Here are some pictures of Josh from the last month!
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Monday, September 22, 2008
19 Months
Today Joshua turned 19 months.
There have been many changes over the last month, the most important change has been his coordination. Now, he is still quite clumsy, however, he is much more steady when he walks, and he runs much faster.
He is learning new things much more quickly now and he is starting to mimic the things that I do. For example yesterday he say me tapping my feet on the ground, since he was standing he started to to stomp his feet and laugh.
This weekend alone he learned quite a few new things, he now says "oh dear" and if he hurts him self or someone else he says "ow." Speaking of hurting others, Joshua has started hitting, thankfully I suppose he only hits me, I am trying to deter him from this, but I am not seeing any improvements. He will hit me and as soon as I say "ow" he puts his head on my should and hugs me. It's cute, but it hurts and I don't want him to continue to do this.
Finally after months of prompting Joshua will finally point to his nose when you ask him where his nose is, he will also lift up his shirt and show you his tummy when you ask to see it. I have been working on these basic body parts for months and he has finally picked them out. It's very cute when he points to his noce, because he doesn't just point to his nose, he pushes down right in the middle of it so his nose goes flat!
There have been many changes over the last month, the most important change has been his coordination. Now, he is still quite clumsy, however, he is much more steady when he walks, and he runs much faster.
He is learning new things much more quickly now and he is starting to mimic the things that I do. For example yesterday he say me tapping my feet on the ground, since he was standing he started to to stomp his feet and laugh.
This weekend alone he learned quite a few new things, he now says "oh dear" and if he hurts him self or someone else he says "ow." Speaking of hurting others, Joshua has started hitting, thankfully I suppose he only hits me, I am trying to deter him from this, but I am not seeing any improvements. He will hit me and as soon as I say "ow" he puts his head on my should and hugs me. It's cute, but it hurts and I don't want him to continue to do this.
Finally after months of prompting Joshua will finally point to his nose when you ask him where his nose is, he will also lift up his shirt and show you his tummy when you ask to see it. I have been working on these basic body parts for months and he has finally picked them out. It's very cute when he points to his noce, because he doesn't just point to his nose, he pushes down right in the middle of it so his nose goes flat!
Sunday, September 7, 2008
18 Months (well kinda)
Joshua turned 18 months old a couple of weeks ago, and again I will say where has the time gone, his 18 month birthday also means that I have been back at work for 6 months (really?).
Unfortunately, at the end of July, Janice, informed us that she would be closing her dayhome. It was a really blow, because we had become so comfortable in our regular routine and Joshua was very content. I got to work immediately on trying to find a someone else to watch our precious boy. Daycare spots can be hard to come by, but I did eventually find another dayhome and Joshua started there this week. It has been a difficult week with getting Joshua settled in to our new routine, with the evenings being the worse, but hopefully things will start to come together over the next couple of weeks.
We finally had our appointment with the Ear Nose and Throat specialist last week, and since Josh hasn't had any ear infections for the last couple of months she is going to hold off on inserting the tubes in his ears. Should he start to develop them again we need to go in and see her. I was very happy with the Doctor and Joshua seemed to like the doctors office. He was given a sticker at the end of his visit which he promplty crumpled up.
We seem to be entering the wonderful stage of the Terrible Twos a bit earlier than two. Joshua seems to be testing everything rule that we have set for him. His latest test is pulling on the curtains, previously he used to love to play peek-a-boo behind the curtains but lately that has progressed to his grabbing hold and pulling as he walks away, my biggest fear is that he is going to pull the rods right down on his head. He also laughs at us now when we tell him now. We have begun to implement time outs, so for one minute he has to sit in his room, this usually consists of a full minute of crying, when we take him out of his room we gently tell him not to pull on the curtains, however he walks right back up to them, flashes us smile, grabs the curtains and tugs and the process starts all over again. Sigh.
Joshua climbs on everything now, we can't turn our head for a moment. It started with him climbing onto the window sill in the living room so he could climb ontop of his Fisher Price Parking Garage. Now he pushing is red chair up to the coffee table and tries to climb on the coffee table, what happened to trying to climb on the couch?
Everyday Joshua walks down the stairs on his own, of course Chris and I are always there going down backwards in front of him since he has a hard time reaching the rails. I was in Toys R Us with a friend of mine yesterday and I discovered this wonderful item that acts as an extension on the rail so that it is at a better height for babies to hold on while they walk down the stairs. This might be something I need to talk to Chris about.
Meal time is easier now that Joshua eats pretty much everything that we eat. His favourite item is still his morning banana and yogurt, but he also loves cut up vegetables and fruits, and most meats. His newest thing is blowing on his food, hot or cold, because he has seen us doing it to his food so many times.
Unfortunately, at the end of July, Janice, informed us that she would be closing her dayhome. It was a really blow, because we had become so comfortable in our regular routine and Joshua was very content. I got to work immediately on trying to find a someone else to watch our precious boy. Daycare spots can be hard to come by, but I did eventually find another dayhome and Joshua started there this week. It has been a difficult week with getting Joshua settled in to our new routine, with the evenings being the worse, but hopefully things will start to come together over the next couple of weeks.
