Many many times I have looked to see if others have posted on their blog and frustrated that there is no new information. Then I think of the saying "Hello pot this is kettle calling". So much has happened in this first year of first time parents to a wonderful little boy Jonah.
I went back to work in January after much waillng and nashing of teeth. I came home that first day and woke a sleeping baby. I missed him so much it physically hurt, but I knew he was in good hands with Grandma Sue. She stayed until the end of March to help us so we did not have to put Jonah in Day Care until he was a bit bigger. Whew is all I had to day.
Jonah thrives at his School (it makes me feel better to call it a school rather than a daycare). He has wonderful teachers that love him and really care for him. He is by fare the biggest kid in his class and by far the last one to do something in the class. I would look at all these babies and see they are sitting up and rolling over and crawling by them selfs.
Then there was Jonah. What I have learned from Jonah is he is going to do things in his own time, all the doctors and specialist are just going to have to wait for him to want to do the next step. I have to say MANY hours of me on the floor trying to get Jonah to rollover were spent. I finally gave op one night and just let him play, next thing I knew there he was rolling from front to back all by himself. He just looked at me with the look of "Mom, see I can do this I just wanted to wait a bit longer to grow up". I was so proud of him i just cried and cried.
Now I told him lets start to crawl, yes I know I was not satastified. Jonah again took his own sweet time. He was the best baby to stay on his blanket. Then one day he realized he could push himself backwards all over. At time this got him stuck in the corner by the bookshelf, this led to a wail of get me out of her so I can move. I am proud to say Jonah finally learnted to crawl and crawl he does. I call him lighting mcqueen sometimes. When he wants to get somewhere it is speedy.
Jonah now has 5 teeth and we are going to hope for more, he has a crooked smile with three teeth on the bottom and two on the top. He loves to grind the teeth back and forth making a wonderfuly awful clicking noise. Joy he is growing up.
Jonah loves all food, peaches were iffy for quite a while but he has realized they are quite a treat with some oatmeal in the morning.
I love the quite time in the moring when I get to feed him a bottle and welcome the morning sunshine to the valley, and I love the night when we snuggle down with pj's , warm toasty milk, and a woobie to snuggle and watch the moon come up. He is a joy to have.
Jonah truned one on 29 October 2012, and we had a fancy birthday party for him. I am sure he had no idea what was going on but, we had a room full of family and friends there to celebrat this little boy with us. I never thought I would have that night to celebrate the life of my litte son. It was so humbling to look in the faces of those there and know they loved and supported us and our family. We are truly blessed.
I do have to say Jonah is a truly good baby, we take him everywhere and let him experience all things. He is very studious, He really looks things over and then makes a decision on what to do. I can just see the wheels in his mind moving. I hope he always stays good natured and calm, he will go far in life.
Now we are on to the next adventure of walking with Jonah, keep your fingers crossed he just might get this by Thanksgiving. Watchout cousins he loves to be included in all things.
