Jonathan

In the whirlwind of excitement surrounding a new baby and all of those changes, it would be easy to forget the fantastic stage that Jonathan is at right now.  Two and a half certainly has its challenges, and while we have our battles of willpower and tantrums, he is a completely charming and wonderful little boy.  So here are some current highlights from the world of Jonathan:

Here he is today at a "Touch-A-Truck" event:

Right now his favorite song is I'll Make a Man Out of You from the Disney movie Mulan.  He is crazy about the video of this on YouTube and insists that it be sung to him as a lullaby.  He wakes up singing it and sings it over lunch, dinner, and while riding in the car.  I think my favorite aspect of this is that in the morning when he wakes up, we hear his sweet little voice singing lines like "Let's get down to business to defeat the Huns" or "Heed my every order, and you might survive".

He started in a new preschool class earlier this month, and while I didn't get a first day of school picture, this is at least from the first month!  He loves going to school and coming home to teach us how to do things like sit "criss-cross applesauce" or do the "head and shoulders" dance.

We have peanut-butter and honey sandwiches for lunch every day.  He loves eating peanut-butter off of a spoon and when I say "here's some honey for my honey".  He also continues to be the slowest eater of all time. 45 min on lunch today and he only made it through his sandwich and 3 out of 4 apple slices!

He loves reading.  When Gramma pulled out a book today and said "Jonathan, I have a new book for you and Zoë", his response was to literally bounce up and down and say "That is so exciting!".   He is currently fascinated by a book about a tiger called Augustus who lost his smile.

Jonathan continues to be a little conversationalist.  When there is a lull in the conversation he will look someone in the eye and say: "So, how was your wonderful day?"  He also goes out of his way to answer questions in complete sentences.  Even yes and no questions.  For instance: "Jonathan, would you like cheese with lunch?"  "Yes, I would like cheese"

Oh, writing this makes me want to run upstairs right now, give him one more good night kiss and tickle his adorable little boy toes!!