There were 8 deer in our front pasture. Can you see them? While deer are not unusual here, 8 is a record for us!Sunday, February 28, 2010
And We Wondered Why The Dogs Kept Barking!
There were 8 deer in our front pasture. Can you see them? While deer are not unusual here, 8 is a record for us!
Sunday, February 7, 2010
11 Months Old???
How can it be? Time truly does fly by. It is crazy to think that next year at this time baby Nathan will be 11 months old, and Josiah will be approaching two years. When Josiah was born I thought I couldn’t possibly be more proud of him, but as time goes by and I see what a good baby, and now pretoddler, he has become I am now proud of who he is, not just the fact that he exists. I am proud of every new skill acquired each month and this has been a month of discovery and mischief!
The big news for the month is that Josiah has learned to walk quite well with a little support. Jacob’s dad declared yesterday that he would be walking within two weeks. I don’t think we are moving along that quickly, but it won’t be long! He is also letting go for very brief periods to stand by himself and will move from the sofa to a tall toy a few feet away, for example, without sitting down.
On the communication side of things, Josiah is now signing “more”, but it is a little sporadic and can be difficult to distinguish from clapping. Sometimes I second guess that he is actually doing it, then sure enough he’ll do it repeatedly at appropriate times and I am convinced.
He also is developing his own words for things. I was going to try to type some of them out, but I have no idea how to spell in his language. I didn’t even realize that we were communicating verbally until a couple weeks ago we had just come back from a walk and the dogs were barking at us outside. I was taking him out of the stroller and he said “dye da” in a high pitched voice which I now recognize as his way for greeting the cats although I didn’t know I knew that at the time. I said, “no that’s a dog” then wondered who I was kidding thinking he was saying cat anyway. Then I turned around to find the cat behind me. I hadn’t realized he had trained me to recognize what he means! I’m not sure where “dye da” comes from, but maybe he is trying to say one of the cat’s names, “Lilah”. But he calls them both that.
Last week Josiah cut two new teeth to make a total of seven. They came complete with a mild fever, runny nose, and plenty of drool, but all of that is gone now.
This next month will bring some birthday party planning, more walking practice, and weaning – although I don’t promise that that will be complete by next month, just well underway (hopefully). It is a BIG month to come!
A typical morning greeting.
My cutie pie playing outside during the last cold snap. I hadn't planned on putting him down in that white fleece. You should have seen how filthy he was by the time he crawled to the split rail fence you see in the background and back through all the dead grass! I found that he doesn't feed himself as much trash when he wears gloves, but instead he just puts his mouth to the ground to get things.
He loves animal crackers! For some reason he feels the need to take it in and out of his mouth until it is mush, rub it on his head, then put it back in his mouth.
If you're happy and you know it clap your hands! Animal crackers make him happy.
In the high chair WAY too long.
Savannah and Josiah at the hospital visiting baby Nathan. Now that she has two younger boy cousins she constantly wants to "hole him".
The big news for the month is that Josiah has learned to walk quite well with a little support. Jacob’s dad declared yesterday that he would be walking within two weeks. I don’t think we are moving along that quickly, but it won’t be long! He is also letting go for very brief periods to stand by himself and will move from the sofa to a tall toy a few feet away, for example, without sitting down.
On the communication side of things, Josiah is now signing “more”, but it is a little sporadic and can be difficult to distinguish from clapping. Sometimes I second guess that he is actually doing it, then sure enough he’ll do it repeatedly at appropriate times and I am convinced.
He also is developing his own words for things. I was going to try to type some of them out, but I have no idea how to spell in his language. I didn’t even realize that we were communicating verbally until a couple weeks ago we had just come back from a walk and the dogs were barking at us outside. I was taking him out of the stroller and he said “dye da” in a high pitched voice which I now recognize as his way for greeting the cats although I didn’t know I knew that at the time. I said, “no that’s a dog” then wondered who I was kidding thinking he was saying cat anyway. Then I turned around to find the cat behind me. I hadn’t realized he had trained me to recognize what he means! I’m not sure where “dye da” comes from, but maybe he is trying to say one of the cat’s names, “Lilah”. But he calls them both that.
Last week Josiah cut two new teeth to make a total of seven. They came complete with a mild fever, runny nose, and plenty of drool, but all of that is gone now.
This next month will bring some birthday party planning, more walking practice, and weaning – although I don’t promise that that will be complete by next month, just well underway (hopefully). It is a BIG month to come!
A typical morning greeting.
My cutie pie playing outside during the last cold snap. I hadn't planned on putting him down in that white fleece. You should have seen how filthy he was by the time he crawled to the split rail fence you see in the background and back through all the dead grass! I found that he doesn't feed himself as much trash when he wears gloves, but instead he just puts his mouth to the ground to get things.He loves animal crackers! For some reason he feels the need to take it in and out of his mouth until it is mush, rub it on his head, then put it back in his mouth.
