A Walk In The Park

Dearest Joshua David~

Hello little cutie!  I didn't have insomnia last night, so we all sleep soundly last night!  You've been really good with your sleeping recently!  Good job my little Joshua!  :-)

This morning, you had a pretty big bottle, and then daddy and I had pancakes for breakfast.  :-)  It was still cooler this morning, so we took you for a walk to the park near our house.  You played in the swing for a little bit and you wore your elmo hat to keep the sun off.  ;-)  After the swings, we walked around the subdivision for a little bit before walking back home.  :-)  

You fell asleep in the stroller as we walked back.  So, once we got home, I took you out to let you continue sleeping.  Daddy clipped some hedges and cleaned the master shower.  I put some things away downstairs and cleaned the downstairs bathroom and toilet.  You woke up right when I was finishing.  :-)  

Shortly after, Uncle Brennan and Aunt Katie came over to visit with you.  They're still checking on Mimi's cats while she's away, so while they were out they stopped by.  Aunt Katie will start fall semester of graduate school in a few weeks.  This past week she had orientation at Chapel Hill (see saw Uncle James while there) and brought you back a gift .... a UNC cap!  It's so cute!  They put it on you and you still have a little room to grow in it.  ;-)  We'll need to take some pictures of you wearing the cap.  :-)

We've noticed that you're beginning to scoot forward just a little every once and a while.  You're better at going backwards, but we can tell you're getting stronger at going forwards.  

Daddy hung a lot more pictures around the house today!  The house is definitely beginning to look a lot better with all the pictures and color up on the walls.  He also hung up my mandolins on the wall!  They're hanging right over his guitars.  :-)

We made pizza for dinner this evening.  While we were eating, you practiced using your sippy cup.  You're still figuring it all out .... and you like to bite the top instead of drinking the water out of it.  :-P  Daddy had to help you with it.  :-)

Oh, you're getting a little better at rubbing your eyes when tired!  You still end up rubbing your whole face .... eyes, nose, mouth .... but every once in a while you just get the eyes and it's so adorable.  :-)  Perhaps you're learning where your eyes are.

Daddy's soccer season starts up tomorrow .... but the first game is at 9:45pm!  That's our bed time.  So, you'll only see daddy for a few hours tomorrow evening.  That means when he gets home from work tomorrow, you need to give him lots of attention before he leaves.  We'll have to see if daddy has any earlier games once the weather gets cooler.  Then, you can see daddy and Uncle Brennan play!  :-)

Sleep tight my little miracle!

I love you very much!  :-)

~Mommy