Here's Josiah with his great-grandpa (they met for the 1st time Easter weekend):
And here he is with his cousin Trent after they finished coloring Easter eggs:
This one is Josiah laughing at his daddy. Jason makes him laugh more than anyone else!
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Pics to go with the posting below...
Here's Josiah with his new long distance girlfriend Allie:
Here's Josiah with his great-grandpa (they met for the 1st time Easter weekend):
And here he is with his cousin Trent after they finished coloring Easter eggs:
This one is Josiah laughing at his daddy. Jason makes him laugh more than anyone else!
Here's Josiah with his great-grandpa (they met for the 1st time Easter weekend): And here he is with his cousin Trent after they finished coloring Easter eggs: This one is Josiah laughing at his daddy. Jason makes him laugh more than anyone else! 
Catch up
Wow, it has been a month since I blogged last! Time is flying by. So much stuff has happened since our last post. I’ll start where our last entry left off…
3/21-3/23 - We visited Jason's family for Easter. His parents recently moved and are now much closer to us, so we were able to spend time with them without having to drive very far! We got to spend some time with Jason’s grandparents and to dye Easter eggs with Josiah’s cousins Chandler, Bryan, and Trent. Trent (2) loved dying the eggs and had a blast dropping them into the dye from several inches above each container, causing a few splashes and ultimately turning the palms of his little hands a nice dark purple/black color. Since Josiah couldn’t dye his own Easter eggs, I did a couple for him. Next year he will probably be the one with the colorful hands!
3/30-4/1 - My parents came for a quick visit. My dad was able to help us get MUCH better reception on our TV (we are living in the dark ages without cable), and helped us out a lot by putting an extra coat of drywall mud on the pantry. The pantry is admittedly a slow work in progress, but hopefully once Jason is done with school we will have more time to finish it.
4/4-4/6 - Our friends Erwin & Amanda and their daughter Aly came to visit. It was super fun to see them, and to introduce Josiah to his long-distance girlfriend. Aly loved Josiah and would toddle around the house saying ‘baby!’. She is adorable. We figure that it will be best for Josiah to have a long distance girlfriend so that when he gets a little older he won’t need to pay attention to any other girls!
This week has been entertaining. Here are the highlights:
>On Monday night as I was doing laundry, we thought we smelled something burning. Jason figured out that it was the dryer - the heat had stopped working so it was spinning the clothes but not really drying them. This also happened to be the week I decided to start using cloth diapers on a full time basis, and washing Josiah's clothes so we could switch from the 0-3 month size to the 3-6 month size. Great timing, right?
>On Tuesday I took Josiah to the breastfeeding group so I could weigh him. I had to wake him up to change his diaper before I weighed him, so he was grumpy. Then, as I was changing him, he peed all over himself despite my best efforts to prevent just such an incident. He actually sprayed himself directly in the face. I looked up from wiping his butt just in time to see his bewildered expression as he blinked the pee out of his eyes, right before he started screaming. I felt bad for the little guy, but all I could do was laugh. Several other peeing and pooping incidents happened that day - I will spare you the gory details but it was an exhausting day.
>I spent most of Wednesday at Jen's house (she was very gracious) drying several loads of laundry (remember the broken dryer from Monday?). As I was changing Josiah on the floor at Jen's, I turned to get a diaper, and when I turned back around, he was on his tummy! I was kind of shocked, so I rolled him back over on his back to see if he would do it again, and he did! He spent that night rolling around in his crib. He hasn't rolled much since then, and Jason is starting to think that I made the whole thing up. Luckily Jen was there to witness it!
>Thursday was Josiah's 4 month doctor appointment, where he had to get more shots. It really wasn't too bad - he was a champ and only cried a few minutes. However, several hours later he became VERY grouchy and stayed that way until Saturday morning. That was not very fun for the parents! We learned at the doctor’s office that Josiah is 12 lbs 10 oz, and that he is in the 25th percentile for his weight & head size, and the 75th percentile for length/height. That scale is not adjusted for him being 6 weeks early, so I’m guessing his height would be off the charts if we calculated it from his due date!
