19 months

Joshua began this month with an ear infection in both ears, and the antibiotics to clear up the ear infection causing some other nasty side effects - resulting in many, many diaper changes... We picked up some acidophilus and it seems to be better. He ate a full meal tonight for the first time in almost a week.

We haven't been healthy around here lately, and it's taking its toll on all of us. Life continues to speed by, and our boy is growing faster than I imagined. He goes back in to the doc tomorrow for a shot and an ear check, and then gets a haircut.

I turn 33 on Saturday - and the best thing about my life is this little family. I was going to say Joshua, but that's not quite fair to Chris - who is after all, my partner in crime in raising this little guy. Joshua made me a birthday card, with Grandma Sue's help. It's quite the scrapbooked creation, and grandma only helped a little.

And oh, by the way, Abbott and Costello (see previous post) bit the dust a few weeks ago....we're much better with furry friends.

Halfway to 3

My baby boy is 1 and a half! He's begun pointing at things and saying "wa daaa?" in a high pitched voice... I think he's saying "What's that?" IF I can figure out what he's pointing at, I tell him. He's growing, and getting teeth...and learning to walk backwards, and climbing, and jibber jabbering all the time.

He has 2 new pet fish. We think their names are Abbott and Costello, in honor of Daddy's fondness for them.

At his dr. appt. today, he weighed 28 pounds and is 31 inches tall. He's graduated from laying on the baby scale to standing up on the big scale and big height measurer thingy.

He's the light of our lives and the joy of our hearts.

17 months old

What's new at our house? Josh has learned to sign please....this results in him thinking that if he says please, he gets whatever he's asking for...which is very much not true. :)

He's also practicing using a fork, which makes for an interesting mess at dinner time.

I can't believe my baby is almost 1 1/2!