Birthday Fun: Part 1

Jonah's cake made by Shalene Warner
Jonah's cakes made by Mommy
He loved holding this box while we were opening presents.
What a cool football from Aunt Amber! It's soft and squishy.

1 Year Old!

Playing with his train from Papa and Grandma.

Jonah is making progress with his motor development. He is sitting up better but not all the time. When we stand him up, he is starting to move his feet a little to walk. He has been rolling over both ways now, back to belly and belly to back.

What a big boy! He looks so handsome.

Jonah does a lot of babbling; he always seems to have something to say. He has said doggie while looking right at Tiffer. We have also heard good, yeah, hi, hey, mom, and dada. He does not say anything consistently but he tries really hard.

Sitting in a bucket with my rubber ducky.

Jonah is still a wonderfully, pleasant baby. He has been wonderful even while teething. Right now he is in the process of getting at least two more teeth. He is starting to show signs of weaning himself off the bottle. He only takes them on the weekend before bed. He is still taking one for Trish during the day which is fine. My guess is that when I am home with him this summer, we'll be able to get him off the bottle completely. . .assuming he really is ready. He's such a beautiful baby.

His first year has flown by so fast. As most people know, we went to the Ear, Nose, and Throat doctor this week. They ran another hearing test and they know he can hear low tones in his right ear instead of practically nothing. His doctor believes he may be able to hear more than that but we won't know until he gets older.

11 Months Old

We have been putting food in the chopper for Jonah the last couple weeks. He desperately wants to eat our food but he doesn't always know what to do with it. We have found that putting it in the chopper is an easy solution. We started with hamburger helper and we have moved to lasagna, which he loved! A meal isn't complete for Jonah until he gets it ALL over himself. I am beginning to think he does it on purpose so we'll put him in the tub!
Jonah's latest thing is giving Mommy a hug. After I pick him up from school he puts his arms around my neck and squeezes! I love it and it makes the day SO much better.
Apparently we don't feed Jonah enough because he thought it was necessary to chew on Aunt Jenna's arm! She said he was biting down pretty hard.

Spring Break

Jonah got a road rug for Easter from Grandpa and Grandma Richards. It will look great in his bedroom. Jonah loves the Tonka truck that came with it. I think it is his new favorite toy!
Where's Jonah?!?!
Peek-a-boo!

Peek-a-boo is Jonah's new favorite game. He makes sure he completely covers us his eyes so he can't see you. He plays the game with his bib or blanket but has found that his arm works just as well.

Physical Therapy

Jonah has started physical therapy two times a week. The PT is working on Jonah's gross motor skills. One of the things Jonah's physical therapist has us working on is kneeling. This will help his balance for other gross motor skills. He is doing well with his therapy and we do stretches every day to work out his muscles.

Easter

We spent Easter in Gas City this year. We went to my parent's house last weekend. Jonah looks pretty handsome in his new Easter outfit from Pap and Gramma. His tie has whales on it!
Aunt Jenna spent part of the day with us. She came and went with us to church and she also had lunch with us at Grandma Fischer's house. Jonah loved the mashed potatoes of course!
Jonah took some time during the day to lounge in our big, comfy chair.

Playtime!

Jonah really enjoys sitting in this chair now. He could sit there forever! He isn't interested in laying on the floor for very long anymore, he wants to see everything. He's certainly ornery.

This is how we usually find Jonah when he wakes up. . .playing with his mirror toy. His new thing now is waving to himself in the mirror. He also likes playing with the attachments on the mirror.