Walkin and Talkin

11 months and counting!

11 whole months! Joseph has just now started to eat table food for me. We are still having issues finding a sippy cup that he will drink from consistently, but he will get there. He is constantly on the go, which means that I am too! He is such a fun little boy. He is very social and loves to be around other people, especially other children. He likes to copy other kids. He said "mama" and "dada" with intent this month. He is starting to understand the word "no". That doesn't mean he follows it well though. We are just counting down the days until his birthday!

10 Months

It is hard to believe, but it is true. This happy smiling boy is ten months old! He weighs 25 lbs, has six teeth and is a bundle of love. He will play with anyone. He likes wheels and things that move. He loves animals and animal sounds. He is cruising around furniture better and better. He has started doing things intentionally to be funny. It is so amazing to watch him turn into a little boy right in front of me. I hope I don't jinx it by writing this, but his sleeping is much improved. He has been sleeping through the night more often than not. He is just so much fun!

Crawling!

On the go...

9 Months!

Well month 9 has been an interesting and fast paced month! Joseph celebrated turning 9 months old by crawling AND pulling into a standing position AND cruising along furnniture! Joseph has unfortunately also been sick for most of the last month, but that hasn't really slowed him down much! At his 9 month check up he weighed 22 pounds and was 29 3/4 inches long! He is clapping and waving, but not really in response to anything. He loves the movie Cars. He is fascinated by the dogs. He loves music and will "dance" when he hears it. Still doesn't sleep, but is happy!

Month 8

Well here we are ringing in Joseph's 8th month of life. He decided to start the month off with an ear infection, but that is ok because he is the happiest sick baby I have ever seen! He weighed 20 lbs 11 oz today at the doctor's office and got yet another round of meds! Maybe by the time he is one he will have an awsome immune system and never get sick again. Joseph holds his own bottle, has two teeth on the bottom front and center and is starting to eat bits of table food! He loves music, animal sounds and his new tractor that Lollie, aka my mom, got him!

Handsome Boy

Our good friend Brian Fuente, stopped by for a visit and took some wonderful pics for us with his awesome camera! He captured some great shots of our handsome boy!

7 months (where has the time gone?)

Wow 7 months = very active little boy! These photo sessions are getting more challenging, he would not stay still. He sits up by himself for the most part, he is a rolly polly and talks nonstop (in Joseph language of course). He is weighing in at 19 pounds 6 oz. He rang in his 7th month of life with a stomach bug (the throwing up kind). I do not ever want to go through that again. He was weak and pitiful. It took him an entire week to get back to his normal eating and he got an ear infection because he threw up so much. These pictures were taken a week after he turned 7 months and he has clearly rebounded!

6 months

Joseph was 6 months old on June 10! He weighed 18 lbs 12 oz and was 26.5 inches long. He was in the 70% for height, 75% for weight and his head circumference was still in the 90%! So not only is he cute and funny, he is smart too! He wants so badly to be able to move! He is sitting up better and better and has mastered rolling from his back to his tummy. He eats 6-7oz of formula every 4 hours and he eats solid food for lunch and dinner. He was moved to the Creepers room at daycare and saw the other kids eating a lunch meal and decided he needed one too! He still doesn't sleep consistently, so I guess I will not ever get a full nights sleep again, but when I wake up to that smiling face it is all worth it!

He's a Fish!

We took Joseph swimming for the first time in early June and he LOVED it! He kicked back in his floatie and was happy as could be. We have been swimming several times over the summer and he kicks and splashes in the water. I have a feeling we will be taking swimming lessons at an early age.

5 Months

Joseph was 5 months old on May 10! He weighs about 17 pounds! He eats 6 oz every four hours and eats solid food in the evening! He loves applesauce and pears. He still is an inconsistent sleeper, but despite that he is a happy baby! Unfortunately he has a mild ear infection, but takes his bubble gum pink medicine, aka amoxicillin (? spelling) like a champ! He is starting to try to sit up and is trying to roll over from his back to his tummy!

Joseph's Baptism

Joseph was Baptized on May 8, 2011, Mother's Day. It was wonderful. Joseph, we discovered later that afternoon, was sick. Despite the fact that he did not feel good, he was a trooper. He has wonderful Godparents, Dottie Powell and Brian Fazier, who will spoil him rotten. Thank you to everyone who came and shared that day with us. It was truly special!

Eating apples and rice cereal take 1

This is a video of the first time Joseph had solid food...it did not go over too well.

Easter Day

We enjoyed a relaxing day at Aunt Mae's and Honey even got to feed Joseph his afternoon bottle!

Easter Weekend

Joseph's first Easter was a lot of fun! On Saturday we went to an RC Fly in with DJ and Joseph got to sport the cute hat that DJ got for him! Then on Easter morning Joseph woke up to a brand new exersaucer! He has reached a stage where all he wants to do is jump and at 16 lbs I can only hold him for so long! So now he can jump until his heart is content!

Four Months Old

We went for Joseph's 4 month check up and he is doing great! He is 26 inches long, weighs 16 pounds and has a head circumfrence in the 90th percentile. He eats 5-6 oz every four hours while awake. We also started giving him solid food. He has had apples, bananas and pears. So far he likes them all. He does NOT like rice cereal mixed in with the fruit. He is sleeping about the same, going to bed at 10:30 and waking up around 4:30. His personality is starting to really show and I think we are in for a lot of fun!