Bling For Your Helmet

Dearest Joshua David~

Hello little precious!  

This morning we were lazy!  We played together after your first bottle, but then you took a little nap while daddy took a shower.  I read next to you in the bed.  

Once you woke back up, the three of us headed to the mall to walk around.  We got there a little early (11am) because we thought the stores would be open then.  Things didn't open until noon, so daddy grabbed a coffee and I ordered a hot chocolate and we all sat in the food court while you drank a bottle.  We also walked around the mall even though the stores weren't open.  Once the stores were open, we went into one that has a lot of UNC things in it .... we were looking for some stickers for your helmet!  We found one and then ran a few more errands.  

Daddy and I thought of other people who wear helmets:  rock climbers, cyclists, sports players (football, baseball, hockey), people from the movie Tron (I've never seen this but your daddy has!), a knight in shining armor, astronauts, and Magneto (from the movie X-Men).  :-)  

Once we got back home, your Uncle Brennan, Aunt Katie, Gigi, and Grandpa Jim all came over to see you and the helmet.  Gigi gave you the other container of apples with blueberries, which you ate quickly! 

Today, you wear the helmet for 4 hours on and then 1 hour break.   You did that three times today wearing the helmet for 12 hours total.  Tomorrow, we'll try you sleeping in the helmet over night. You had a 1 hour break when Gigi and Grandpa Jim were here, so we tried to put your stickers on your helmet then.  We soon realized that the UNC one that we bought was too big for the curvature of the helmet, so it kept getting distorted.  We'll need to find smaller stickers.  But, I put your name on the front with stickers, and it looks pretty cute.  ;-)

While daddy and I ate dinner, you sat upright by yourself for a long time!  You're able to reach down and grab things in front of you and then pull yourself back up.  You're still wobbly from right to left, but you're definitely getting stronger! 

Daddy and I were searching on the computer today different potential names for Peanut.  We still don't know if you'll have a little brother or sister, so we were looking at both names for fun.  We found Joshua .... your name means "God is my Salvation" and it also stated that the Joshua in the Bible was "a brave warrior."  :-)  I think you're a brave little man and I love you so much!  :-)

Oh, you did better with your bath tonight.  You didn't start fussing until the very end.  :-P

We watched another episode of Fraggle Rock this evening.  One of the fraggles, Uncle Traveling Matt, calls little children "Fraggle-sized Silly Creatures" so we started calling you that too.  ;-)

Sleep tight little fraggle!

I love you very much!  :-)

~Mommy