Pancakes

Dearest Joshua David~

Hello little one!  Guess what we had special today .... daddy made pancakes for breakfast!  Yummy!  We haven't had pancakes in a while, and both felt like having some.  So, daddy made some pancakes while I gave you oatmeal!  You were better with your oatmeal today (you were fussy before).  

This morning you had a little nap.  Then, Grandpa Mike came over to help power wash the house.  Daddy clipped back the bushes and trees to make our yard look nice.  :-)  We'll have to get a lawn mower pretty soon .... we're still saving up for that.  :-P

It started to thunderstorm at lunch, so the yard work was put to a halt after a few hours.  It continued to rain off and on afterward through the evening.  We really need the rain.  The grass was beginning to turn yellow in some spots.  

We had an interesting afternoon .... we had some unusual door-to-door sales people come by to sell us a home security system.  The house already has one, but it's not activated yet.  After the conversation, we started to get suspicious, and daddy found some articles online to show that it might be a scam.  So, we didn't sign up for anything and will research companies further.  :-P

Daddy bolted down the bookshelf in the study downstairs.  Now, just because it's bolted doesn't mean it's now safe for you to climb!  Understand?!  I still want you to stay off of it!  :-P

Oh, you've been able to do this for a while, but I forgot to tell you .... you figured out how to spin the ball in your froggy toy!  It's so cute to what you play with it and see you spin it around and around.  When you first saw that toy (Penny gave it to you as a gift) you cried!  Now, it's one of your favorites!  

You do a new thing now .... when I put you on your belly and you play .... you sometimes scoot yourself backwards!  It takes you a while, but slowly and surely you move yourself backwards off your play blanket!  I wonder if you'll start to crawl backwards too.  :-)

You were very talkative today .... you had a lot to say little man .... lots of babbling .... too bad we don't know what you were trying to say!  ;-)

Oh, you finished the rest of your squash with no reactions!  When we go back to the grocery store, I'll pick up the next phase of food for you .... next on the list is applesauce!  

Sleep tight little Joshua!

I love you very much!  :-)

~Mommy