Can you believe it? Josh turned 1 on December 9th and I cant believe how fast the time has gone. It seems like only yesterday that I was trying to figure out how this was all going to work, how I was going to juggle 3 boys, and how I was going to satisfy everyone's needs, and i'm please to say, somehow it has all worked out.
Josh is fun and giggly, rough and tumbly, loud and proud, sugar and spice, and most things nice :) He is into absolutely everything from drawers to bathtubs, and dishwashers, and opening doors and climbing onto counters. He is everywhere and the only kiddo that we have needed to purchase baby gates for, its a darn miracle that he is still alive. I mean, I'm pretty sure he thinks that he can fly. You know those pictures that you see of someones kid sitting on top of the refrigerator and you think - how the heck does that happen- well, I can honestly say that I can see that picture in my album someday... this one is everywhere!!
Josh loves food, all types! he eats chicken, fish, beef, loves asparagus and cauliflower, and gets super excited when he sees apples or cheese... you even say the word cheese and he runs to the refrigerator haha. He is eating crackers and berries... pretty much everything. he even had some of my pizza the other night, it makes life a lot easier when he can just eat off your plate :)
So, there is this song... Wheels on the bus... You've probably herd of it lol... well, Josh is OBSESSED with it. he can be screaming bloody murder and you start singing that, and he just stops. We made the mistake once of looking the song up on YouTube and he saw this video of the song, and he remembers... he knows that it lives inside our phones and he will run around making the "round and round" hand motions and take our phones wondering where it is in there... haha we have created a monster!! Yes, I know that he is not supposed to have screen time... I don't need any nasty-grams!!
Josh loves to go outside and feel the grass :) He loves to be in either my backpack or ergo and go on little hikes and he loves playing with his brothers... Luke and him could play for hours, but Blake has enough of him after a bit and retreats to the garage to do big boy things haha. He babbles Momma and Daddy, waves bye and claps. He runs everywhere, I don't think he ever walked. He has had one overnight visit with Grandma Tammy and Grandpa Monty... hopefully another one in our future (winkwink)
He weighs in at a hefty and healthy 24lbs and is 33.2in long... only one of our kids to ever be in the 98% lol were working on 24M clothing!
This year has been amazing. When you find out that you are having a baby when you thought you were finished having children, it gives you a very unique opportunity to do things that you thought you may have missed out on or you didnt get an chance to do with your other children. I had a natural birth, breastfed, co-slept, and wore this baby in my ergo for the first year. With every child you learn more about yourself and you adapt. Josh has softened us all. In a house with all boys, it can get pretty loud sometimes, but my older boys have learned how to calm down and be more gentle, and we all were reminded that we needed to use softer voices. We have had a great year... Josh is absolutely amazing, and I cannot wait to see what the next year brings!
