Life of a Toddler

I think this is the period where I start calling "my baby," a toddler. Jason and I are really enjoying this period of Josh's life right now. I'm not sure if it's because we know we have another baby coming soon or because Josh is beginning to communicate and listen to us more even though he can't fully walk or talk.

I've started reading "Shepherding a Child's Heart" and oh boy do they have some stories in there. After reading one story last night I asked Jason, did you ever bounce on the sofa when you were a kid? His comment, "probably so." Just then I began imagining Josh doing this and remembered, oh I did it too!

Josh's recent love is our "safe" cabinet drawer that I let him raid. This week he figured out how to get his entire body in it too, but then got stuck and cried for help. Here are a few shots from this week.

Josh's Birthday Party

This past Sunday we celebrated Josh's birthday with some friends from our church. Below are some photos from the party. BTW- the cupcakes were one of Jessica Seinfield's recipes. They had avocado and cauliflower puree in them. They don't look as good as the regular ones, but were very good and semi-healthy for us all ; )

My little man in a big boy chair.

Still waking up.

Cake time!

Hmm, this thing is wierd.

Is there anything else I can eat?

Well, it's not that bad.

Bethany, Joy Lynne, Josh, Kim, and Catherine

Isaac and Truitt

Jason with Gentoo, Chris with Truitt, Jason with Josh, and Chris with Isaac

HAPPPY BIRTHDAY JOSH!!!

My, oh my. I can't believe it has been an entire year. What an amazing and joyous one! We are delighted and blessed to have such a wonderful son who turned 1 today. Josh has been so much fun and we look forward to sharing many, many, many more years with him. So much to be thankful for.

Josh and Gentoo are having more fun really these days. Josh likes to try to chase him or peek under the bed to get him to play. Gentoo has realized that this little guy, Josh, isn't too bad. He's nice about giving treats. They are warming up to each other more and more every day. I think they will be best friends in the next year or two, and Gentoo might have a new bed to sleep in other than ours.

Josh is also very excited about his new little sister and will be moving into his new room in a month or two. Here are some photos from the past week. Cake photos to come...