Josh has something to say

Hope you all enjoy a little video we took the other night.

Truly a boy

Sorry for the longest delay in pictures. Life just gets busy!!! But here's the latest on Josh (who will be 15 months this month!)

I have been contemplating starting potty training Josh. I know he's really young but I thought the earlier the better!!! So when I was changing his diaper today, I took him to the toilet and had him stand on his stool and told him to pee pee in the toilet. And he did! On two separate occasions today! He was so proud of himself!! So I will continue to work with him on it and we'll see how it goes. Whenever we say "Mommy has to go potty" or "pee pee" he runs to the bathroom and goes over to the toilet.

He loves blowing kisses

And today (being a boy!) fell when he was playing with a ball on the ceramic tile and busted his lip open. He cried for a minute but then got over it. I guess I am in for quite a few of these things.

He loves to be outside and climb on these steps.

And his favorite dessert is ice cream! I ran to DQ a few nights ago and brought some ice cream home. This is how he preferred to eat it. Relaxed, laid back on his little stool with mommy spoon feeding him.

Love his sweet smile!

And for some reason, I just love his lips and teeth in this one! So funny!

How cute is this future basketball player?!

And for a somewhat random but funny picture...Jace and Will were over several days ago and Jeff went to the bathroom to shower and the boys followed him back there. I came back to find Jace laughing hysterically every time Jeff would peek his head around the curtain. And Will and Josh didn't want to miss out on anything.

And here's what Josh likes to do...get mommy's mascara out of her makeup bag and play with it. And he loves sitting and standing on this stool. He is now trying to climb on everything. A boy!

A typical evening

Well, it's Saturday. And I haven't posted in FOREVER. The 21 day prayer challenge is going great. I still remember (a huge plus) to do it every weekday. I hope to write these out on note cards sometime and laminate them so I can keep these for the future and for easy reference.

Here's a video we took of Josh last night sporting his new NBA gear from our good friends, Tony and Mindy. Enjoy.

21 Days of Prayer

Thanks to my friend, Rachel she let me know of a great thing that is going on here. I am really excited for what this will do for me as well as Joshua. I know he is young but we already pray for his future, future spouse, friends, choices, salvation, etc. So even though I may not see "change" in him at his age right now, I want to get in the habit of praying scripture over him. I will be posting every Friday as an update of how it's going. I am praying for discipline as I find myself SO UNDISCIPLINED!!! I have a hard time of working out 3 times a week, reading my Bible daily, and even getting my laundry done. So it will be a challenge for me to do this. I pray that I will be successful with the Lord's help. The Lord knows I WILL NOT be able to do it on my own.

No more curls

Yep, we finally cut Josh's hair. And now he's a big boy!!!!!!! And now he's blonde! It's crazy how dark his hair looked before compared to what it looks like now. It was a spur of the moment kind of thing. We got inspired by my friend Amy and her husband Greg who cut their boys' hair tonight. I had planned on taking Josh in to a friend who cuts hair professionally. But Jeff has some clippers and scissors and he has been cutting his own hair for many years...so what the heck?! Let's make it a family thing and have his first hair cut done by his daddy. And it turned out great! It's much shorter than I had originally wanted to go but I think it will be great for summer. We put together a little video of it tonight. Enjoy.

Here's a "before" look at his hair

13 months!

Josh is 13 months old! I can't believe it. He is such a good baby. I really can't get over how easy he is. The only thing he does that makes me say "no" is either when he throws his food off of his tray or tries to get in the trash. But seriously, he is so sweet and so easy going. I am praying that if we have another baby, he or she is just half as easy. :)

He's 28 pounds and 32.5 inches long, both in the 95th percentile. He went for his 1 year check up on Tuesday. He was supposed to get 4 shots and then a blood draw but I am spacing out his shots so he got 2 shots and then the blood draw. It was HORRIBLE. I felt so bad for him. I know he was just mad and not really that painful but it's hard to see you child so upset when they are being held down. I'm so glad that's over.

And I am officially done nursing. This morning was my last time ever with Josh. Very bittersweet. I loved nursing and will miss it. But it is time and we are both ready. So technically, I'M FREE!!!!!! :)

And our bedtime routine is just unbelievable. I feel like some night, he's going to snap and it's going to be difficult but it is so super easy. We go to his room, put on his PJs and then read a couple books. Usually after that I turn the lights out, rock him as we say our prayers and sing a song. Then I just lay him down in his crib and he doesn't even move, he just goes right to sleep. But tonight, we got done reading books and he kept reaching for his crib. So I just turned the lights out, said a quick prayer and laid him down. Never heard a peep. I just went in to check on him and he hadn't even moved. Seriously???? Do I really have a 13 month old? And did my 13 month old just ask to be laid down in his bed? He must have my sleep habits...hit the pillow and in 20 seconds I'm out.

We feel so blessed to have Joshua as our son. He brings so much joy and laughter. He loves to "wrestle" by just falling on us. He likes to put anything that fits through his hoop. And he loves to walk out of the room but come back when no one follows him. I just love his sweet smile and he always has hugs for his mama.

This is a flash back to when Josh was 9 months old...his hair has grown so much and he has teeth now :)

A magic wand

How cool are these?! I am loving Lisa's designs. I ordered a necklace from her a couple days ago and can hardly wait until I get it!!!! But she has created this really cool wand and I would love to win one for one of my niece's! And if you look at earlier posts this week, there are some REALLY COOL kitchen magnets that I would love to have as well. Check her out!!!!