>Friday evening my brother & his family came to visit. Jason & I watched Josiah plus his cousins Kason & Ava for a couple of hours on Saturday by ourselves. It went really well - the kids were great and everyone survived, but we are worn out! It was fun to see Dave & Jessica and the kids. Kason cracked us up with his funny stories. He has a guinea pig who he named Bing Pingin (I'm not quite sure of the spelling on that). He is very creative!
Happy Tax Day everyone!
3/21-3/23 - We visited Jason's family for Easter. His parents recently moved and are now much closer to us, so we were able to spend time with them without having to drive very far! We got to spend some time with Jason’s grandparents and to dye Easter eggs with Josiah’s cousins Chandler, Bryan, and Trent. Trent (2) loved dying the eggs and had a blast dropping them into the dye from several inches above each container, causing a few splashes and ultimately turning the palms of his little hands a nice dark purple/black color. Since Josiah couldn’t dye his own Easter eggs, I did a couple for him. Next year he will probably be the one with the colorful hands!
3/30-4/1 - My parents came for a quick visit. My dad was able to help us get MUCH better reception on our TV (we are living in the dark ages without cable), and helped us out a lot by putting an extra coat of drywall mud on the pantry. The pantry is admittedly a slow work in progress, but hopefully once Jason is done with school we will have more time to finish it.
4/4-4/6 - Our friends Erwin & Amanda and their daughter Aly came to visit. It was super fun to see them, and to introduce Josiah to his long-distance girlfriend. Aly loved Josiah and would toddle around the house saying ‘baby!’. She is adorable. We figure that it will be best for Josiah to have a long distance girlfriend so that when he gets a little older he won’t need to pay attention to any other girls!
This week has been entertaining. Here are the highlights:
>On Monday night as I was doing laundry, we thought we smelled something burning. Jason figured out that it was the dryer - the heat had stopped working so it was spinning the clothes but not really drying them. This also happened to be the week I decided to start using cloth diapers on a full time basis, and washing Josiah's clothes so we could switch from the 0-3 month size to the 3-6 month size. Great timing, right?
>On Tuesday I took Josiah to the breastfeeding group so I could weigh him. I had to wake him up to change his diaper before I weighed him, so he was grumpy. Then, as I was changing him, he peed all over himself despite my best efforts to prevent just such an incident. He actually sprayed himself directly in the face. I looked up from wiping his butt just in time to see his bewildered expression as he blinked the pee out of his eyes, right before he started screaming. I felt bad for the little guy, but all I could do was laugh. Several other peeing and pooping incidents happened that day - I will spare you the gory details but it was an exhausting day.
>I spent most of Wednesday at Jen's house (she was very gracious) drying several loads of laundry (remember the broken dryer from Monday?). As I was changing Josiah on the floor at Jen's, I turned to get a diaper, and when I turned back around, he was on his tummy! I was kind of shocked, so I rolled him back over on his back to see if he would do it again, and he did! He spent that night rolling around in his crib. He hasn't rolled much since then, and Jason is starting to think that I made the whole thing up. Luckily Jen was there to witness it!
>Thursday was Josiah's 4 month doctor appointment, where he had to get more shots. It really wasn't too bad - he was a champ and only cried a few minutes. However, several hours later he became VERY grouchy and stayed that way until Saturday morning. That was not very fun for the parents! We learned at the doctor’s office that Josiah is 12 lbs 10 oz, and that he is in the 25th percentile for his weight & head size, and the 75th percentile for length/height. That scale is not adjusted for him being 6 weeks early, so I’m guessing his height would be off the charts if we calculated it from his due date!
>Friday evening my brother & his family came to visit. Jason & I watched Josiah plus his cousins Kason & Ava for a couple of hours on Saturday by ourselves. It went really well - the kids were great and everyone survived, but we are worn out! It was fun to see Dave & Jessica and the kids. Kason cracked us up with his funny stories. He has a guinea pig who he named Bing Pingin (I'm not quite sure of the spelling on that). He is very creative!
