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!