Latest adventures of Josiah Michael

Josiah is one busy boy these days! He is working on walking but for now he still prefers crawling. I think he feels it's still the safest mode of transportation since he still tends to tip over when walking. He likes to be in whatever room we are in and thoroughly explores the room. He of course gets into whatever he finds interesting...usually cords, pens, papers, and anything else that toddlers find fascinating but are usually kept away from, oh cruel world! He has started to explore the world of tantrums and LOUDLY objects when things are taken away from him...sound familiar to you parents out there?? We are working on helping him find his "patient button" as my mom's friend Gloria calls it:-) So far, the search is still on:-) He is turning into Daddy's little helper and his most frequent word is "Dada". He thinks it's especially fun to wake Daddy up in the morning...I'm not sure Daddy thinks the waking up part is especially fun but it's hard to wake up crabby when you have a twinkly-eyed, smiling baby saying your name so excitedly:-) Josiah is still a BIG fan of water and bathtime. All I have to do is mention "fishy" and he heads to the bathroom. Side note: Fishy is what he calls the faucet cover (a big thank you to Great Grandma Greseth for Fishy!) His other favorite words include: Yite (light), O-kee (okie dokie), Thoo (shoe), Boon (balloon), Ih-kee (icky), Up (up), Oot (out) and Shees (cheese) I am working on capturing them all on one video but so far have been unsuccessful...we'll keep trying! Last night I discovered that Josiah has a natural talent for climbing stairs. I took him downstairs to "help" with the laundry and he crawled right over to the steps and up he went like he's been doing that for months! As far as I know, he's never attempted them before so I am giving him credit for being a natural. Natural climber...hmm, a mother's worst nightmare?? We'll see! Here are a few pictures from the past month and a couple videos to catch you up on Josiah's adventures:-)

Daddy's little helper! A little TV repair? No problem, we've got it Mom!

"Yite!" He is obsessed with lights and finds the pull string type that he can turn on and off by himself especially fun!

"But I don't WANT to help with laundry Mama!"

"Ishy!!"

"Check it out Mom, I'm a natural climber!!"

"Ishy" time!

Stair Climbing? No problem!

Josiah took his first steps!!

Josiah has been walking around furniture and standing on his own for quite awhile now but hasn't taken any steps on his own...until today!! All of a sudden he thinks that walking could be pretty fun and took 10 steps! We happened to be at Nana's house so we had a camera close at hand and caught the whole thing on video, check it out! Oh and yes, that is Rihanna's "Please Don't Stop the Music" you hear... Robin and I bought a pink rhino that sings that song for Nykki but Josiah has decided that he quite enjoys it as well:-)

Splish Splash!

So, we knew that Josiah loved his bath time and loves the water table and baby pool but would he love the big pool?? Turns out, YES, this baby is a water bug for sure! We went swimming with our good friends the Rogers' on Monday and had an absolute blast! For those of you in the Rochester area, you can go to the Kahler Grand Hotel and pay $6/adult (kids are free) to use the pool, not a bad deal! The pool is on the 11th floor so the views of the city are an added bonus! Not only did Josiah love the pool, so did his two friends Jocelyn and Sophia (7 mo old). All three babies splashed and kicked and giggled the whole time, it was great fun! We will definitely be making another trip there soon, what a relaxing way to spend the afternoon. Also, as if the joy on their faces wasn't enough to make the day a success, the babies were all so worn out that they napped over 2 hours that afternoon:-)

"Hey, this is like a big bathtub, sweet!"

"Splash splash!!"

Jocelyn was "cruising" around the pool in style!

Priceless face Sophia, what a doll!!

"Hey Karl, isn't this great??"