Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas everyone! Hope you have a great holiday!!

I love 80's hair bands!!

Mommy went out to dinner with her friends last night and left daddy home to babysit. For those of you who don't know Mike, he has this weird thing for 80's hair bands (which I generally don't care for). He told me he got some cute videos of Josh while I was gone, below is what I found.... Apparently Josh likes 80's hair bands as well...

mmmm... bananas!!

I gave Josh a big chunk of banana and he wasn't quite sure what to do with it. I think he did manage to eat some of it but by the end, he had mushed it and had it all over :)

Lookie what I can do!!

Sorry this video is on it's side, I keep forgetting when I record stuff I can't turn the camera....

new tooth!!

Look at my big new tooth!! The other one on top is very close to coming in as well!!

vroom vroom....

Josh has been playing with his car lately and pushing it around like he's driving it :)

(here are some videos, there really isn't any sound on them just to let you know)

Dear Grandpa....

Dear Grandpa,

I know you're supposed to be resting after your surgery, I didn't want you to be bored so I thought I'd post some videos to entertain you. Hope you're feeling better soon.

Love,

Josh

mmm... O's!!

Joshy just loves eating his "O's"! He is so proud of himself that he can pick them up and put them in his mouth. Although he doesn't seem to realize that half the time they miss his mouth or stick to his fingers. Doesn't matter, he still tries to chew them, whether they are in his mouth or not.

All I want for Christmas

is my 2 front teeth!!

He has the bottom 2 already and the top 2 are almost here! You can see the one on the upper left in the photo (his right tooth) just starting to poke through and I think the other one isn't far behind. (ok, maybe you can't see it in the photos, but I can see it! And trust me, this kid has definitely been teething for a while now!)

New toy!

Happy 9 month Birthday Josh!!

We went to visit with the Heisels this weekend and returned home with several "new" toys for Josh to play with. Their kids are too big for them and they are perfect for Josh with him starting to stand up more. So, they were kind enough to loan them to us for Josh to play with, and he loves them!!

Dancing baby!!

Josh has started dancing the past few days!! Whenever I sing to him or he hears a song playing, he'll start bobbing his head. You can't hear it in the videos, but there is music playing in the background. (oh, and he didn't really fall down in the first video, just plopped on his bum....)

more cute pics

These are just some cute photos I took today

standing up

Josh is pulling himself up on anything he can find. He figured out that he can pull himself up using the bar between the legs on our kitchen table. He'll be walking any day now...

Raking leaves

We got Josh all bundled up in his new winter coat and hat and took him outside while we raked some leaves this weekend. Once in the coat he reminded me of the poor kid in the Christmas Story: "I can't put my arms down!" It's a little big on him now but he'll grow into it...

Playing with the leaves

Falling over because his coat is huge and he can't really move in it

Uncle Joey saw the picture below and sent a quote to go with it. I laughed so hard I just had to post it:
Look mom, we need to talk. I’m not very happy about this coat. You get me all dressed up just to sit here like a pumpkin. And what’s with the camera again? I think you know what I look like and I’m sure you won’t forget what I look like either. Just remember one thing, I get to pick your nursing home…..it’s not looking good.

And this is what he really thought of the new coat and hat

What'cha doin?

What'cha doin Josh? Why is your playmat flipped over?

Oh, it's easier to get the toy in your mouth this way, huh?

These were just cute so I had to add them in. Looks like he's just hangin' out :)

here kitty kitty....

Josh just loves the cats!! He smiles and giggles whenever he sees them. Now that he can crawl, he also likes to chase after them. I had several baby gates up to keep him somewhat confined and I think Brooke was having a hard time getting over them (she's getting older and not jumping as well). Josh just kept chasing her from one spot to another around the room (and she couldn't escape). She finally sat on my desk chair, thinking she'd be safe. Josh started spinning the chair back and forth, trying to figure out how to reach her. I have a short video of it but by the time I started taping, he was getting bored with the whole thing...

It's bath time!!

Josh just loves bath time!! He likes to splash around and play with (chew on) his Cars bath toys.