Bluegrass Baby

Dearest Joshua David~

Hello little cutie!  You took a nice nap this morning, since you were up all night crying yesterday evening.  You were active when you woke up.  So, after feeding you, you played with daddy for a little while I folded your laundry.  Daddy picked up my mandolin while playing with you and you kept hitting the strings with your little fingers!  How cute!  The mandolin is a small instrument, and it looked so big next to you!  I wonder what you'll want to play when you get older.  

You got to have some Gigi and Grandpa Jim time this afternoon.  Daddy and I ran to the store for a little bit and they watched you.  We got you some more CD's for you to listen to!  Now, we have more songs to dance and sing along with.  I think you'll like them.  When we put the radio on, you always turn your head to the music and coo.  

Gigi had more clothes for you at her house.  I brought them back here so you should be all set for a long time!  We've been so blessed with all the things people have let us borrow!  Also, you're beginning to grow out of the 4 oz bottles.  So, I brought back two bigger bottles that Gigi had.  Now, I can start you on a few of the larger sized bottles and see how well you do.  

You were fussy again last night, but you calmed down a little sooner than the previous night.  You tried so hard to suck your right thumb!  You stuck your index finger in your mouth a few times, but you mostly just sucked the side of your clinched hand!  It was so cute.  One day you'll get that thumb in there! 

Tomorrow Gigi has a dental appointment in the afternoon, so we'll see her afterward.  I wonder what fun we'll have!  ;-)

Sleep tight!

I love you very much!  :-)

~Mommy

Mimi Time

Dearest Joshua David~

Hello sweet thing!  You had a busy day filled with visitors!

Daddy and I were invited to a friend's house this afternoon to celebrate their wedding.  The house was kind of far, and there were a lot of people, so instead of bringing you (still flu season) you got to spend the afternoon with Mimi!  How fun!  She played with you, held you, fed you, sang to you .... you all had a good time!  :-)

Before we left, your Aunt Katie and Uncle Brennan came over around lunch time.  You were sleeping on daddy when they came over, but you soon woke up because you were hungry.  They both got to hold you after daddy fed you.  :-)  Daddy clipped your nails too.

This evening, when daddy and I got home, daddy read to you while we all watched more of the Olympics.  The Olympics come to a close tomorrow.  We'll be sad when it's done, but there are other things that we'll be able to see.  :-)

This evening you cried off and on for almost 4 hours!  Daddy and I didn't know what was going on.  I think you were having a digestion issue because you also didn't have a really good full diaper to that point.  You finally had a good poopy diaper at 11pm and started to calm down.  Plus, you were so worn out from crying so much, poor thing! 

I hope your tummy feels better tomorrow!  Sleep tight little man!

I love you!  :-)

~Mommy

Nineteen Weeks

Dearest Joshua David~

Today you are 19 weeks old little fellow!  Woohoo!  Soon you'll be driving!  ;-)

We had a busy morning .... I took you to your 4 month check up appointment with the pediatrician.  :-)  You're now:

Weight: 10 lbs 4 ozs
Length: 22 1/4 in
Head Circumference: 37 3/4 cm

The pediatrician was impressed by you!  She stated that you were "socially" like a 4 month old .... following with your head/eyes and smiling.  :-)  Your motor skills were closer to a 3 month old, but that's still higher than expected (since you're a corrected 9 weeks).  She said you were growing well.  She even stated that she got "distracted by your cuteness" because she almost forgot if she had checked your ears or not (she had, but was about to check them again!).  :-) 

She said the amount that you're eating is fine for your age/size, and I should continue with the multivitamin once a day until the breast milk is almost gone.  You got about 4, or 5, shots.  You cried, but stopped once I picked you up.  :-)  You got two "Bugs Bunny" band-aids (one on each leg).

You were more fussy than normal this afternoon.  I don't know if it had something to do with all the shots.  You started to calm down once daddy got home and into the evening.  I held you the majority of the afternoon and just tried to rock you to sleep and made sure you were comfortable.

You don't go back to the pediatrician's office until April for your 6 month check up.

Well, so far so good .... you continue to be a healthy little guy!  What a blessing!  :-)

I love you!

~Mommy

Rattle or Thumb?

Dearest Joshua David~

Hello sweet angel!  You got a double dose this morning .... before work you had some mommy and daddy time, more than usual.  :-)  The weather got cold last night, and this morning it was lightly snowing as I left for work.  I held you up to the window so you could see the big, fluffy flakes dancing in the air.  :-)  Nothing stuck to the ground, but it was very pretty.  :-)

You played with your little rattles more today with Penny.  We've noticed that you're beginning to grab with your hands more.  You really like to grab one of my fingers as I give you a bottle.  I usually let you hang on to my pinky while I feed you.  

You tried to suck your thumb this evening after I fed you.  You're better at just sucking the side of your hand!  You put your thumb in, and then began to drift to sleep.  You eventually fell asleep with your thumb hanging out of your mouth!  :-P

We watched more Winter Olympics this evening.  We watched the USA women get the silver medal in hockey, and then we watched our USA men get gold and silver in skiing.  We also watched the women's ice skating, but we didn't get a medal.  

