First Vacation

We spent a long weekend at a lake house in DeLand with Jacob’s family this past weekend. The house is on Lake Beresford which connects to the St. John’s River. My family has used this vacation spot a number of times, but this was our first time with Josiah and Jacob’s family.

Josiah had a couple of firsts while we were gone. Other than his first vacation, he also went on his first boat ride and his first swim in a full sized pool. We had a great time and he did excellent being away from home. I was so proud of his napping abilities and he was as happy as could be!

My sweeties after the first boat ride.

Getting ready for a swim. Josiah looks a little worried!

Just getting his feet wet.

Josiah loved Mikayla's "water wings" (as she calls them). It was impossible to get them all to look at the camera at once.

Fun times.

Mikayla loving her first time on Uncle Jacob's boat.

My handsome man with Granny and Papa.

And with Nana, Dandy, and Mikayla.

Hangin' with the boys. They watched the little league world series ALL weekend.

One of my favorite pictures from the weekend. Mikayla loved to give Josiah "itty bitty kisses," but moments later that toy hit her in the head!

Josiah's first swim. Once he got used to the cold water, he seemed to love it. Of course, Daddy makes everything fun.

Take One: I got an unexpected response when I asked Josiah if he enjoyed his swim.

Take Two: That's better.

Jacob's boat is far from a speed boat, but it does go much faster than Dandy's pontoon boat that Mikayla is used to. She had fun driving. (We drive over our own wake a few times, hence the bouncing picture.)

5 Months And Counting!

Our sweet Josiah turned 5 months old on Friday. He is turning into such a little boy with a wonderful temperament and personality all his own. We are having so much fun with him and we look forward to each waking hour we can spend with him. We have seen a few changes this month.

This month he learned to roll over from back to front and has become quite a pro at it. Sometimes he seems to forget that he knows how to go from front to back and fusses when he's tired of his tummy. We can't figure out why he does this because he definitely CAN get on his back himself. It must just be a way to get attention.

His new ability to roll wherever he wants has led to him beginning to creep towards things he wants. It isn't fast or efficient, but it works for now.

While he found his feet last month, he has become totally enamored with them this month and they have become a favorite chew toy - particularly during diaper changes.

We have waited with such anticipation for the first real giggles and he finally rewarded us a few times. They are few and far between as he prefers to squeal with delight, but there have been some definite giggles. He's so cute! I can't help myself.

As of last month, he would wake during the night maybe once a week or so and need a little help getting back to sleep, but this month he has been a very solid sleeper. He still wakes us up somewhere between 6-7 am (usually closer to 6) with the happiest of sounds coming over the monitor. He stays happy in his crib while we mosey out of bed and finally get him up around 7 am. We had a rough patch with naps and rejecting the crib earlier this month after one particularly crazy week, but we are back on track and he does great going down for naps again.

Josiah is still nursing exclusively although we will begin introducing solids this next month, which we are very excited about. He loves to watch us eat, so I'm hoping it will be fun. This past month he had his first experience with a sippy cup. We have only used it a handful of times, but he has done really well (once I figured out you had to "activate" the spout. Who knew? Poor guy couldn't get anything out until I figured this out. There is a learning curve for parents, too, I guess.)

He also had his first babysitter (other than Grandma) experience this past Friday. I did a little vet relief work and he stayed with our wonderful friend, Annie. They seem to have had a good time (at least Annie has convinced me so) and Josiah came home very content and happy. Thank you, Annie, for watching him and allowing me to have some peace of mind!

He cracks me up!

Yummy toes!

First sippy cup experience.

Happy boy.

I can't get video of giggles, but this is cute too.

Jacob would rather I didn't post this, but it's priceless.

This is Josiah's third rollover and you can tell he struggled a bit, but by the end of this day, he was a pro.