6 months old

Today is Joshua's 6 month birthday. We cannot believe he's been around half a year, but it has been amazing. He has grown and changed and gets more fun everyday.

We had so much fun last weekend when Denny and Lee and family came to the lake for Labor Day weekend. We were glad they got to get away for a few days and spend some quality time with Joshua, since they hadn't seen him since Destin back in mid-July. We had some good lake time, though the water was a little cool. Joshua again got a great nap on the dock. I was a little concerned that he might be fussy or not sleep well, since he was diagnosed with a double ear infection on Friday afternoon. But, he seemed to do fine. He's now been on medicine quite a few days and seems to be feeling better, though I'm sure they'll check it out tomorrow at his 6 month doctor's visit.

On Labor Day, Joshua and I headed north and west to visit Shannon, Mark and George for a few days. It was great to get to relax and enjoy a little slower pace of life for a few days. The boys sort of played together...but it mostly included either grabbing each other's faces or stealing each others toys. We certainly expect they'll have more fun together in future years, but Shannon and I certainly had a good visit. George is all over the place, so it was sort of a preview of things to come for me. Our visit included walks in their neighborhood, a visit to the zoo, and a walk down around the riverfront...which reminded me a lot of Owensboro's riverfront. We also went out to lunch with Mark on Wednesday, since he didn't go into work until 5:00pm. He is doing his first year of residency in Emergency Medicine, so his schedule is very busy.

Our most exciting development is that Joshua officially got his first tooth this week. It popped through in the middle of his lower gum. We've not had too much trouble out of him, so we feel very blessed. He has been a bit congested the last few weeks, and I'm wondering if it might be related to the tooth. I guess we'll get to ask the doctor tomorrow. Other baby happenings include rolling all over the place, sort of sitting up (though only for a minute or so before toppling over), and finding his feet :) He still smiles like crazy and is such a great baby.