9 Months old and busy busy busy!

Our little man is 9 months old now and is one busy little boy!

I am not kidding the boy is NEVER still unless he is sleeping! The movement is non-stop and he is FAST! We can't take our eyes off of him for two seconds or he is in to some kind of mischief. We are having so much fun with our little explorer. Yesterday he stood himself up without pulling up on something twice and one time he took a step towards the couch! I was shocked!!! I have a feeling walking is just around the corner...time will tell! Lately he has been imitating sounds and words a lot. He clicks his tongue constantly and when we read one of his books to him and make a spitting noise for a camel he clicks his tongue to copy! He roars for a lion sometimes and laughs when we make monkey noises. The other day my mom and dad were telling him their drinks were "hot!" and he said "hot!" He imitated me saying "yum, yum, yum" yesterday...and he says "dada" constantly now and occasionally "mama" when he wants something. He is really getting his pincher grasp down and loves cheerios and is still a great eater all around. He has two bottom teeth and I can see two top ones starting to push through and one more bottom one. He is just growing up so fast! He is such a joy!
Crawling through his box tunnel daddy made him when we were unpacking a few things last weekend...he loved it but yesterday he had so much fun playing with it he demolished it!
All this exploring must be hard work...he fell asleep mid meal last night!

Is this not all boy? This is how he was napping this morning!

We are so in love with our little Josiah!

As for us...Jay just got back from a week at Bandina, his first Bandina experience and he really liked it. We really missed him though and are glad he is home for a few days before he goes on another trip. I am feeling pretty good, I am a little over 8 wks now and very very tired and have had some mild queasiness but nothing to complain about really. Just when we've adjusted to the idea that we are about to have #2 something happens that makes reality set in and it is still kind of shocking! But nonethless we are so excited to have another baby and feel so very blessed!

The 4th!

We had a great Fourth of July! My parents and Mandy, the other youth minister at our church, came over and we just grilled hamburgers, ate my mom's yummy potato salad that I requested to satisfy a serious craving, and made homemade ice cream. Josiah and my dad went swimming in Josiah's little pool and after Josiah went to bed we played washers. We skipped out on fireworks this year cause with Josiah normally going to bed at 6pm he would have been so overtired by the time 9pm rolled around that the firework experience may have been less than pleasant!

He was at times more interested in the grass than swimming! He is such an outdoor boy!

Papa Bear teaching him how to float!

Just having a ball!

I can play washers too!

Early Prego

I had an ultrasound today that confirmed I am 6 wks 3 days pregnant...due Feb 27, 2010! I thought I was really early but that was even earlier than I had expected. That means I found out I was prego at like 3 wks. Crazy! Anyways, all is good...we heard the heartbeat and saw the baby. And I am excited about my new OB she reminds me a lot of my OB that delivered Josiah...who I am so sad to not get to use again but the drive is just too far now.

Praise God for healthy babies for both Linds and I! I am due almost exactly 1 month after her. Please continue praying for us and both of our babies!

I have pics to post of the 4th...later. Right now I am going to sleep while Josiah is napping!

Josiah vs. the Vacuum Cleaner

This morning Josiah had his first run-in with the vacuum cleaner. (Clarifying--Not his first meeting with the vacuum...I do clean my house regularly--just his first unpleasant encounter). So Josiah was happily watching his Baby Neptune video and playing in the living room floor. I came out of my room with the vacuum and started working on the living room. Upon my entry into the room Josiah pulled himself up on the ottoman to get a better look at what was going on and his eyes were glued to the vacuum cleaner from that point on. At first it was a look of curious uncertainty on his face but as I rounded the sofa towards where he was observing his eyes continued to grow wider and wider. As I started pushing the vacuum towards his toys a look of utter determination came over his face and he started charging the vacuum in the fastest crawl I have ever seen until he came to an abrupt halt just before he reached it. I stopped to see what he was going to do...the brave little man was shaking like a leaf from head to toe reaching his hand slowly towards the vacuum...he touched it and jumped back still staring wide eyed at it and shaking. He was clearly scared to death but was trying to be brave and protect his toys! I started to move around him and that's when the tears came and his arms flew up for me to pick him up. I ended up vacuuming the rest of the house with him in one arm and the vacuum in the other...never knew I could accomplish such a feat! Maybe handling two babies come February won't be so challenging after all! One can hope right?!

Josiah's Big News!

Due sometime towards the end of February we think! I go to the doctor on July 7th and should find out the exact due date then. We had difficulty getting pregnant with Josiah so we were shocked how quickly this one came. Jay and I were quite surprised but couldn't be more excited, although it was a little sooner than we expected we know this baby was PLANNED by God to arrive in His perfect timing and we can't wait to meet this new precious one!

February will be a big month for our family...with Lindsey having her baby just weeks before ours! Neither of us know our exact due date yet so it will be interesting to find out just how close together we will be having these babies! Linds and I always talked about how it would be cool to be pregnant at the same time...I never dreamed it would be this time around and so close together...so fun! Our kiddos will all be so close in age, they will have such a blast growing up together. Josiah will only be 16 months when baby #2 comes along, it is going to be quite the adventure for us!

Please keep both of our pregnancies and babies in your prayers!

Happy Father's Day!

Jay and Josiah's 1st Father's Day pic!

(I love my handsome boys!)

Jay is an AMAZING daddy! I am so blessed to have him as my partner in raising children. He is such a natural with Josiah, makes things so fun, is so affectionate, is crazy about his boy, and is a HUGE help to me when it comes to all the daily "taking care" stuff like making/feeding bottles, diaper changing, bathing, feeding, dressing, entertaining Josiah so I can have a break....even getting up in the night sometimes with him!

Here is proof from this morning!

Josiah wasn't feeling well last night and was up a lot...so Jay took the early morning shift...this is how I found them when I woke up...too precious not to capture it...unfortunately I woke them up with the flash!Is that not also evidence of how much Josiah loves his daddy? That arm wrapped around his neck is a signature sleep position when Daddy is holding him! He loves to cuddle with him and when Jay walks into the room Josiah is grinning ear to ear and jirating with excitement!

Buddies for life...I love it!

World of Wonders

Josiah has been so much fun lately! He is curious about everything and getting into everything too now that he is crawling and pulling up on things. My mom, sis, and I went to the mall on Thursday and Josiah got to have his first ride on a carousel! I started off with him in my lap on one of the ponies but the attendant told me I couldn't ride on it with him. So I ended up just standing next to him holding him...this was no easy task...the thing was spinning pretty fast for a carousel...so I was trying to hold on so I didn't fall off and hold him as the pony went up and down and he was wobbling every direction...it was pretty intense! And he wasn't real sure what he thought of it. He didn't act excited, happy, or scared, just kind of stared and looked around the whole time. What does get him excited these days though is getting into anything he is not supposed to be into...lamp cords, wood blinds, fireplace screen, toilet paper.....

And he loves the outdoors. He will go to our back door and try and pull up on it like he is trying to get out. And as soon as we open the door he starts jirating with excitement in our arms or if he is on the floor he is out on the deck in a split second discovering leaves, bugs and pine needles, etc. And don't even think about taking him away from his outdoor haven without at least a minor meltdown!