When Cousins Attack!

This series of photos makes me laugh every time I see them. Notice how innocent Timothy looks. But we all know that looks can be deceiving. Here they are posing for a picture with grandpa - Sitting there all nice and then BAM! Just look at how my nephew attacks my son! :) Poor Joshua is defenseless (and apparently surprised) by Timothy's attempt to remove his shirt!HAHAHAHA! Ok, so maybe I rearranged the photos a little to frame poor Timmy. In reality, Timothy is so , so gentle with Josh. Every time they get together, Timothy strokes Josh's arm or his face. He's such a sweet little boy. Sorry I framed you, Timmy! Auntie Jamie loves you. :)

After grandpa was done with the boys, Josh got in some snuggle time with his great-grandpa while Timothy cruised around the house. That little boy can really move!

Joshua's therapy continues to go well. I am so impressed with how fast he's learning and changing. He's recently started reaching with both hands and putting things in his mouth. He tries really hard to get the pacifier in his mouth and I have no doubt that in a few weeks he'll have it down. He still loves to stand & jump and will even take a few steps if you lead him!

A typical therapy session with Joshua's OT, Rochelle, usually starts off with some stretching and moves into play. We work on sitting and his core strength, work on reaching and grasping, work on laying on his tummy and even crawling! Last week, Joshua "crawled" across the living room. It wasn't a true crawl, but he was doing reciprocating leg movements which was awesome! He sort of pushed himself across the carpet with his legs, but his arms were still down & his cheek was on the carpet. :) Funny image, huh?

The introduction of food continues to go well with one little hitch. In the past week, Joshua has only had two dirty diapers (and they've both made me gag/nearly throw up!). I'm calling this little hitch Poopwatch '08. :) I've tried giving him straight apples, straight pears, pear juice, apple juice...all the things that are supposed to make babies go. So we decided to try sitting in a warm bath. While it didn't make Joshua poop, he did enjoy the experience.

Rebecca, I know how you love the rolls, so this picture is just for you:

Even with the lack of poop in his life, Joshua continues to be a very happy boy. He loves being outside in this crisp fall weather and continues to be the light of our lives. :)

Does anyone else think that my son resembles Mater, from "Cars"? It's the first thing I thought when I took this picture! Even if he does look like a rusty old tow truck from time to time, he's still my little stud muffin and the cutest baby on the planet!!