First Steps - Solo

Joshua took his first steps on his own tonight (he is about 8 1/2 months old). He let go of one of the tan chairs he was using to hold himself up and walked towards Jason. After that, we made him repeat his new trick over... and over... and over. We got a little video, too. Can you tell we are proud parents :-)?

Kissy Kissy

Joshua started making kissing sounds yesterday and did it non-stop! He hasn't really associated the word 'kiss' to the sound but it is still pretty cute. The sleeping is going well and now we can put Joshua in bed, let him cry for about 10 min and then lay him down and he will go to sleep. He was definitely getting too big to 'walk' to sleep like we had been doing. He will usually sleep at least a couple of hours before needing a bit of formula or potty then he will usually sleep for 5-7 hours. What a huge improvement! Naps are now twice a day for 1.5 hours each and they are pretty much to a schedule. He has one at 9am and the second at 1 or 2pm. The next step to remove the need for us to lay him down after he fusses for 10 minutes. I think it won't take long to make that change, he is almost there already!

Here is a cute photo of Joshua after a bath:



Isn't he adorable!!!

Sleep Tight

Joshua slept 7.5 hours last night! I guess I am jinxing his success by writing this but it is exciting. I hope that it will happen again tonight. He is waving and doing 'so big' all the time. We are excited to see what else he can do :-)

This morning we will be going for a walk with Ellie and Miss Kim. We have to get out of the house before the temperature spikes and makes the humidity unbearable.

Joshua has been eating all sorts of new things including lumpy oatmeal, pieces of watermelon, banana and potato and spoonfuls of spaghetti o's.

So Big!

Joshua made the 'so big' motion at lunch today after I asked, 'How big is Joshua'.



Joshua loves eating table food. He has had Tibetan food, beef stew and chicken pot pie. Today he ate little pieces of bananas and watermelon. He is such a big boy!

That's it! I am goin' to Aunt Trina and Uncle Josh's

Joshua is all packed and ready to go...



I wonder if the airline will take him?

Weight Check

Joshua went to the dr.'s today for a weight check and passed! He had not been gaining as well as the dr. had hoped for the last two visits so he was back in today. He weighed in at 19 pounds 13 ounces and 29 inches long. Yippee!



This weekend he drove to Connecticutt for the first time to visit Aunt Jill and Aunt Tara. He did great! We went to see Jill perform on Friday evening and had a wonderful time out. Joshua did well for Grandma and Grandad babysitting. On Sunday we surprised Jill for her 30th birthday. Joshua had lots of time to play with cousin Stephanie. He did better towards the end of the trip but early in the visit every time Steph would squeal Joshua would lose it (cry). Such a sensitive child! Joshua also ate table food for pretty much the first time (mostly because I forgot his food!). So, Joshua's first food was Tibetan and he loved it. He is such a world traveler :-) He had a yogurt dish and a potato, avacado curry salad.

Happy 8th Month Birthday Joshua!

Joshua is eight months old today. In a few minutes we will be heading to CT for his first trip to Aunt Jill & Aunt Tara's house. We are going to see Aunt Jill perform tonight. Joshua is all over the house now crawling. Jason says that he is a 4x4 vehicle plowing through pillows, steps, toys and anything else in his way!

He is getting close to walking and often lets go of whatever he has pulled himself up on. Better get going...