Rasberries

One of Josh's favorite new pastimes is giving rasberries while on his changing table to the bears magically floating above him

Developing

Yes, it's 3 o'clock in the morning, but if I don't update now, I may not get a chance tomorrow at work, they don't pay me for that! When I went to get Joshua this evening/morning, he had turned around 180 degrees! I had put him to bed with his legs towards the window, and when I went to get him his head was towards the window! he's doing a lot of growing up this weekend; maybe he does some of these things during the day, but like I told my dad, he hasn't officially done them until Mom or Dad has seen it! so you, know about the rolling over from below. He also seems to enjoy shrieking at high pitches. he does this when he's happy, but it seems to get higher when he's crying. the people at the library were generous enough to hear it yesterday. he also likes to touch his feet, when he throws them up in the air. he must throw his feet up in the air to get to his side. Finally, I've noticed yesterday that he does motor boat. you know the sound with your lips that sounds like a motor boat? just a few seconds each time, but it's definitely a new trick! ok back to bed, good night!
oh and he LOVES to play on his activity mat, probably could do it for hours; if you change his diaper in his room, he'll kick at the bears probably for hours, too, though since he's starting to roll over, we can't let him stay there as long

There's a Falcon in my Gazeebo

This is what we came home from a lovely visit to Babies R Us to find in the Gazeebo

Trying to rollover

Josh is becoming ever more active and curious. Today while trying to look at himself in the mirror on his activity mat, he continually got halfway to turning over. I guess this is a good accomplishment but not sure we or the house is ready yet for him to be on the move but I think we still have a few more months before that occurrs but it'll be here sooner than we realize

Smile

if you were checking out the blog to make you feel better, these pictures should certainly do it. Josh seems to be in a great mood on Sundays when Jared and I are making dinner, usually grilling in the summer. Jared caught these in the kitchen as Joshua kicked away in his bouncer. He's getting really good at smiling when you smile at him, particularly from Mom and Dad. Hope you have a great day!

Activity Mat at 2.5 months old

Josh is becoming more and more coordinated as you can see with his most recent play on his activity mat

Chicago Botanical Gardens

Adam was in town this weekend to see Josh and babysit on Saturday night, while Cathy and I went out to dinner and a movie to celebrate Cathy's birthday. On Sunday, we went to the Chicago Botanical Gardens on the absolutely hottest and most humid day of the year (95 degrees). Before leaving, we took this family picture that came out pretty well!!

Bath Time

Josh continues to enjoy taking baths in his bathtub from the Georgia Goidels. We tried to give him some facial hair today to see what he'll look like in 80 years.

Tummy time

Josh continues to get stronger and able to keep his head up longer

The Hunt for October

Josh is finally big enough to fit into his Phillies gear and start cheering as we begin the drive to get to the playoffs and hopefully repeat as world series champs. Gotta start'em early!

First Day of Daycare

Today was Josh's first day at his daycare school. You can tell by this picture later this evening that they worked him pretty hard. Daycare 1, Josh 0

Ravinia

On Sunday, August 2, 2009, we had a Firestone family outing at the Ravinia Music Festival to listen to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra as many of us had free tickets. The weather was picture perfect. Additionally, Sara and Carl brought their significant others, Brett and Tash, respectively. I've attached a group family pic as well as a link to other pics taken during the event.

Ravinia