You can eat cake!!

Here are some photos of Josh and his cake. I couldn't decide what to make for him since he's too little to really be interested in much. I saw a photo of a similar cake so I decided to do the blocks along with all of Josh's favorite things (our 2 cats, a ball, his stuff monkey, a wooden kitchen spoon -he loves to play with these-, his raspberry teether and the wooden car grandpa made)

He wasn't real sure what he was supposed to do with the cake

He really just wanted to play with the car (which he pushed around while making little car noises!)

So daddy helped out and gave him a bite

He wasn't real sure what he thought of it. And now he wanted to play with the little wooden spoon.

Daddy helped him with another bite

Ah, now I get it!

mow mow mow your lawn....

Josh received this push mower for Christmas but hasn't really been able to use it. It's not designed to be supportive and help him walk, he has to be able to walk on his own in order to push it. He's walking better and better every day (and he's so proud of himself!!) and today I caught him pushing the mower around for the first time.

(Yeah, that one hurt. He cried for a few minutes and now has a little bruise next to his eye. Poor guy)

First Haircut

Joshy got his first haircut last night. He's needed it for awhile, I just couldn't bring myself to do it. He's getting his 1 year pictures taken tomorrow so I decided it was time we trim him up a little. He didn't need very much taken off, just straighten up the edges a little. He looks much better now! :)

I know some of you are waiting for b-day and cake photos, I didn't have my camera out so I'm waiting to get the photos from the rest of the family, I'll post them as soon as I get them!!

(the back is straighter than it looks in this photo)

just playin around

Happy Birthday Little Munchkin!!

Happy Birthday Joshua!!
I can't believe my baby is a year old today, the time really flies by. Here are some photos of him during his first year.

4 months pregnant

February 25th, 2008 (1 day old)

February 25th, 2008 (1 day old)

February 28th, 2008 (4 days old)

March (1 month old)

April (2 months old)

May (3 months old)

June (4 months old)

July (5 months old)

August (6 months old)

September (7 months old)

October (8 months old)

November (9 months old)

December (10 months old)

January 2009 (11 months old)

This morning during breakfast :)

a mom's eye view

I love babywearing. I love the closeness and comfort it provides for both Josh and I. I also love that it makes my life easier by freeing up my hands. I wear him around at some point almost everyday. This morning he was being fussy so I wrapped him and he fell sound asleep on my chest. Pictures can't convey just how precious he was, snuggled up, sleeping peacefully.

For those of you who don't know what I mean by babywearing, here is a picture of Josh in one of his wraps. I have several and can wear him on my front, against my chest, or on my back. He loves them (and often falls asleep in them) and I find them really handy when he's fussy or wants to be held and I'm in the middle of something and need my hands free.

big teeth!

I was trying to get some pics of all of Josh's teeth (he has 4 on the bottom and 2 on the top) and he kept making silly faces for me :)

bath time!