I may regret teaching him this....

So the other day Josiah and I were chillin' in the garage looking out at the cars passing by and enjoying the breeze. It reminded me of the many hours spent hanging out in the garage when my brother was here heading up the renovation of our house.

We were talking about the day and Josiah  looked up at me with cutest smile. For some reason I stuck out my tongue at him. He looked at me with inquisitive eyes and started wiggling his lips and out popped his tongue! I couldn't help but laugh and I of course had to keep sticking my tongue out and wiggling it different ways. Every time I did this he did his best to copy what I had done. I kept laughing because it was the cutest thing I had seen him do.

So now I think this is our secret "handshake" of sorts. I can look over at him give him sly smile and stick out my tongue and he gets the biggest grin on his cute little face and then sticks his tongue out at me. We just get the biggest kick out of each other with this one.

Today we got Josiah dressed up for church today and of course the little jokester decided to make his mommy laugh....

I can only imagine the people he will stick out his tongue at in the near future....ha!

Secret meetings...

So the other day I stumbled upon something interesting. I had just put Josiah in his Bumbo and walked away for a few minutes to unload the dryer. As I walked back I heard some noises coming from Josiah's room. I peeked around the door only to find a secret meeting going on!

I wanted to find out what they were talking about but I knew that if they saw Mommy they would pretend like nothing was going on. So as quietly as I could I snuck in to get a better look.

Well Josiah "King of Cuddles" (as his dad calls him) was trying to decide which animal was going to cuddle with him during his next nap. 

"You can rest your head on my big belly," explained the yellow bear.

"You can shake me and my rattlin' sound will help you fall asleep faster," insisted the Zebra.

Of course, as his mom, I had an opinion as to who would  be the best, but before I could say a word he had chosen his favorite.

I can tell this is going to be a good nap...

The mystery of the nap

There is one thing that happens so often that it is almost comical...emphasis on almost :)

Josiah has been sleeping really well for the past week or so, only waking up 2 times (2am and 5:30) but of course last night he reverted back to his old self, waking up 5 times. Needless to say I was pretty tired this morning and was looking forward to his first nap so  I could catch up on a few zzzz's. The nap came and I knew I would only have 30 minutes since the little guy loves to cat nap all day. I was right, and half an hour later we were both up again. We cuddled and sang a few songs  then I put him in the swing so that I could take a shower. He smiled as he listened to the music and watched the mobile go round and round. Then he fell asleep....and has been fast asleep for the past 2 hours....of course I wasn't napping, I was waiting for him to wake up so that I could run some errands....I wish he would just tell me when he planned to sleep for more than 30 minutes LOL

He's lucky he's cute!

Let's start this thing!

Amazing how time flies...I created this blog a few days before Josiah was born with all intentions of starting off giving sweet little anecdotes of his first few days. Well no one told me how all consuming this precious little boy would be! So here I am nearly 3 months later writing my first post.

Things seem to have settled down considerably since those first few weeks. I can't seem to remember the starting point....I think that having a child is one of those things that just seems like it has always been...mostly because once they come they are all you think about. But thankfully and slowly things are falling into place. I am able to eat 3 meals, take a shower, and get housework done...all of which were quite a challenge to accomplish at one point or another. Everything changes so fast.

As I nursed Josiah to sleep this evening I started to think about all the things I love about him. I think I'll start this blog off with that...

I love...
-the way he looks so peaceful laying in my arms
-the way he rests his feet on the arm rest
-the way he likes to hold my hand (or shirt) when he is nursing
-the way he wiggles his toes in the breeze
-how he smiles the minute I peek over the crib when he wakes up from a nap
-the warmth of his cheek when I kiss it
-how he leans over and rests on one side of his bathtup when I am washing him up
-how much he loves to "talk" in the morning
-how healthy and big he has gotten
-that his favorite teether is my finger
-his big beautiful eyes and how he loves to look at everything
-his calm and peacful temperment and easy-going attitude
-that he loves his room and feels comfortable sleeping in his own cozy crib


Most of all I love that he knows I will take care of any need he ever has and feels completely at peace in my arms.