If you get that reference you are nerdy and I love you.
Last post I covered Joshua's accomplishments at 11 months old and of course he's a completely new person at 14 months.
When people ask how old he is I say "1" and they look at me like "Um no I meant in months". Don't make me be one of those moms! So for all you moms who need his exact age he is 14 months today.
Anyway I'm pretty sure right after I posted in December that he learned to walk the next day.
Joshua has fantastic balance for his age and can even run. (I mean it's not a jog or anything, but he can move fast, especially if the fridge is open)
Guys he learned to walk 3 months ago and now he can basically run.
Is that not crazy?
I wish I could name all of his little accomplishments which mean the world to me, but it being late and me feeling sentimental, I think I will focus on the cute things he does.
He loves to be tickled and play hide and go seek.
He tries to blow on his food before he eats it, because that is what mommy does.
I wish I could name all of his little accomplishments which mean the world to me, but it being late and me feeling sentimental, I think I will focus on the cute things he does.
He loves to be tickled and play hide and go seek.
He tries to blow on his food before he eats it, because that is what mommy does.
Sometimes he puts his food on the lid of his sippy cup and then eats it off of there when he goes for a drink. We think he is trying to us it like a spoon?
Every morning the first time he says "All done" he actually just wants a drink and will keep eating until his cereal is done.
He loves spicy food, which I find odd for being a year old, but hey who am I to stop him from eating sweet and spicy chicken?
He likes to carry things around like the recycling bin, trash cans or his stepping stool. The other day the recycling bin was in the bathroom and the bathroom trashcan was behind my bedroom door.
Since it has started to warm up here in Utah, Joshua loves going to the park and I more or less have to drag him away from the park. (Well once I put him in the stroller and start walking he is fine)
(This is him being taken away from eating dirty snow and going home)
He loves going down the slide on his tummy, and not even the baby slide, he likes the BIG slide.
I always wonder if he knows how much Garett and I love him.
The joy he brings to us is incredible.
About a year ago I posted my feelings of Joshua in our lives after only 8 weeks and how much our love has grown....these cute little things are just tiny examples of why our little munchkin is so great.
We have a fun habit of brushing our teeth together every morning.
Good habits start young right?
Did I mention he likes climbing?
He climbs all over everything, so much so that we have rearranged his room recently.
It was partially due to an old poopy diaper in the crib....but also due to him being close to climbing out of his crib.
Recently we have gotten to see lots of cousins.
Joshua isn't sure what to make of Julie yet, but he seems okay with her.
Miriam was much more of a challenge for Joshua though. She liked to play with all his toys and took a bath in his tub and he wasn't too happy about it at first.
But eventually they got along pretty well.
I have a feeling they will be driving each other crazy for years to come.
P.S. They are 7ish weeks apart and I think that's rather cool.
I think Miriam wore him out, especially how hyper she gets when she takes a bath.
That girl might love baths more than life itself....I am not even kidding.
After they left Joshua was bummed, but we tried to make up for it a month later by going to Rexburg.
Joshua loved our friends apartments because there were endless amounts of things to touch and pull off, move, etc.
We had a blast staying up playing League of Legends with our friends and having a marvelous time.
We even stayed up late like we were teenagers! Oh to stay up until the wee hours of the morning and then be able to sleep until noon the next day....
All the same we had fun and our angel of a friend Bryton made us this sweet charm before we left!
I am still ogling it and feeling spoiled!
How we miss our dear friends and hope one day they we can all live relatively close to one another.
Though the dream will always be to be neighbors.
Now to conclude this post with a handful of pictures of Joshua for I am his mom and therefore I must take a ridiculously large number of photos of him.
I wish I could explain my love for him. People always say the reason they don't want children is because they smell and cry all the time, but let me tell you, there are a million more wonderful reasons to have children and these pictures show just a few.
This is from yesterday. Joshua was teething and not feeling well and he just hung out with me on the couch and even let me cuddle him. Days like yesterday make my heart melt.
How can I not look at that face and want to give that little boy the world?
Did I mention we have a few games?
One is when we sit up against the wall, Joshua comes up behind us and makes us move then sits down on the floor behind us.
The other is that he likes to lay on our faces....
I will leave you with this photo that sums up my entire world.
I fully believe I am the luckiest lady in the world and I would not trade these boys for anything.
Being a mom really is the greatest. Yeah there are hard times, but there are far more wonderful, fun, silly and all around grand moments. I call Joshua my little angel, because he is a gift from God.
I can't imagine my life without him. It truly is incredible how much a little person, that has only been on this earth just over a year, can change your world and heart forever.
Thank you for all those who have been apart of our lives and adding to our joy in this grand adventure of life. We love you all and hope to be better at keeping you updated on our meanderings.
(Is it too late to start a New Year resolution in March?)
-Love you all,
Megan
