Balloon-mauling and Babbling Babies

A few days before Halloween, one of our residents gave Josh an orange balloon to play with. He still has the balloon- it hasn't popped yet- and it is one of his favorite toys.



He really likes the noise it makes when he squeezes it. I know we probably shouldn't let him chew on it, but it is so funny!

Josh has also started babbling to me. Especially at lunch time. He will stand next to me at the couch and tell me all about his day. Today he found the stroller particularly interesting. Listen for yourselves!

I just had to take some pictures of him too. His eyes are looking especially blue today. Pay no attention to the large amount of drool on his face. We are teething here!

Sweet Potatoes- 1, Josh- 0

We finally got around to getting Josh a chair to sit in while we feed him. We've been using the swing, and as you can see, we would have to wash the swing cover almost every day because he is a bit... messy. In our defense, we planned on giving him a bath after he ate, so we weren't exactly careful.

Two Teeth

Yup- 2 teeth. Look carefully... He is 28 weeks- 6 1/2 months.

Halloween, Fall, and Baby Josh

So this is kind of a hodge-podge of postings all rolled into one. For Halloween, Steve and I dressed up as Jesse and Woody from Toy Story- and Josh was Bullseye. We borrowed costumes from Steve's brother Dave. We never got a picture of us all together though... Maybe we will stage some later this week to post. I did get pictures of Josh and I together when we went trick-or-treating with the cousins in Monroe. Allie, Michelle's daughter, is always game to take pictures! (Conner wasn't exactly in the mood to take pictures with the rest of us.)

But Conner came around after some encouragement from Grandpa Bob. Here are Lisa's kids- they were Hook, Peter Pan and Tinkerbell. Hooray for Caitlin for staying in her costume!

Here are some pics of me and Josh so you can see our costumes.

So, Halloween was just lovely. In other Baby Josh news, he now has his first tooth coming through, so his nose is running CONSTANTLY and he chews on everything- even more than before. Also, on Saturday night, Josh suddenly learned how to pull himself up to a standing position at the couch. He now does it everywhere (at the coffee table, the entertainment center, the couch, and even this little stool in the corner!)

And- I just think the leaves are beautiful at good ol' Snow College West Campus, where my office is. They are so vibrant- I love it. Not the best picture, but here you go.

Oh- and here is a pic of Steve and Josh in their church clothes. What good lookin guys! Josh isn't wearing shorts- but he is so squirmy his pants always bunch up on his legs!

That's all for now!