If you're happy and you know it clap your hands! Animal crackers make him happy.
In the high chair WAY too long.Savannah and Josiah at the hospital visiting baby Nathan. Now that she has two younger boy cousins she constantly wants to "hole him".Baby Nathan is Here!
Nathan Cole arrived early this morning! He weighs 7 lb and is 18 inches long. He is healthy and very cute, if I do say so myself!
I'm so excited for you, Star and Caleb!
A Grandma and her grandbaby. This is the only picture I have that is not blurry. So sad.
Monday, February 1, 2010
Sweet Memories
I just had to take a minute to mention that there is nothing so sweet as to hold my baby right before nap time and have him take his thumb out of his mouth, touch my nose and lips, let out a precious baby giggle, then re-insert his thumb in his mouth as his eyes roll back with sleepiness. It makes me think that no matter what I am doing I have all the time in the world for him and that I have the best "job" I could possibly ask for.
The other day when I was holding him like this I looked in the mirror in his nursery and was amazed by how far his legs hung past my cradling arms. He's getting so big! I was reminded that I need to savor these moments while I can because it won't be long before these days are over.
The other day when I was holding him like this I looked in the mirror in his nursery and was amazed by how far his legs hung past my cradling arms. He's getting so big! I was reminded that I need to savor these moments while I can because it won't be long before these days are over.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Lovin' Life at 10 Months
While the newborn stage was oh-so-precious and the months of immobility and smiles were cute yet convenient, I LOVE THIS STAGE! Josiah has been blossoming this month as he has learned to interact more intentionally and has improved his mobility. I won’t bore you with my reminiscing, but suffice to say that he has stolen my heart and made me laugh more times than I can count. He has really started to imitate us more lately and it cracks me up. If I’m alone, I feel the urge to call someone and tell them what he just did every time he makes me laugh. Am I crazy? I also find myself looking at my own blog just to see the visible evidence of my blessed life – but I’ve done that for quite some time now. Here’s a synopsis of his life this month:
Josiah finally mastered the crawl this month but still reverts back to the army crawl when he’s tired out. He is pulling up on any and everything and is beginning to cruise along furniture more. I guess the next couple of months will be spent perfecting these skills until he starts walking. I hope he gets good soon because it breaks my heart when he falls and hits his head. Hey Annie, do you still have that helmet?
As I said, Josiah is mimicking us more frequently now with everything from the sounds to the gestures we make. His wave is gaining coordination (and kind of looks like a beauty queen wave – don’t tell Jacob), but he does not always do it at appropriate times. Jacob taught him to give high five this month, as well. He doesn't quite understand that he is supposed to completely straighten his hand out and hit your hand hard and fast, but he always touches his hand to yours and is good about not leaving you hangin'.
Along with the emergence of his charming personality, so does his opinionated side. He loves to arch his back and fuss when you take him away from something he wants. I know this will change soon, but for now it brings a smile to my face. I love knowing there is a little independent person in there that God gave me to mold and teach how to make good decisions. Hopefully I am successful in that duty. It really is a blessing when you think of it that way. Lets see if I think that when he is 2!
As far as diet goes, we are giving him pretty much everything unless it is on the definite no-no list. Although he did find a peanut on the floor the other day and I had to fish it out of his mouth. He lived. Josiah has a great appetite when we spoon feed him and also feeds himself quite well. This month he also learned to (and then quickly learned not to) blow raspberries while eating.
In health news…the week before Christmas, Josiah had a little bout of the sniffles followed by an ear infection the week of Christmas, so now he has had his second round of antibiotics in a month’s time. Thankfully he has recovered, appears healthy and happy, and has his appetite back so that we can get back to fattening him up!
He is still taking 2 nice long naps a day and he is so good at going to sleep. I am so spoiled by his good sleeping habits. I can lay him down and leave and he just rolls over and drifts off or plays in his crib until he is more tired and then lays down and sleeps. I particularly like it when he plays because it extends my free time!
I have posted most of this months pictures as Christmas pictures, but here are some from yesterday and today:
Josiah finally mastered the crawl this month but still reverts back to the army crawl when he’s tired out. He is pulling up on any and everything and is beginning to cruise along furniture more. I guess the next couple of months will be spent perfecting these skills until he starts walking. I hope he gets good soon because it breaks my heart when he falls and hits his head. Hey Annie, do you still have that helmet?
As I said, Josiah is mimicking us more frequently now with everything from the sounds to the gestures we make. His wave is gaining coordination (and kind of looks like a beauty queen wave – don’t tell Jacob), but he does not always do it at appropriate times. Jacob taught him to give high five this month, as well. He doesn't quite understand that he is supposed to completely straighten his hand out and hit your hand hard and fast, but he always touches his hand to yours and is good about not leaving you hangin'.