Happy Tax Day everyone!
Friday, March 21, 2008
Hooray for Spring!
Yesterday was the official 1st day of spring, and it was a beautiful, sunny, breezy 70 degrees outside! Josiah & I went for a walk to celebrate. As far as I can tell, he loves being outside (a.k.a. he doesn't complain much).
I took the following picture of the back of Josiah's head because I think it's funny that all his hair has fallen out except for this little strip at the base of his head. I'm sure we're seeing a glimpse of his future - sorry Josiah!
Here's a cute picture of Josiah "talking" to me. Let me know if any of you can translate baby babbling.
And last but definitely not least...Jason was able to capture one of Josiah's big smiles!!! He is so super cute.
Happy spring and Happy Easter everyone!!!!Monday, March 17, 2008
Oh Happy Day
On Tuesday, 3/11 Josiah slept for 8 hours straight!!!! It has been at least three months since I've slept through the night, so my body was not sure how to react, but I definitely enjoyed the sleep. The longest he has slept since then has been 5 hours in a row, which is not too shabby - it's just not as nice as 8 hours!
Here are some photos of Josiah that I have been meaning to post. The first two are of Josiah with his great-grandmas on Jason's side, and the 3rd one is Josiah with his cousin Trent & his aunt April.
Those pictures were taken at the end of January, so he is a lot bigger now - probably getting close to 12 lbs (I hope to weigh him tomorrow to check). Just over the past week or so, Josiah has been figuring out how to smile, which has been super fun! We have yet to catch it in a picture, but we'll keep working on that. It is so cute when he smiles at us.
Last night we watched a movie called Fast Food Nation. We didn't really like the movie because it was less about the facts and more about fictional portrayals of the facts. Plus it was somewhat depressing and disturbing. One redeeming thing about watching the movie was the three short animated 'Meatrix' clips in the special features of the movie. You can watch them here: http://www.themeatrix.com/ We would like to encourage all our friends & family to buy their meat, eggs, milk, and cheese from family farms and/or to buy organic!!! Yes, that's right, we are becoming hippies.
Have a great week everyone - more pictures to come soon!
Here are some photos of Josiah that I have been meaning to post. The first two are of Josiah with his great-grandmas on Jason's side, and the 3rd one is Josiah with his cousin Trent & his aunt April.
Those pictures were taken at the end of January, so he is a lot bigger now - probably getting close to 12 lbs (I hope to weigh him tomorrow to check). Just over the past week or so, Josiah has been figuring out how to smile, which has been super fun! We have yet to catch it in a picture, but we'll keep working on that. It is so cute when he smiles at us.Last night we watched a movie called Fast Food Nation. We didn't really like the movie because it was less about the facts and more about fictional portrayals of the facts. Plus it was somewhat depressing and disturbing. One redeeming thing about watching the movie was the three short animated 'Meatrix' clips in the special features of the movie. You can watch them here: http://www.themeatrix.com/ We would like to encourage all our friends & family to buy their meat, eggs, milk, and cheese from family farms and/or to buy organic!!! Yes, that's right, we are becoming hippies.
Have a great week everyone - more pictures to come soon!
Saturday, March 1, 2008
Odds & ends
We went out to dinner to celebrate Jason's birthday (he turned 30 on February 10th!) and Valentines day, so we took some pictures since we were all dressed up. Josiah was in this super cute puppy sweater that was handed down to him from his cousin Kason. He says thanks because he is way into fashion right now.
I'm not sure what we were doing in this picture, but we were getting ready to go somewhere when Josiah decided to spit up to protest getting his picture taken.
Today we had beautiful weather and we appreciated it very much after a bitterly cold February. We underestimated how warm it was outside (about 68 degrees), so when we took Josiah for a walk today we may have bundled him up just a little too much...not to mention that his gloves are each about the same size as his head. His daddy dressed him, which is why his outfit does not coordinate very well! Here's a picture we took before the walk.
