Almost 6 months old...

That was quite a week. My boy is finally feeling better... finally! He still has a little bit of a cough, but other than that... he's back to his normal self. We went to the doctor on Friday, for which I made SURE I had an appointment, to make sure his breathing was better, and the doctor was happy to see him and really glad he was doing better. His sleeping is getting a little better, so I'm happy about that too. The winds and fires this past Saturday were so gross, I was kind of worried about Josh's breathing with all the smoke that surrounded our house... so we just stayed inside and kept the house closed up. He did get a little bit more congested for a few hours, but then was fine later that evening.

We had our first experience with bananas on Saturday night! The book I read about feeding babies said to encourage self feeding... So we did... and it was messy! He loved bananas though, and it was so cute watching him try to grab the food on his tray. Very cute. Jude and I had a good time just watching him. Just recently, every time I'm eating, he gets very irritated if I don't share with him! He'll start moving his arms and legs and open his mouth wide... waiting for me to shove something in there... so cute, but I feel so bad! So I've started feeding him cereal more often during the day... and like I said, we just started bananas. It's kind of fun starting something new, and seeing how much he enjoys it! My baby boy is getting so big!

He's been a little more fussy lately, and I think that it's just because he's still not feeling 100%... but who knows. It's all a guessing game really. It's funny how everyone asks me: "oh, is he teething?" As if I would know for sure or something. I just say... um, yeah, I think so?? Who knows? :) I even asked the doctor if there was a definite way of knowing if he was teething or not... and she looked at me like I was joking! ha!

He's new favorite thing to do is hold onto our hands and walk around the house. His little legs look so cute taking little steps. And then he'll even try to let go of our hands if he wants to grab something... quite a kid!

I'm really looking forward to Christmas time! I think I wrote this in my last post, but it's so fun to think about getting a tree and Christmas shopping for Josh... and I think he's going to have a blast opening his presents too! I just love the holidays, and I think it will be so much fun with our baby boy.

Jude continues to be such an amazing husband and father. He's working so hard and even on his days off cooks dinner for us and cleans up. And I really love watching him with Josh. I just love being a family, and I look forward to the years to come. A friend of mine shared a quote with me and I love it: When you're a mom, the days are long, but the years are short. My baby boy is only six months old, and I can already relate to that so well.

This next weekend, we're going to be getting family pictures taken down at Laguna Beach with our fabulous photographer friend, Will Parris (parris-studios.com). I'm really looking forward to that!

Also, lately, Joshua has been reaching out for me... So sweet! And he's been giving kisses too... such a sweet boy! :) Ok... That's all for now, I still have to post some more halloween pictures... and some birthday pictures too... I'll try to get on that :)

I absolutely love this picture of Josh.

Josh and his dad... I could seriously kiss his face all day long, and never get bored.Here he is... walking, walking, walkingThis was the beginning of the bananas...

Well, I turned 26 on Sunday... and boy is that weird! I know it's not old... but still, to say that I'm 26 years old is a little crazy to me. Anyway... Jude threw a FANTASTIC party for me, and worked so hard to make it special. We had a lot of friends over and a Giant bounce house. Jude made it a 'carnival' theme, and had cotton candy, nachos, and pretzels with melted cheese! It was so yummy, and so special. I sure am a lucky girl to have such an amazing husband. I always love my birthday! Thank you honey, you're the best. :)

Unfortunately, our baby boy is really sick right now :( I just feel awful for him, and so helpless. He's on anti-biotics, so I'm hoping he'll start to feel better soon. I had to wait TWO hours at the doctor's office yesterday... but in the end, I'm really glad I did. I just hate it when he's sick. Oh, and by the way, they weighed him yesterday at the doctor's office, and he's 20 pounds... IF you can believe that!! No wonder my back has been killing me lately! ;)

Here are some recent pictures of our sweet, sweet boy!

Here he is in the Jumperoo... so happy!
He looks like such a little boy in this one... such a cute face!

Like father, like son :)

I love this outfit on him:)

That's all for now. If you think about it, please pray for my baby boy to get healthy soon, and to sleep better too.

