Snow in April??

So, we've had a good few days since the last update. We finished up our visit with Mimi (Lee) on Saturday, when Pops (Denny) came and picked her up. It was good to see Denny again, even just for a little bit. We will look forward to seeing them, Grandmommy, Mamaw, Uncle Don & Aunt Nancy this weekend in Owensboro...along with I'm sure many friends. We will leave late Friday and be ready for visiting on Saturday and Sunday :)

We also finished our week with Mimi with several visitors. Kenneth, Kristy and Noah Bruce came to visit Thursday night. Noah had a long day, but Grammie was quick to step in as soon as she finished dinner, playing Noah's "guitar" and riding the blue horse for Noah. Noah definitely found a good playmate! Joshua, as he often does, slept through most all of their visit.

Friday morning, Mary Martha Reynolds made the trip to Nicholasville to visit with Lee and I and see Joshua. Friday night Brian, Amy & Caroline Cole came to visit (along with Uncle Eric & Aunt Joni Beth). Caroline loved the baby, though Joshua again slept through most of their visit. More than the baby, Caroline LOVED playing with Emma. She would run from Brian to Amy and back, letting Emma chase her in between. Both Caroline and Emma were a little worn out by the end. After Emma sort of surprised her from behind, Caroline held out her hand in proper traffic directing fashion and said, "Stop". Emma quickly backed up and sat down. It was too cute! Double thanks to Lee for cooking both nights for us and our guests.

Sunday Mark & Traci brought us lunch after church, so it was good to see them again. After Andy's deacon's meeting, we had a quiet evening just the three of us.

Monday we went to Grammie's house. Andy had dinner and FAITH visitation at church, so Joshua and I stayed for pizza with Mom and Uncle Chris, who held Joshua for the first time.

This (Tuesday) morning, we went back to the Pediatrician's office. Joshua had gained four more ounces, putting him up to 7 lbs. 5 oz. Dr. Gillespie as well as mom and Grammie were so proud of him. Everything else looked great, too, and the doctor thought he was so cute. I'm sure he says that to all the babies, but we couldn't help but agree :)

Even more interestingly, Joshua experienced his first snow today. While we drove home from the doctor's office, it was really coming down, and by noon, the ground was partially covered. It quickly melted, but who would have thought it was 76 degrees here on Sunday, and now, on April 7th, it's snowing. Joshua wore his fleece sleeper that says "Let It Snow" on the front (that we borrowed from Shannon and George) to the doctor's office.

One other change in the last week is how alert Joshua has been. He loves to look around the room or out the window, and his eyes are focusing much more intently. He's usually very content to lay on the floor or walk around the house and just look at things. He has also been smiling more and more. Sometimes it seems to be provoked by something, but we think it's still mostly random. We've continued to have some short nights, but he almost always sleeps for one four or five hour stretch each night and sometimes falls back to sleep again after being fed. We're certainly hoping the trend continues...and that we don't have any more crying fits late into the evening...though we never know exactly what each night may hold :)