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July and August Update
By Jenny | September 2, 2008
Wow, I didn’t realize how long it had been since we posted an update! A lot has happened since July, so I’ll try to give you a good summary of the last two months. Josh continues to be a joy to his family! We can’t believe he’ll be 9 months old in ten days. Where has the time gone? Since June he has had 7 teeth come in, and his little smile is as cute as can be!! (Nathan will help me with the photos later – sorry for the delay). His hair has grown a lot, and is also much thicker now, so I think he’ll be getting his first haircut next week sometime. We’ve been to Florida twice for weddings recently, and we have one coming up at the end of this month as well. While Josh doesn’t enjoy car rides like he used to (he used to sleep the whole time), it has been lots of fun to see my family in Florida more often!
Nathan’s parents came to visit in August, and we all had a blast together! My youngest sister, Megan, was home for a few weeks, so she got to go with all of us to the World of Coke. It was so much more fun that I imagined! Even Josh loved it – he went more than 8 hours without sleep, but was hardly fussy at all. Nathan’s parents also took us to the Georgia Aquarium, and Josh LOVED seeing all the fish and penguins and other animals in the water. How fun it is to experience things with him for the first time. His expressions and noises at the aquarium were hilarious! This past weekend we joined my parents, Megan, and lots of other family from Florida at the Stone Mountain Campground. What a relaxing weekend we had! Of course Josh loved all the attention from his aunts, uncles, grandparents, and cousins, but today he’s back to real life. Auntie Megan flew to NY yesterday, and it’s not quite the same without her, but we’re excited that we’ll get to see her (and possibly Aunt Leslie, too) in a few weeks.
Also in the last two months, several of my girlfriends have had babies. In fact, Josh has a new cousin, little Christopher Michael, who we hope to meet soon! Nathan’s parents brought pictures to show us when they visited, but it still will be much better to get to see and hold the little guy for ourselves. When we get to visit Michael, it will be fun to see Josh with his other cousin, Olivia (Michael’s big sis), who is about 20 months old.
Josh is very good at getting around the house now with his “army crawl.” He doesn’t usually crawl on all fours (although he has made it a few paces like that), but prefers to use one arm to drag his body behind. He’s taken as many as three steps by himself before falling, and can stand up for quite a while on his own. He’s now eating almost everything we eat, and it’s nice to be able to give him table foods. He understands what “no” means, and usually stops what he’s doing when we tell him no. He laughs and smiles easily, and has also started saying “dada” this week. How precious! He prefers men to women, and will choose his daddy over anyone else. I’m thankful he has a wonderful, godly daddy to look up to and follow after.
Well, I hope that catches you up. Maybe tomorrow we’ll be able to post the photos to go along with the post.
Topics: Family, Josh | 3 Comments »
September 2nd, 2008 at 4:58 pm
Yay! Glad you’re back!
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September 2nd, 2008 at 5:15 pm
Can’t wait to see them photos!!
September 3rd, 2008 at 7:26 pm
love the update, sis! miss you guys:)