Rub-a-dub-dub Little Man in the Tub

Joseph has changed quite a lot over the last week...he seems more like a toddler than a baby! He now sits up in his bath and plays with his hands, leaning forward and grabbing his duck (he used to just lounge back and kick). You can sit him down on the floor and let him play, you can see his two bottom teeth when he smiles, he grabs his puffs with his hands and puts them into his mouth, he's learning to drink water from a sippy cup at daycare, he makes artwork with his hands, and he is a chatterbox at meal time. He's turning into a JD! (seemed wierd calling an itty bitty baby that before).

Joseph's First Thanksgiving Meal

Well he didn't eat any turkey but he did enjoy some potatoes, yams, and pumpkin pie this Thanksgiving, though oddly enough he still seems to prefer food out of a jar. (FYI, Rosco also had a hearty helping of pumpkin pie, and let's just say thank goodness there were 4 of them!) Joseph's also been trying puffs with his lunch every day....he loves moving them around his tray and when he can't figure out how to get them into his hand and then to his mouth, he just bows his head and attempts to slurp it up with his mouth. (He also tried to do the same thing with a drop of formula the other day....quite amusing).

A Couple of Buckeyes

Joseph hung out with Jay in the man room yesterday while I did some shopping. He spends a lot more time awake now, playing with everything and watching everyone. His first tooth is showing when he smiles and the second one is definitely close behind. (He woke up screaming at 10:30 the other night and low and behold there it was, the second tooth!) I meant to buy him some of those gerber graduates puff things that are crunchy but melt in their mouth (so I'm told), but as usual I forgot. I'm pretty sure that half my brain came out along with the placenta and everything else when Joseph was born. ;)

Joseph and the Cookie Monster

Joseph is having fun playing with his toys sitting up, and has a particular fancy for his new friend....the cookie monster. They have a lot in common really: they both sit on their butts, neither of them have very good balance, they both have big eyes, they both laugh a lot, and they are both hard to understand at times.