We finally had our appointment with the Ear Nose and Throat specialist last week, and since Josh hasn't had any ear infections for the last couple of months she is going to hold off on inserting the tubes in his ears. Should he start to develop them again we need to go in and see her. I was very happy with the Doctor and Joshua seemed to like the doctors office. He was given a sticker at the end of his visit which he promplty crumpled up.
We seem to be entering the wonderful stage of the Terrible Twos a bit earlier than two. Joshua seems to be testing everything rule that we have set for him. His latest test is pulling on the curtains, previously he used to love to play peek-a-boo behind the curtains but lately that has progressed to his grabbing hold and pulling as he walks away, my biggest fear is that he is going to pull the rods right down on his head. He also laughs at us now when we tell him now. We have begun to implement time outs, so for one minute he has to sit in his room, this usually consists of a full minute of crying, when we take him out of his room we gently tell him not to pull on the curtains, however he walks right back up to them, flashes us smile, grabs the curtains and tugs and the process starts all over again. Sigh.
Joshua climbs on everything now, we can't turn our head for a moment. It started with him climbing onto the window sill in the living room so he could climb ontop of his Fisher Price Parking Garage. Now he pushing is red chair up to the coffee table and tries to climb on the coffee table, what happened to trying to climb on the couch?
Everyday Joshua walks down the stairs on his own, of course Chris and I are always there going down backwards in front of him since he has a hard time reaching the rails. I was in Toys R Us with a friend of mine yesterday and I discovered this wonderful item that acts as an extension on the rail so that it is at a better height for babies to hold on while they walk down the stairs. This might be something I need to talk to Chris about.
Meal time is easier now that Joshua eats pretty much everything that we eat. His favourite item is still his morning banana and yogurt, but he also loves cut up vegetables and fruits, and most meats. His newest thing is blowing on his food, hot or cold, because he has seen us doing it to his food so many times.
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Yard Work
We have been anxiously awaiting for our builders to finish the rough grade and gain approval as well as finish the front landscaping at our house, it has been over a year and they "apparently" forgot about us. Because of this poor Josh has not had a yard to play in. Well we have finally gotten approval and the dirt is fairly flat so we took Josh outside to play with his new digger from Opa and Nona. He had so much fun pushing on the buttons and making it move.
More Farm Fun!
We took Josh back out to my Aunt and Uncle's Farm and tried re-introducing him to the horses and donkeys! This was probably his best trip to date. He loved seeing the animals and even got a kiss from Lucy! He also had a great time playing with Bogey, he was fascinated everytime she caught the ball in her mouth!
Friday, August 8, 2008
Dit U
We think Joshua has said, or is trying to say, his first phrase. When ever wepass him something or he passes us something, we pick him up or put him down, he responds with a sweet little "dit u", which we are now assuming means thank you in Josh talk!! He also of course says mum, mooom (when he is sad), Dad, and Dadda, and Baa for his night time bottle! I think he might be working on some other words but he hasn't yet figured out to express them properly!
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
17 Months
Our little bald man is already 17 months, how did that happen?
Joshua seems to be doing well, he had yet another ear infection a couple of weeks ago and was but on yet another dose of antibiotics. This time however he had to be taken off early because he developed hives all over his body. We are not sure if the reaction was from the medication or from something he had eaten. He had eaten quite a few strawberries the few days leading up to the rash, he has had strawberries before with no problem so we are a bit confused. Either way, we took him of the antibiotics, as direction by the doctor, and have not given him strawberries since. The poor guy looked as if he had fallen down a couple of flights of stairs because each spot that he had a hive eventually turned into a bruise.
Joshua seems to be doing well, he had yet another ear infection a couple of weeks ago and was but on yet another dose of antibiotics. This time however he had to be taken off early because he developed hives all over his body. We are not sure if the reaction was from the medication or from something he had eaten. He had eaten quite a few strawberries the few days leading up to the rash, he has had strawberries before with no problem so we are a bit confused. Either way, we took him of the antibiotics, as direction by the doctor, and have not given him strawberries since. The poor guy looked as if he had fallen down a couple of flights of stairs because each spot that he had a hive eventually turned into a bruise.
Speaking of ear infections, we finally have an appointment with a Paediatric Ear Nose and Throat Specialist on August 28th, coincidentally the same day I scheduled his 18 month immunizations for.
Joshua is understanding more and more everyday, he follows requests well, when he wants too of course, other times he looks and you and smirks and walks away. He is still not using very many real words yet, which I attribute to his many ear infections, but he is babbling more than ever. Our house is filled with the beautiful sounds of a little boy babbling to us!
Joshua is getting closer to have a full set of chompers, he already has 12 teeth, 4 teeth on the top and the bottom and a molar on each side. I think more are on their way!
It is now more difficult to go places than it was before, he hates being restrained in his carseat or stroller, when we are out walking around he wants to walk around and explore also!
He is eating everything in sight, and he is growing like a weed, I haven't taken him to the clinic to be weighed for a long time, but Chris had him weighed when he developed hives and he was 24lbs. Another thing I attribute to his ear infections, he wouldn't want to eat because his antibiotics upset his stomach so he ate very little for a while.
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