Father's Day Surprise

Knowing that Geoffrey doesn't read this blog unless I direct him to it, and because we are going to be away on Father's Day, I wanted to post some pictures of Joshua's "surprise" for Daddy - sshhh, don't tell him if you see him! We'll show him this ON Father's Day! We had a good time doing this, and it will be nice to have Josh's prints for posterity!

5 Months Old!

Five months old!



We took a trip to Calgary on Joshua's 5 month "birthday", and went to a jazz night to hear Grandma Valdine sing. It was a fun night and Josh did great - he didn't upstage Grandma too much, and actually took a nap part way through. This will probably be the last time he wears this tux - he has grown out of it, but at least he got a couple of big nights out of it. Absolutley the cutest, and received LOTS of compliments (even a couple phone numbers...)

The Exploits of Joshua

It is now June, and Joshua is approaching his 5 month birthday this week. Where did 5 months go??? He is coming very close to having tripled his birth weight, and is getting VERY long! We are enjoying his temperament these days - lots of excited screams and squawks, and he is smiling and giggling a lot. He puts everything in his mouth and drools like a champion. He is spitting up less and less, though his aim is still set right on mommy...I can handle it. We have started him on some rice cereal, which he seems to enjoy - the photos show him in his high chair for the first time, making a big ol' mess. "Say it, don't spray it, Josh!" He does NOT enjoy going to bed, and this is our one struggle - he is just too happy spending time with us, which of course we don't mind, but he MUST sleep sometimes! Once he is asleep, he still wakes up needing to be fed a couple of times a night, but he is pretty good about going back to sleep quickly. A little sleep deprivation isn't so bad - the trade off is pretty spectacular! We are heading on our road trip in a little over a week, and are very excited to see how our little guy travels - he really hates his carseat, so we could be in for some interesting times! Hope we'll cross paths with many of you as we make our way through Manitoba, Chicago and Iowa - maybe even a Nebraska stop in there too!