So Much Fun

Here are a few pictures from the last several weeks. Our biggest excitement is his Jumpster. It's a little harness, for lack of a better term, that we hook to the doorway where he can bounce. It's sort of the baby version of a trampoline. He LOVES it. No matter if he is fussy, happy, sleepy, if we put him in the Jumpster, he will smile and bounce. He definitely prefers to jump on his left leg, which we find amusing. I think it might be easier balance wise to just use one leg and not both. Either way, it is really cute!

He's also playing on the floor more and reaching for more things. Here is a picture of him playing with a really soft car/plane toy that Kristin Goad brought him from Europe. It's a favorite because it's wide enough to stay on his stomach...at least for a minute of two. As his hands improve, I have to keep all items clear of his Bumbo seat when we're in the kitchen, or they will end up in his little hands before I can catch him. We also took a short video of him playing on the floor. He is as wiggly as ever!

Here are some picture from his improptu 5 month birthday party at T.G.I. Friday's. We got quite the crowd for just a few hours of notice. It was also my Aunt Beth's real birthday, so we gave her extra time with a cute baby for her big day :).

We officially celebrated her birthday at the lake. Of course we took the Jumpster. He also played cards with us. He had his own deck that he chewed up one at a time while we played :). After trying to get him to nap in the pack-in-play that morning with little success, he ended up sleeping for over 2 1/2 hours in his bouncy seat on the dock. I guess the lake is relaxing for just about everyone.

This morning, we checked the video monitor around 7:30 to find him still asleep. (Yes, he wakes up and plays in his crib in the mornings until we come get him...because he is just the best baby :). I checked him a few times and around 8:15 (much later than he normally sleeps), I saw an arm move...but then I couldn't see his hand anymore. We figured out that he had somehow slid under his crib protector. It was still tied to the crib rails, but he had worked his way underneath it. We had to take the camera up and capture it. If he sleeps till 8:30 covered up, maybe it's time to giv him a blanket?

5 months old

Joshua is 5 months old today, and we had his second set of baby pictures made this afternoon. Here are a few, but you can see them all at www.babyboophotography.com, click proofing, password waldroup (all lower case), enter an email address. He is too cute!

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We have certainly had lots more going on the past few weeks. Our biggest first was probably baby food...note the love for sweet peas. He has eaten every bite of every jar we've opened, so we feel so blessed.

We also went with Mom and I to get our haircut. We had visits from Brian Hoskins and his girlfriend, Donna and from our second cousins, Emmy and Lucy Brown. Joshua and I went to Riding for Hope's new facility with Dandy and Johnny and I. We went to visit Adam, Kelli, Avery and baby Anna in the hospital. Congrats to them! We had dinner at Brian & Amy's, along with Mark, Traci, Jeremy & Erin. Caroline seems to just love "Baby Joshua". Joshua got to swing outside at Grammie's house.

We also have learned to LOVE our ExerSaucer. He can spin around, grab all the toys as well as practice standing. It's so fun to watch him play! I want to take a picture of him everytime he's in it because he is so cute!

Visiting at the Lake and the Creek

Shannon and George were back from Peoria for a couple of weeks, and Joshua and I were able to visit with them first at the lake. Stella came along as well, and it was great to see them and let George and Stella have their first lake experiences. Every time we see George, it's more and more fun to watch he and Joshua interact, and we always get a preview of what Joshua might be up to in a couple of months. George can definitely scoot around and play with more toys, so we'll look forward to that.

We also visited with Shannon, George, Emily, Andrew, Benjamin and Teresa at the Glancy's creek house. We were only able to stay a couple of hours, but we definitely saw what having four little boys around could be like! Andrew showed us his Powerwheels Gator while Benjamin crawled and walked on the wet blacktop. Poor Cabela had to wear a cone on his head since he had something taken off his leg. Joshua got to try George's walker out, and he seemed to enjoy that. It will definitely be a very fun place and I'm sure it will be a blast to have all the boys playing in a few years.

Weekend in Nashville

We spent to weekend with Grammie and Grandad at Aaron & Natalie Sawyer's wedding in Nashville. Joshua did very well in the car again...though he did not sleep near as much as I thought he would. He had his first trip to the Cracker Barrel on the way. We arrived early Saturday in time for the guys to take in a movie and for the girls...and Joshua...to visit the Cheesecake Factory and the attached mall. The wedding was wonderful, and we are so happy for Aaron & Natalie and their families. Joshua made it through about a third of it, when he got the hiccups. Otherwise, he might have made it through. Andy was gracious to take him out, and we were thankful...along with several other parents there...that it was a short service. We headed out Sunday mid-morning and stopped at a little restaurant in Bardstown for lunch. Joshua had not slept much in the car, and he fell asleep on Andy's lap during lunch. It was too cute.