Here is a picture we took after the walk - Josiah was a little warm so I decided to let him cool down!
I'm not sure what we were doing in this picture, but we were getting ready to go somewhere when Josiah decided to spit up to protest getting his picture taken.
Today we had beautiful weather and we appreciated it very much after a bitterly cold February. We underestimated how warm it was outside (about 68 degrees), so when we took Josiah for a walk today we may have bundled him up just a little too much...not to mention that his gloves are each about the same size as his head. His daddy dressed him, which is why his outfit does not coordinate very well! Here's a picture we took before the walk.Here is a picture we took after the walk - Josiah was a little warm so I decided to let him cool down! Josiah has had a couple of 4 and 5 hour stretches of sleep which has been amazing for me! Then other nights he gets up after only 2 hours of sleep, so sometimes he is not sure if he would rather sleep or eat. He is now about 12 weeks old, but it has only been 6 weeks since his due date. He isn't officially smiling yet, although we catch glimpses of partial smiles every once in a while.
As you can probably tell, he is still getting cuter every day!
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Our Big Boy
This is my 1st week without a paying job, and so far I have no regrets! I am so thankful that God arranged the timing so perfectly for us.
Josiah is now 10 weeks old, but because he was premature he really acts like a 4 week old. This is important because in a couple more weeks Josiah should be able to sleep a little longer at night! He is starting to study things more now, which is a good developmental milestone. He is about 9 lbs 12 oz, and is getting super strong. Here he is holding his head up as his daddy tries in vain to get him to go to sleep.
Jason shaved his beard off this week. Here's Jason feeding Josiah while Josiah stares at him wondering who he is and where the bearded guy went.
Here's Josiah all bundled up for this crazy cold weather. This coat is a 0-6 month size so it's just a teensy bit big on him. At least he's warm!
Happy Valentine's Day everyone!
Josiah is now 10 weeks old, but because he was premature he really acts like a 4 week old. This is important because in a couple more weeks Josiah should be able to sleep a little longer at night! He is starting to study things more now, which is a good developmental milestone. He is about 9 lbs 12 oz, and is getting super strong. Here he is holding his head up as his daddy tries in vain to get him to go to sleep.
Jason shaved his beard off this week. Here's Jason feeding Josiah while Josiah stares at him wondering who he is and where the bearded guy went.
Here's Josiah all bundled up for this crazy cold weather. This coat is a 0-6 month size so it's just a teensy bit big on him. At least he's warm!
Happy Valentine's Day everyone!
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Super Tuesday
Yesterday was a big day (and not just because of the caucuses/primaries)! First I went to the breastfeeding group, and weighed Josiah - he is now 9 lbs 3 oz!!!
Then I got a phone call from my director at work and found out that my request for voluntary severance got approved! It is crazy to think about purposefully trying to lose my job, but that's exactly what I did. It is actually a great opportunity & great timing, because I want a part time finance position and it didn't work out to do part time in the group I was in. Since I've been with the company for over 8 years I get 6 months of severance pay, so when I heard they were offering voluntary severance it seemed too good to pass up. We would appreciate your prayers as I try to find a part time position, and as I adjust to the thought of not having a paying job (because I still have a very challenging full time job - it just doesn't pay very well).
I'll post some more pictures later this week - I just wanted to post to share our exciting news!
Then I got a phone call from my director at work and found out that my request for voluntary severance got approved! It is crazy to think about purposefully trying to lose my job, but that's exactly what I did. It is actually a great opportunity & great timing, because I want a part time finance position and it didn't work out to do part time in the group I was in. Since I've been with the company for over 8 years I get 6 months of severance pay, so when I heard they were offering voluntary severance it seemed too good to pass up. We would appreciate your prayers as I try to find a part time position, and as I adjust to the thought of not having a paying job (because I still have a very challenging full time job - it just doesn't pay very well).
I'll post some more pictures later this week - I just wanted to post to share our exciting news!
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