Merry Christmas

Joshua got to meet Santa for the first time. The wait was pretty long and Joshua had peaked about 30 minutes before it was our turn, but he still did really well. Santa said he could tell Joshua was a good boy. Joshua was a good sport with happy smiles for his picture.

We also went to have Joshua's 4 month pictures and Christmas pictures taken last week. I posted the link a couple posts ago, but here are some of the pictures we purchased.

I always like to give updates on how Joshua is changing so here are my latest observations. He is really starting to talk now. I mean he will look you in the eye and say with intensity "Booo-wah yahhhhh." I'm not sure what it means, but he's serious about it. Matt and I will put him in a swing or an excersaucer during dinner and he will chatter the whole time. Something else he's doing is he has started grabbing his feet while I'm changing him. It's actually a helpful trick so I'm pleased with it. Lastly, and this is my favorite, Joshua has become the snuggliest baby. He was always pretty cuddly, meaning you could rock him to sleep in your arms. But now when you hold him against your shoulder, instead of rigidly arching his back to look around and bobble his head, he will relax and hug you back. It's the same thing when sitting in a chair. He'll tuck his head under your chin and let you rock him for hours, rubbing his back.