rented out throughout the year: http://www.iicostarica.com/. Jonah was really a good traveler on the trip! We made his bed at night by throwing a towel over a boogie board and padding all the sides with pillows- he seemed perfectly happy with it! We hope to be back before too long!
Before we went on our trip Jonah also travelled with me to South Carolina for a work conference on Hilton Head Island! He and his gramma had many lovely adventures on the beach and in the swimming pool. Thanks Gramma for coming down to help out!
We also visited Uncle Nate and Uncle Tim and Jonahs other Gramma at Mt Baker before our trip for a weekend which was great. We stayed at a house the boys rented in Glacier, WA and Dave and I even got to go skiing together one day while Jonah hung at home. I think I have some more photos somewhere of Jonah walking Maggie the dog....
Life is going by very quickly for me while in school and working. Jonah is doing well at daycare and seems to enjoy his new friends! He also came with us on a class field trip (and Dave too) to a great state park in central Washington called Sun Lakes State Park- there is one photo of him here that is very studious- with my journal and pencil in each hand ready to go!
This weekend I think we are going to take him out in the boat (a 16 ft aluminum skiff)- Dave has been very busy getting all the necessary equipment together and we hope to go out with our crab pot on Sunday. Will be sure to post pics. Gotta find the little guy a life jacket first too.
Lots of love and sorry for the time lapse! Emily
