May Days

I don't know what happened to the month of May. It went by way too fast. I intended to do another post shortly after I did the last one and it has taken me a few weeks to find the time. We've been busy! Josh loves being a big brother. He really likes to hold his brother and make him laugh.

I had a lot of help getting the garden planted. A little too much help in fact. We may have some interesting things pop up in the middle of the yard in the grass since Josh kept spilling the seeds.

Connor and Sydney gave us their moral support while we planted. Connor wasn't quite sure what to think of the grass and didn't much appreciate it when Sydney licked him. It is really nice that it is finally warm enough to take Connor outside!

I can't believe our baby is already 8 months old. He's still pretty little for his age, but he's such a good baby!

The little mischief maker in action with a chair stuck on his bum. He is all over the house. One day I went downstairs for a few minutes and started to panic when I came back and couldn't find him after checking a few different rooms. He was in his bedroom half way in his closet. He gets into EVERYTHING!!!

Who needs to play with the tupperware and measuring cups inside the cupboard when you can chew on the door instead! His favorite thing to chew on seems to be his big brother's flip flops. We've found that unless we're wearing them, all shoes have to be inside closets at all times!

A wiped out little kid after a day of causing trouble! A few weeks ago we finally got him eating baby food and cereal!!! I gave up trying to feed him cereal and baby food when he got sick. I gave him a week to get feeling better and then one day I was trying to feed him some peas. He kept grabbing at the spoon and I got tired of it, so I got another spoon so that he could hold one. Then he started eating baby food and cereal as if he'd been doing it for quite a while. It was like a light bulb suddenly turned on in his little head and after two months of fighting him, he finally decided that he was in fact ready to start eating baby food. Maybe holding the spoon made him feel he was in control and it was his idea, I'm not sure, but I'm very relieved that he's finally eating! It seemed like his appetite immediately doubled, like he finally figured out what it was like to feel full!

The little guy was supposed to be taking a nap, but instead was having a great time playing thanks to his big brother sneaking into his room and slipping him toys between the bars of his crib. Already the two of them are starting to gang up on me!

He seems to like sleeping upside down or sideways in his crib, because he doesn't seem to stay where I put him for very long!

Our independent four year old likes to do everything himself, so most mornings he picks out his own clothes. Sometimes he does just fine and remembers what bottoms go with what tops, but other days he has to change before we can leave the house. Lately he's really been into this orange fly fishing vest. When cousin Jordan comes to play they love wearing these wigs I got at a Jazz game we went to.

The Viking hat over the blue wig really accentuates the clashing green top and bottoms. The fly fishing vest and Winnie the Pooh back pack make the whole outfit complete!

Josh loves his new tent and sleeping bag. He's spent a few nights sleeping inside the tent in his room accompanied of course by Tigger and Eeyore sleeping in their corresponding tent and sleeping bag.

Josh stopped taking naps a while ago, but once in a while if he stops long enough to hold still, this is what happens!