Forty One Weeks

Dearest Joshua David~

Hello little miracle!  Today you are forty one weeks old!  Wow!  You may not realize this right now, but your first birthday is just around the corner!  Is there anything in particular that you want?  Well, keep thinking about it and then get back to daddy and I.  :-)  Your birthday will be on a saturday this year, and the State Fair will be in town!  Woo hoo!  

Well, you didn't listen to me yesterday and instead woke up early again.  :-P  Is this a new habit?  You woke up at 1:45am and you were really fussy!  We gave you a bottle, and then you fell asleep.  Once we put you back in your bed, you'd wake up again almost immediately!  You finally fell asleep in our bed between daddy and I after 3am.  We were so exhausted that we didn't even move you, even though you're not suppose to sleep there for safety reasons.  We got to thinking you don't like your little bed anymore (smaller bassinet that you're growing out of), so we ordered a new crib and mattress online this week.  It came in the mail today, and daddy and I stayed up this evening putting it together while you played.  We set it up in your new room, but we're going to wait to put you in there until we get a baby monitor.  I still like having you in the same room as us, but I think you'll like this bed better.  

Even after your early bottle, you still woke up relatively early and didn't sleep in much.  I was surprised.  We played a lot today with your toys and you did a lot of tummy time.  You took a little nap after lunch.  Daddy was able to come home a little early from work today and he played with you as soon as got here.  :-)

Grandpa Mike and Mimi came over this evening.  Mimi gave you barley and green beans for dinner.  And, while you were eating, some deer came into our back yard again!  Daddy and Grandpa Mike drove over to Uncle Brennan's to pick up Grandpa Mike's lawn mower.  Because of all the rain we've gotten, our grass has grown up like a little jungle.  Tomorrow morning, before it gets too hot, daddy will mow the lawn.  

Sleep tight little fellow!  Tomorrow we get to spend the day together as a family!  :-)

I love you very much!  :-)

~Mommy