Tomorrow we go back to the pediatrician's office for your 4 month check up.  You'll get a few shots, but you'll be ok!  :-)  I'll be right there with you to hold you once you're done.  

Sleep tight little man!  

I love you!

~Mommy

Tummy Time

Dearest Joshua David~

Hello sweet thing!  You've gotten so big!  :-)  I put you in a new "0-3 month" outfit.  You actually got it at Christmas, which is why it has snowmen, but you're just now fitting into it.  The pants are a little big though!  ;-)

Guess what you're getting better at?  Tummy time!  You usually fuss and complain when we put you on your belly, but every time we do it your muscles get stronger.  So, you'll just have to keep dealing with it until you can move your head and neck on your own.  :-P  

Penny did some tummy time with you this morning.  She wrote down that you "picked up his head and moved it to the other side twice!"  Good job man!  

This afternoon was music time.  Penny said that it "sounded like he was singing to the nursery rhymes .... he was cooing so much!"  How cute and precious!  :-)

Daddy and I rushed home as fast as we could so we could be with you.  We hate being apart from you.  We watched more of the Winter Olympics this evening.  It ends this weekend.  We'll be sad to see it go.  We have a lot of fun cheering on the US teams!  In two years, the Summer Olympics will be back.  You'll like those too!  ;-)

This morning, before work, we had our "Mommy Time" together before I had to go to work.  I held you downstairs and talked to you before Penny got here.  I have to go to work again tomorrow, so leave me a kiss and a smile again!

I'm so proud of you .... keep up the good work with your muscles!  Before we know it, you'll be lifting your head on your own, talking, walking, running .... you name it!  :-)

Sleep tight!

I love you!

~Mommy

More Clothes

Dearest Joshua David~

Well little fellow .... the Lord is good!  :-)  Guess what we've been blessed with?  Lots, and I mean lots, of baby boy clothes from friends!  Your Uncle Brennan and Aunt Katie have a friend whose little boy has grown out of a lot of things, so they passed some clothes on to us!  Today I did an entire washing machine full of laundry for you, and there's still more clothes after that!  I'm still in the process of reorganizing your little dresser to fit all these things.  I took out all the "newborn" items to make room, since they appear to be a little snug on you now.  ;-)

Also, I reorganized the diaper bag and the changing table.  The newborn size diapers are getting small on you as well, so I'm trying to just use up the rest that we have.  We have the next size up, so I put out all the remaining newborn ones so we can finish them this week.  :-)

Your little diaper container was full, so I took a load to the garbage.  :-)  I'm sure the garbage pick up doesn't like our house .... our trash can is either full of diapers or cat litter.  Ew!  ;-)

We saw more Olympics today.  We watched more curling and saw people compete in the bobsled competition.  We didn't see any medal events though.  But, USA still leads in the overall medal count!  Go USA!

This evening you played with daddy.  Tomorrow we both have to go to work.  :-(  I hate leaving you, so promise to save me a kiss for when I come back home.  You're so cute and precious!

Sleep well little man!

I love you so much!  :-)

~Mommy

Back to the Eye MD

 

Dearest Joshua David~

Well little man, today we went back to the eye doctor for your 8 week check up.  The majority of the appointment was waiting for your eyes to dilate.  :-P  Once your eyes were ready to be checked, the assistant left the room and I was the one who had to hold your little arms down.  :-(  You cried and screamed a little while he was examining your eyes, but the good news is that your eyes don't need anymore treatment for now!  Your right eye is self correcting and your left eye healed well from the surgery.  You'll need to go back in one year for another check up.  That's not bad .... I have to go to the eye doctor each year.  :-P  What a blessing that you're healthy!

It started to sprinkle when we were in the doctor's office.  By the time we were leaving, it was really coming down!  It's no fun carrying a car seat in the rain across a parking lot!  I put a blanket over the seat so you didn't get wet.  

In our Bible reading today, we read about how Joshua succeeded Moses in leading the people of Israel.  Moses was not allowed to lead the people into the promised land of Canaan because he disobeyed the Lord.  So, Moses asked God to find someone to take over so that the people would not be without a leader.  God chose Joshua because of his faith and because he was filled with the Spirit.  I pray that you grow up with a strong faith in the Lord as well!  :-)

Today we danced around the room a lot.  You took a shorter nap than usual this afternoon, so I put a CD on and we danced and played for a little bit until you got hungry.  

This evening, daddy read you some stories.  He read you "Goodnight Moon" and "Frog Went A-Courtin'."  You started to get fussy when he moved on to the Poky Puppy.  :-P  

We watched more Winter Olympic this afternoon and evening.  We saw ice dancing, curling, ski jumping, and aerials (a part of freestyle skiing).  We were all falling asleep towards the end though.  You finally went down in the bassinet started to sleep around 11pm. 

Tomorrow's another day .... sleep tight!

I love you!

~Mommy