Today, then, I'm going to fill you in, faithful readers (yes, all you three!) on some of Jonah's less-sung heroics. For though not every day can be filled with those eagerly awaited milestones like crawling and walking and saying a first word, what does fill our days nevertheless makes us very proud.
In the past month, beyond what I've mentioned in previous posts, Jonah has mastered these exciting new skills:
- Poking with his index finger
- Clearly understanding more and more words or phrases, such as "bath", diaper change", and "are you hungry?"
- Voluntarily releasing objects from his grasp (he's been doing this for well over a month, in truth)
- Picking up and feeding himself solid foods, which now include Cheerios, cheese, cannellini beans, bits of kale, grapes, and whole blueberries
- Giving hugs
- Kissing his mom and dad
Jonah's also making fast progress towards mastering these additional skills:
- Scooting around on his belly using his arms and legs
- Lifting himself from his belly into a crawling position
- Moving from a seated to a crawling position
- Standing up on his own, using inanimate objects for support
- Understanding the word "no"
- Understanding that a string of "ma" sounds tends to grab his mother's attention faster than strings of other sounds
- Spoon-feeding himself
- lifting his arms and legs as needed when getting dressed
There are certainly others I could list here too, but those are the skills that I've remembered off the top of my head at this moment. In any case, the point is we are so, so very proud of this little boy each and every day. Such a determined and adventurous spirit, and so bright to boot! Shucks, I still just can't get enough of our baby marvel.
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| Jonah practices hugging on an only slightly wary cat. |
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