Along with the emergence of his charming personality, so does his opinionated side. He loves to arch his back and fuss when you take him away from something he wants. I know this will change soon, but for now it brings a smile to my face. I love knowing there is a little independent person in there that God gave me to mold and teach how to make good decisions. Hopefully I am successful in that duty. It really is a blessing when you think of it that way. Lets see if I think that when he is 2!
As far as diet goes, we are giving him pretty much everything unless it is on the definite no-no list. Although he did find a peanut on the floor the other day and I had to fish it out of his mouth. He lived. Josiah has a great appetite when we spoon feed him and also feeds himself quite well. This month he also learned to (and then quickly learned not to) blow raspberries while eating.
In health news…the week before Christmas, Josiah had a little bout of the sniffles followed by an ear infection the week of Christmas, so now he has had his second round of antibiotics in a month’s time. Thankfully he has recovered, appears healthy and happy, and has his appetite back so that we can get back to fattening him up!
He is still taking 2 nice long naps a day and he is so good at going to sleep. I am so spoiled by his good sleeping habits. I can lay him down and leave and he just rolls over and drifts off or plays in his crib until he is more tired and then lays down and sleeps. I particularly like it when he plays because it extends my free time!
I have posted most of this months pictures as Christmas pictures, but here are some from yesterday and today:
Josiah helping Daddy babyproof the house - an impossible task.
Bundled up to go outside.
Some giggles. Notice his feet in the second part of this video. They never stop. This is actually from last month. Forgive the terrible videography.
I realize this is bad highchair etiquette, but he was so cute and so proud of himself. Notice how he uses his foot to help him out at first.
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Better Late Than Never
Here are some of the pictures my Uncle Tommy took of Josiah for his nine month pictures as well as of my mom and her grandbabies for Christmas. He did an awesome job! Since there were so many good ones, it was hard to pick just a few and with so much going on this month, it took me forever to get this post together. Enjoy!
That's my sweet baby with three teeth!
His overalls have horses all over them and his shirt is a sheriff shirt with horses, too. I love this outfit! I bought it the day we found out he was a boy. He was wearing boots, but kicked them off early on.
HA!
Check out his toes. He's constantly curling and stretching them.
It was tough to get them all behaving, smiling, and looking at the camera at the same time!
Do you see the gift nametags? There is even one for Nathan who is due to be born in February. I can't wait!
Josiah is not so sure about the loving hug he is getting from sweet Savannah.
Two of my favorite people.
He loved the giant ornaments!
Handsome man.Friday, January 1, 2010
First Family Christmas
After 9 years of marriage, Jacob and I were excited to share our first Christmas with Josiah. We managed to celebrate with all of our family and still be home on Christmas day (a first for us). The Saturday before Christmas we celebrated with Jacob’s extended family and had a great time watching kids of the family interact and open presents. Josiah didn’t really understand opening presents at that point, but by Christmas morning he was getting the hang of it. That same night we had a more private Christmas with Jacob’s immediate family. It made for a LONG day, but we made some good memories and Josiah loved every minute of it. Thankfully he showed no signs of stranger anxiety.
Doesn't he look like such a big boy having fun on his new toy? Thanks Aunt Amy!
Sharing Dandy's lab with cousin Will. He LOVES Dandy! FYI - Will is Dandy's grandson, while Josiah is his great-grandson, yet will is 6 months younger. 
Funny boy and funny daddy who did it to him.
Checkin' out his new gift from Granny.
Too bad he's scared of the real thing in our back yard! In his defense, the real thing is MUCH noisier. On Christmas Eve, we went to my Grandparents to celebrate with my extended family. We ate way too much and had lots of laughs playing Deda’s present game. Unfortunately, during the week Josiah got an ear infection and was recovering from that, so he didn’t have quite as much fun as before, but he still loved ripping paper!
Giving high fives to Daddy while being held by Grandpa.
Savannah opening the oven Grandpa made for her.
My sleepy boy opening gifts. It was way past bedtime before we opened gifts and he missed his afternoon nap.
Silly faces!
First taste of stawberries. He loved it!
PRESENTS!
By Christmas morning, Josiah was all about opening presents. He opened all of them no matter who they were for. I’m not sure how much paper he ate, but I know for a fact that I saw green in his mouth at one point and was unable to get it out in time. After presents, Josiah went down for a nap (and so did we for 2 whole hours!), then we went to Grandma’s for leftovers where Jesse and Savannah met up with us to eat. It made for a pretty perfect Christmas – mostly because of the extra sleep and the lack of running around!
He's getting good at this!
We bought these stackable cups just to give him a little something extra, but they turned out to be a hit.
See? Still holding the cup!
He loved the ball popper from Grandma.
Josiah teaching Savannah the army crawl.
Grandma's toy cabinet.
Our little dancer.
Poor Lilah just got a discarded bag, but she was happy.
At first I think Josiah thought he was in heaven with all of his new toys. Our living room is filled. He loves them! He is only just now going back to his old toy basket for some of his faithful standbys.
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