Thanks!

Sarah

P.S

I just finished the Twilight series... and if you're interested in a really fun read... you should check it out! Quite the 'page turner' :)

Oh, and here's a cute picture of Joshua and Grandma.

And, I thought this was funny :) my little jail bird!

Happy Autumn!

Hi again! I'm so sorry I'm so lame about posting. It's so hard to find the time to be on the computer... when I have a ton of others things to do when my baby boy is sleeping.

Anyway... Our baby boy is now five months old. And I seriously can't believe it! Time FLIES by so fast, and I look at him and can't believe he was in my belly all those months ago. At his four month check up, he weighed just under 18 pounds! He's at the 95% on the growth charts. He's such a big, strong boy! I never thought this would be possible, but I just keep loving him more and more every single day. He's become more and more in love with his daddy too, and I love to see that. He has always loved Jude, but now his face absolutely lights up when Jude comes home from work, or when ever he walks in the room. He'll even start to fuss if Jude walks out of the room. I love to see that bond grow between them. The way he looks at me still melts my heart completely, and his smile couldn't get any sweeter! He's such a happy baby, which I am so thankful for. He only gets crabby when he's tired or hungry. He's very active and alert, and always grabbing everything within his reach. It's really amazing how he's developing so quickly into a little boy, rather than a baby.

We had our annual halloween party this past friday, and Joshua dressed up as a ninja! Quite adorable! And just yesterday, was exactly a year from when we moved into our house. I can't believe it. I'm pretty sure around this time is when I started blogging... with the news of our pregnancy. Simply amazing how the days just speed by.

Joshua is napping so well, and we've got a great routine as far as that's concerned... however, sleeping through the night has become some what of an issue. It's been for a while now, and I don't know what to do. Most days I'm pretty tired because of having to get up with him multiple times during the night. crummy! But, I'm again, so thankful that I don't have to go to work after being up all night with Josh. Jude is such an amazing husband, father... provider... etc etc. I could go on and on about how lucky I am to be married to such a terrific man.

Joshua loves to blow bubbles now, and he's eating rice cereal once a day... which he loves! Josh is also taken with Bosco, and loves watching him run around the yard. The other night, Bosco was sniffing his hands, and Josh was cracking up because of it. When Bosco stopped, Josh reached his hands out to grab Bosco, and would laugh so hard... simply adorable. Jude and I just sat there laughing along with him. Bosco is such a good dog, and so good with Josh. Joshua is a going concern... he loves to roll around on the floor, and is very much interested in crawling. Right now he scoots really well, so I'm thinking it's only a matter of time before the crawling comes. We're pretty sure he's teething now too. He loves it when you rub your finger on his bottom gums. His new favorite toy is the jumperoo... he LOVES bouncing around in that thing.

Joshua had his first ear infection the week before last, and boy... was it rough. I felt so completely helpless for my little boy. We went to the doctor and he got his first antibiotic. Thankfully, he got better within a week.

Last weekend, Joshua, my mom and I went up north to my Aunt Peggy's house near Santa Cruz. Joshua did really well for his first road trip, and I was pleasantly surprised at how happy he was even though he didn't really get his regular naps etc. I was so glad that Joshua got to meet Aunt Peggy and Uncle Mike. On our way home, we were able to stop by my great aunt Martha's house too. Once again, it was great to see her, and I was so glad she got to meet Joshua.

I'm very much looking forward to the winter months, and Christmas. It's finally starting to cool down... we actually got rain last night! I know... crazy! It's actually starting to feel like autumn. I think Christmas this year is going to be so much fun with our son.

Anyway, That's all I have for now... I'll try to write again soon! :) Here are some great pics... I hope you enjoy!

This is Josh, and his first experience with rice cereal.

Everybody loves a naked baby!Josh & his Daddy :)On our trip to silverwood...Josh, me and aunt Peggy... great hats!!I had a little photo shoot... look at my boy sitting up all by himself!Such a happy ninja!! Happy Halloween!