SLEEP: Josh's sleep has been pretty good. He is sleeping from around 7:15PM until 6:00AM. He usually goes to bed without a peep, but there have been a few nights lately where he squawks a bit. It's nothing that a few extra snuggles can't fix. There was only one (ROUGH) night recently where I was up with him from 3:00AM on, but overall he has been sleeping well. We make sure he has 2 nuks at night, just in case he loses the one in his mouth he has a back up. He seems to be taking earlier naps lately, but if he does then he is done with naps for the day!
EATING: Josh's eating has been pretty typical for him. He has good days, he has bad days. He truly seems to eat better for other people that he does for Andy and me, which makes for stressful dinners. He always wakes up hungry and will feed himself a lot of Cheerios with milk every morning. He is so good with a spoon and I just love watching him eat his cereal! He apparently eats pretty well at school. He made my Mother's Day when he ate some pasta! (And he has had it several times since then!) Josh likes grilled cheese, fries, toast, peaches, and (most days) string cheese. He loves cookies and treats and unfortunately knows where they are stored, if we have anything. ;) Oh, and I almost forgot to mention, he is officially done nursing. I think it was more because there wasn't anything left, but I also didn't want him to fight the new baby for food, so I'm a little relieved he is done. :)
COMMUNICATION/COGNITION: Although he doesn't have a ton of words, he can most definitely communicate what he wants and he makes sure you are understanding him! His favorite word continues to be MAMA, which he uses approximately 848,627 times per day. He is also saying Nana, Papa, and Bumpa (grandpa) lately too. He also says bubbles, one, dog, teeth (when he wants to brush his teeth), cook (for cookies), and more. I'm sure I'm forgetting others. He knows lot of animal noises and loves to dance anytime he hears music. Ben still does a lot of talking for him and is always trying to "rescue" Josh as needed. (Because Josh is a little dare devil who is not afraid to try new things!) Joshy is such a sweet little guy and I love when he giggles. He is really, really, really in to his momma and he will have a huge fit if I leave him, even if I say I will be right back! I love him to pieces but it's hard to take a shower or get ready with a little boy in my arms. I am certain I will miss these days, but in the mean time it breaks my heart to hear him scream when I need to put him down to use two hands at one time. It is exhausting to hold him every waking moment we are together. :)
FINE/GROSS MOTOR: As mentioned above, Joshy is a busy little trouble maker! You cannot leave him unattended for more than 5 seconds because he will be coloring on walls, books, and himself or he will be climbing to the highest height possible. Once he is up wherever he was trying to climb to, he has NO FEAR whatsoever and will jump down or throw himself backwards, knowing that we will catch him. He will climb on to Ben's bed and then just free fall. He loves it. It gives me a heart attack. He will move pillows so that he can climb on to the coffee table. He can climb the tiered shelf in the living room. He can do EVERYTHING!
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