Baby's First Illness

Well it had to happen sometime... Joshua had his first illness. Matt stayed home with him Wednesday because when Joshua and I got to the daycare, he picked his tired head up and threw up all over my shoulder. But that day he seemed fine other than being clingy and not feeling good. Then Thursday morning as I was buckling Joshua into his carseat, he threw up a little. Well Matt and I cleaned him up and the carseat and were trying to decide if he really threw up or got choked on a cough and spit up as there was not much to it. While debating this he projectile vomited on himself, his mommy, and his parents bed. That cleared up any questions we had. I took him to the pediatrician later that day for a nasty cough, a runny nose, a low fever, the throw up, and the fact that he was puny overall. It turns out he has an ear infection. *side note: Our little man is an ear wax producing machine. I was shocked at how much was removed from both sides at the dr's office.* Anyway, we got him some medicine and he seems to be doing much better.

Of course after that his mommy and daddy picked up a nasty 24 hour bug which made Friday and most of Saturday pretty miserable.

Nice Smile

Here is a picture of Joshua that I took a couple days ago where Joshua had a big smile. It was really sweet. He is working on getting more mobile. Right now he has a funny thing he does that can only be described as a butt-ooch. From a sitting position, he can wriggle his legs and rock forward and back to move around. I've seen babies ooch on the backs, or army crawl on their belly, but I've never seen one ooch around on their hiney. I think this is a testament to how much he dislikes tummy time. Just last week Joshua woke up screaming which is unlike him and when I went to check on him he had rolled from his side onto his stomach during his sleep. He was not happy!
I love naptime with my giraffe.
Mommy spiked my hair. It was funny!

My Valentine

Yesterday was Joshua's first Valentine's Day. It was extra special because he got to visit with his Grandma and Grandpa. Then today he got to wish his Grandottie a Happy Birthday!

On Thursday Joshua went for his 6 month well-baby appointment. Here are his stats: Weight 16lbs 4 oz, Length 27 3/4" And his head circumference was "perfect." It always cracks me up when I go to these visits because they tell me percentile wise his stats. They are Weight 25%, Length 75%, and his head is... perfect. I've learned this is code for big as I've typed in his circumference at Babycenter.com, but Joshua comes by it honest as his mommy and daddy have big heads. Anyway he had one oral vaccine and 3 shots. He did so good. He was serious for the first, his face turned red for the second, and he wailed for the third. But I immediately picked him up and he stopped crying. He even smiled and flirted with the nurse. Joshua has such a sweet disposition!
That evening his Grandma and Grandpa came to town. They kept him on Friday while he was fussy from his vaccinations. They also watched him Saturday night so Matt and I could go out for dinner. We were going to do dinner and a movie, but due to Valentine's crowds we never made it to the movie. We still had a really nice time.I should mention Joshua "made" a special Valentine for his mommy and daddy. It has his thumbprint and is signed "thumbody loves you." Also at daycare he made an art project with his handprints and footprints that is really sweet. Below is a picture. It made his mommy and daddy say Awwwwww!

6 months old

My baby boy is 6 months old! I can't believe it. Here's the biggest news.... Joshua's getting his first tooth! It's a lower left front tooth. We can't see it, but we can feel an edge when we touch his gum line. Matt and I are so excited! Our little man is growing up.

He is such a happy little boy. He smiles and flirts with everyone. He loves to play with his toys. At home he has a Mortimer the Moose that has chewable antlers, a squeaky middle, rings for a tail, and crinkly feet. He also plays with an Alphabet spinner and bumble ball. In the car he has a set of colorful keys attached to links which he loves to chew and shake. Also in the car is another favorite toy, Stretch the Giraffe. The giraffe is colorful and has crinkly feet and chewable rings around his neck. Of course better than the toys is the children's cd he listens to, especially song 12 "My Baby Bunting." It's still a magical song that calms him down and turns him into a quiet baby.

Of course lately I would not use "quiet baby" to describe Joshua. He has recently started talking alot. He babbles, squeals, laughs, oohs, and ahhs. He also just learned how to click his tongue today. He'll get real serious and focused, look you in the eye and click his tongue. It's so cute! Then I'll click back and him and he clicks back and me and so on. He also has improved his rolling over skills though he's still a tummy to back baby. He won't quite flip back to tummy.

He recently fed Joshua sweet peas. I could tell he liked them more than carrots. There was less of a mess and no funny faces as he ate. Joshua has his 6 month appointment on Thursday so I should have an update with his stats then.

Date Night

Matt and I went out for the first time without the baby Friday night. While everything did not go as planned, we still had a great time. Here's how it went down: Some friends had invited us to go to their church for an early Valentine's Day dinner and entertainment. We needed to be in Pensacola at 6pm. Well first I was a little late leaving work. Then I had to go home and feed the baby and get dressed. Matt dressed Joshua and packed his diaper bag. Then we were about to walk out the door and Joshua pooped out the back of his diaper which required not only a new diaper, but a change of clothes as well. Needless to say it was 6pm by the time we were in the car driving to the Stanton's who were going to keep Joshua. We wouldn't be able to meet up with our friends until around 7pm so we called and had to cancel. So we were faced with the predicament that we were all dressed, had babysitters lined up, and no plans so should we go out anyway or go home? We decided to go out anyway and went to one of our favorite restaurants that we hadn't been to since before Joshua was born. While we did talk about Joshua, we didn't obsess over him and miss him too much. Our Joshua was a perfect little boy for our friends. A good time was had by all!

Yummy

I'm so proud of my mess! I ate carrots and they were yummy!

Mmmmm Carrots!

Okay, so the title may be a little misleading. We fed Joshua his first Stage 1 baby food today. You can see from the pictures what he thought of it. He actually did eat some of his carrots, but every time he took a bite he made a face like he was sucking on a lemon. And like all good mommies I tried a bite and it was not bad. Joshua did splatter it all over the place. Since it was dark colored food we did use a dark colored bib as was recommended from a good mom I know (thanks Audrey!).
I'm looking forward to watching the Super Bowl commercials tonight. Also Matt and I are finally on the mend. While Joshua has stayed healthy, our little carrier (as we affectionately call him) has made mommy and daddy sick. However given the alternative, we'd rather be sick than Joshua.