Guess what!
We moved about a month ago!
There are still no pictures of our apartment because it is never clean during the daylight hours, which is truly a shame because we get some great natural light here.
One morning I will be proactive before Joshua wakes up and destroys my hard work and take pictures of our new home.
In the midst of moving and unpacking we decided to take a 24 hour trip up to Idaho to see our niece get baptized.
Despite being completely exhausted from leaving at 4:30 in the morning to make it on time (if but barely) we had a blast!
Garett and I are in love with Idaho and going back is always a treat.
Getting to see family was the icing on the cake and getting to play in the river was the sprinkles on top of it all.
Joshua warmed up to all his cousins and aunts effortlessly (probably uncles too but I wasn't always paying attention) and of course his grandparents. He found out one of his cousins would carry him around and take him outside so I think they are probably best friends now.
Then to top it all off we got to play in a river!
I thought Joshua was going to die of happiness from splashing around and throwing the biggest rocks he could find. (Note the HUGE diaper full of water and rock in his hand. We didn't bring any pool diapers so he got to enjoy an incredibly heavy diaper full of water, it was almost as big as him by time we changed him)
It was a nice, but a fast trip. The weather was perfect and the company was wonderful.
Since then we have been working on settling into our new routine. Garett works evenings which is an adjustment, but probably for the best. We all kind of get grumpy in the evenings, but when it is just Joshua and I we handle being grumpy a little better together.
Though since we've been here Joshua has become even more of an angel
(I didn't think it was possible!)
The pictures are from this past week where Garett has been teaching Joshua (and me) how to long board. Apparently I ride goofy (meaning I ride with my right foot forward). Garett rides normal, but kicks mongo (meaning he pushes off with his front foot instead of his back which is much harder and awkward)
It is Joshua's new favorite thing and he would make Garett ride around the parking lot all day if he could. Sadly daddy gets tired after awhile, but we have lots of fun when we can.
Having settled in I have decided children are a lot like fish. They need the proper sized living quarters for their energy and growth.
We just came from being with family that has a nice sized house, to a 2 bedroom apartment.
This means our small fry goes a bit stir crazy when there isn't enough to explore.
We have 2 options to help with this.
The 1st is we have a balcony which is lovely and easy to access (only downfall right now are the bars are not as close together as I would like, but we are getting some netting for my peace of mind).
The 2nd is taking walks to the playground or the nice big lawn over by the church (depending on the heat and mommy's energy levels).
The other day we took his cart with us on our walk which ended up with him pushing for the 1st block and then me carrying him and his cart the rest of the time. Oh well, it was still fun.
Joshua is learning lots of new words lately.
His favorites are Eye Brow
"I" which means yes (we have decided he is a pirate)
"Go go" from the Dr. Suess Cat in the Hat show
"Dog dog"
"Ding ding" from trolley on Daniel Tiger
and "bye bye"
He also said his first sentence yesterday which was "Go bye bye" when we had to leave the play ground and he kept saying it as we walked away.
To be fair we were at the play ground for a long time and it was nearing bedtime.
Overall this move has been great for us. Joshua has been better behaved, mornings are now family cuddle time while we watch cartoons together and snuggles are frequent.
Joshua is learning to help more around the house including turning his sound machine and night light on and off at the beginning and end of each nap/bedtime/morning which actually makes putting him to bed much easier.
We still don't have everything down perfectly, but we're getting there one day at a time.
I'll leave you with a fun video of Joshua and Garett riding the long
board together.
-Megan
