Knock, knock!

Jonah loves knocking on doors, always accompanied by saying, "knock, knock!" and occasionally including a forced entry, if he can open the door.  Tonight in the bath he was knocking on the tub, so we practiced knock-knock jokes:

Jonah: "Knock, knock!"
Mommy: "Who's there?"
Jonah: "Jonah"
Mommy: "Jonah who?"
Jonah: "Jonah!"

Jonah: "Knock, knock!"
Mommy: "Who's there?"
Jonah: "Jonah"
Mommy: "Jonah who?"
Jonah: "PopPop!"

It's funny in the way knock-knock jokes usually are[n't]: "orange you glad I didn't say banana?"

SNAKE!

We came home after our morning outing and while I was busy putting the stroller away, getting lunch set out, etc. I heard Jonah yelling "SNAKE!"  Sure enough, we was pointing to a snake curled up in our window well.  We watched during lunch as the snake slithered up the window and stretched out in the sun for an afternoon nap.

Fast forward a few days, Jonah and Daddy found an unfortunate snake on the road.  I wonder if Jonah understands what it means that the snake is dead?

Happy Mama Day!

Poor Daddy was feeling unwell today, so Jonah was on his own for giving Mommy a wonderful Mother's Day!

We started at Mass, where Jonah clapped enthusiastically along with "This Little Light of Mine".  Then he took me out to the botanical garden and gave me the grand tour.  We made stops at the turtle fountain, misting fountain, spraying hoses, drainage grate, and hose bibs.  Oh, and there were a few flowers along the way!  ;-)  We even found a porch swing hanging from a tree so we could swing together.

My favorite part was when Jonah took a shortcut and frolicked through a field of daffodils while I took the path to meet him.  The other visitors where slightly mystified by the lone toddler, but quite enraptured by his adorable romp across the waist-high field of flowers.  Jonah also enjoyed walking the forest path and finding sticks taller than him, or helping Mommy push the stroller when I grew tired.  (I should note here that his help is performed while being held up high enough to reach the handlebar!)

Creatures Small and Creepy

Jonah likes to help in the garden, so every time a dig up a new creepy-crawly, I put it in Jonah's shovel or bucket for him to inspect.  It seems the bug net and critter house were unnecessary.  He's not bothered at all, and often I find him holding a worm or letting a beetle crawl over his hand.  (Worms, by the way, are hilarious.)  Then he lets them go and waves, "bye-bye!"

Take this inside, and Jonah finds Mommy and Daddy's war on ants.  So he follows suit, smushing an ant with his finger and saying, "bye-bye!"  What a terrible thing to see my precious toddler doing!

Trains are NOT for Riding

Yesterday, we enjoyed a town festival in which Jonah danced to live music, played mini-golf with friends, and threw water balloons until they burst.  All morning, he pointed to the Roaming Railroad and excitedly shouted "choo-choo!"  We asked him if he wanted to ride the train, and after a few enthusiastic nods, we loaded him up next to Mommy on the seat.  And Jonah screamed.  And screamed.  And screamed.  I thought maybe once we got moving he would calm down, but in retrospect, we should have aborted immediately.  He kept reaching out and yelling for Dada (who was taking pictures) to save him from the moving abomination.  So sorry to all our fellow passengers!

Today we drove up to a farm that has some animals to see and playground.  The caveat: they make you ride their train to get to the play area from the parking lot!  The screaming ensued - all the way there, and all the way back.   (It would seem that leaving Daddy behind wasn't a contributing factor, which I had considered yesterday.)  Poor kid is probably scarred for life.  We're going to lay off trains until Jonah is willing to climb aboard on his own.

Dr. Jonah

The ear thermometer was left out after Jonah's recent fever.  He picked it up today to play doctor.  He pressed all the buttons and then took his own temperature by reaching it behind his bum!  (He must remember the rectal thermometer.)  Then he did the same with the Tylenol syringe.  I'm not sure where he got that idea! ;-)

I was feeling sluggish today after a rough night up with Jonah.  We were watching Elmo in the morning while I woke up over a bowl of cereal.  Jonah took care of Mommy by feeding me Cheerios, one spoonful after another.