Becoming a kid

We can really tell that Joshua is growing up lately. He's learning all kinds of new tricks and it seems like his face and body are transforming from "baby" to "kid". I think it would be hard to see him growing up so much if there weren't another little baby on the way. But since there is, it's almost a relief to think we'll have a toddler and a baby, rather than two babies! I've had some interesting interactions lately with seasoned moms who had their kids close together like us...in general people have been really excited for us and talked about how nice it is to have your kids close together, but that seems to be those with kids more like 2-3 years apart...these two moms have their kids less than 2 years apart and said, "It's really hard" and "You'll be glad...someday!". YIKES! But, this is what God has for us and we're excited, so we'll just be trusting that His grace is sufficient and His power is made perfect in weakness. I'm trying to look on the bright side and think of the benefits, like that Josh still naps twice a day (more chance of both sleeping at the same time and me sneaking in a nap too) and that in the future they'll be more interested in the same activities since they won't be so developmentally different, etc. We have been busy beginning to make preparations for our little girl..we now have a crib, fun surf girl bedding, and a double jogging stroller...there are still some essentials to take care of...no names or second car seat yet, but we still have a few months.

24 weeks and counting!

Josh has learned a lot of new tricks lately. He's been standing up and cruising around the furniture for a few months now, but took his first steps last week. He hasn't walked too much since then, still prefering the speed of crawling or the stability of cruising, but I have a feeling he may get the hang of it this week! Now that he's able to get where he wants to go, he's more focused on babbling, clapping, and being "so big"! Lots of SO BIG moments in the high chair.

Wearing an outfit that was Daniel's - can you tell he's a child of the 70's

This was so cute. He sat at the sliding glass door and watch Daniel mow the entire back yard!