What do we teach them?

There are so many things I think I have taught my children, but really they teach themselves almost everything! Jonah is becoming quite the talker when he wants to be. If he is in the right mood he will try to say whatever we tell him to say. Last night Bryan was putting him to bed and as they neared his crib Jonah shook his head and said “no”. The shaking head thing has been going on for awhile, but the “no” was a new thing! Of course we think it is funny now, but soon we will not think it is so funny. Another word he has started to say is “mine”. He says it when he wants you to hand him something. Instead of saying “please, may I have that” he has found that it is easier to just say “mine”. Once again we think this is funny now, but it may not be so funny after hearing it a lot. I was trying to think if I say those words a lot.

Jonah’s favorite person in the world is Da Da. He gets a big grin when he sees him in the morning and when Bryan gets home from work at night. During the day he will pick up the phone and say “da”. It is really cute. Jacob was a huge Daddy’s boy also, Brandon, no he is a Momma’s boy through and through. Even though Jacob and Jonah like or liked Daddy more they still want to be on my lap if the opportunity arises! I bring this up because I have not taught any of my kids to like me as much as they do. My friend always jokes about how Brandon and Jacob want to be with me if I am in the room. I guess I didn’t teach them this, but they just can’t help to notice how cool I am. We thought Jonah wouldn’t have this, I have to be with my Mom behavior because he was in the hospital for the first 3 months of his life. Nope didn’t matter he acts the same way Brandon and Jacob did and still do.

We are trying to teach Jonah how to walk. I actually don’t mind that he still crawls, but one of these days I think the Dr.’s are going to want him to show that he is developing normally. He walks along furniture and with his push toys, but if we try to get him to stand alone he immediately sits down. I think he is being stubborn about it and as long as we try to get him to do it, he isn’t going to. The other week we watched him pick up a piece of paper off the floor and crawl with it in his hand to the garbage can. He opened the cupboard and reached up to throw the paper away. See, I didn’t teach him that he just has been observing.

We always say a blessing on the food when we eat dinner. Jonah used to laugh at us, I think he thought it was funny to see us all close our eyes. A few weeks ago we noticed him trying to fold him arms when we did. He know folds him arms whenever he sees someone else doing it. I was talking to a friend outside and she had her arms folded, he immediately folded his. It really is cute.

I really have no point to this post. I guess I am just reiterating that whatever we try to teach our children they will learn the most by example. I don’t know whose example they are following when they want to always sit on my lap, Bryan doesn’t usually do that!