So Fast

Sometimes I'm afraid that if I blink I might miss something with Jonas. He's at this age right now where he changes almost daily.

Just last week we were in the terrible fit stage where any time he didn't get his way he'd have a total melt-down screaming "My! My! Mine!" and stomping his feet.

This week I think he's picked up at least 10 new words and a great deal of communication skills. He can usually tell me what he wants now instead of doing the point and whine thing. I can't tell you how nice it is not to have to listen to a whining child all day. It's not that he was being whiney just to be a brat, it's just that he wanted something and couldn't tell me what it was. Now he can go over to his toy shelves and point and say "book", or "choo-choo", or "man" or whatever he wants. Yesterday, after nap, he climbed up into his highchair and I asked him what he wanted for lunch. He got this really thoughtful expression on his face, turned his head a little to the side, and said "Ummmmmmm...... baboney!" Heh, the kid likes processed meat. So bologna it was. How can you refuse?

He's also taking a huge interest in potty training. Twice in the past 24 hours he's sat on his little potty chair and actually gone potty. Heh, as if you guys want to come here and read about bodily functions, right! But it's amazing to me the way he's picking this up. I mean, we haven't pushed him or anything. Pretty much all we've done is set up his potty chair and he's done the rest.

And they say that boys are more difficult than girls.

In other news- he took his nap in his OWN bed yesterday. Ok, again, not something that sounds like breaking news, but it is. He laid down himself- in his bed- slept by himself-in his bed- and after waking up, stayed in there for about 20 minutes without freaking out about being all alone.

Yes, I realize that my son is nearly two, and it's high time he start doing stuff that most babies are doing by 9 months or so, but we've spoiled him a little. And besides, we just got air conditioning to his room a few weeks ago. Before that it was just too damn hot to let him sleep in there.

And finally, (drum-roll please) we're losing the bobo. For those not familiar with that term, it's his pacifier. He's so attached to that silly thing. I had an old lady in the store the other day look at me with all the sympathy in the world. She patted my arm and said "I used to swear that my kids would be the first to take their off to college with them."

Well, we went all day yesterday without it, went to bed without it last night, didn't wake up looking for it even once, and hasn't had it all day. As a matter of fact, I've got it stuffed in my pocket so that he can't find it. So far he hasn't even asked for it.

Wow! All of these changes all of a sudden. It's amazing, isn't it? Seems like only yesterday that I was holding my little tiny baby in the crook of my arm.

I'll leave you with a cute picture from a few days ago.


He calls his sunglasses "eye... cool!"


**As I was getting ready to hit the Post button here, Jonas came out of his room with a bobo stuffed in his mouth. I guess I forgot to round ALL of them up. Oh well, one thing at a time, I suppose.***