Fall Fun!

Last week Jacob and I took Josiah to the Pumpkin Patch to meet with some of our playgroup friends. As it turned out, this was not Josiah's favorite activity, as you will see in some of the pictures. He didn't cry for ALL of them, but there were no smiles to be had. Unfortunately, we had some other errands to run and we could not stay long, so we missed the hayride and seeing most of our friends. We felt bad enough about torturing him for pictures, that we took him to the dollar store and bought him 3 toys and 2 books. Are we great parents, or what!? Just for the record, it was actually in the plans to get him 2 of the toys, we just went a little overboard, but at dollar store prices, it's ok.

I love this pose for some reason - he's just chillin.

I'm not sure what's up there, but he definitely liked it better than the pumpkins and leaves!


My baby.

I'm not sure if you can see the massive amounts of drool on hanging off his chin, but we are awaiting his 3rd tooth!

We bought this one for the stem he loved.

Gabriel's pre-nose dive pose. It's like he's looking where he intends to make his landing.

Luke was enjoying the whole experience.


I know it's wrong, but I love this picture. Aren't his teeth cute?



He wasn't too fond of this particularly wrinkly pumpkin.

On Saturday, Jacob and I wanted to take advantage of the beautiful cool weather, so we left Josiah with my mom (who loved it) and went to San Falasco to walk one of their trails. We had a nice time and saw several deer. It was supposed to be a 4.8 mile trail, but it sure seemed like more. Maybe we missed a turn...

7 Months Old!

Here I am at yet another month milestone saying that I can't believe how fast Josiah is growing. He is 7 months old today and is changing so quickly. I am so thankful for his health and development and praise God for him daily, but how can it go so quickly? I realize I am biased, but he is such a beautiful boy with a sweet disposition. He is a great source of joy to us.

In the past month Josiah has learned how to scoot around quite well. I now have to keep a close eye on him so he doesn't tear the cat's toy apart, chew on the stroller tire, empty bags that don't need to be emptied, or pull the cat's hair. I bet you can't guess how I came up with that list. He is also able to sit up on his own and he's learning how to get from a sitting position to his tummy without just throwing himself to the floor.

He also has two bottom incisors now, although they are not fully in yet. After a week of peace since they have broken through, he seems to be teething again and it looks like his upper left incisor is next. Josiah found his right ear about the same time he was miserable with teething and I took him to the doctor on a Saturday suspecting an ear infection because every night he cried while tugging on it. It was a false alarm (number 2 for me) and he realized he had two ears after we left the doctors office.

His cutest accomplishment for the month is his talking since he gets the most serious look on his face when he does it. He is beginning to speak syllables, though they are still difficult to dicipher. It sounds like repetitions of "bah", "yah", and "da". Occasionally he'll raise his right arm, gets a look of indignation on his face and yell out the "words" as though to really preach it. It has brought many laughs.

A couple of days ago Jacob came home early due to rain and we were all in the hammock on the porch enjoying the rain and Josiah (while wallowing all over us) pulled himself from his belly to standing all by himself in order to reach a plant. He has yet to figure out how to do it again, but he really did it.

So, while we are in disbelief at how quickly this experience is flying by, we look forward to what the next several months will bring as he nears one whole year. Here are some pictures from the past week:

He's coming after the camera.

I'm always complaining to Jacob that I always have to take the pictures so I have none of me with my sweet boy, so he took over the camera.

He loves bahia seed heads and he's looking up at one here (Jacob needs to mow).

This past weekend we went to Anna Maria Island to walk the beach and watch the sunset with my dad. This was Josiah's first beach experience and while his little splashtime was short, he loved it. Too bad the pictures of him smiling are blurry and they were all taken in the dark!

He was so peaceful on the walk and kept laying his head down and sucking his thumb. He makes my heart melt.