Almost There

In just 3 short weeks, Joshua will be turning 1. He is changing and growing every day.

He is now pulling up on anything that he can manage to pull up on...our bed, our night table, the coffee table, the sofa, some toys, in his crib, Keith and I. Joshua is getting pretty good at pulling himself up to a standing position and staying there. Sometimes, he gets a little cocky and lets go of one hand so he is just holding on with the other hand. If he gets real daring, he may let go with both hands and stay up by leaning his body. When Joshua forst learned to pull up, he would have a prblem getting down, so he would get a little frustrated. Now, he is so proud of himself when he lets go. He falls on his bottom and into a sitting position and then he claps. Even if no one is watching, every time he sits back down from a standing position, he smiles and claps. It is really cute. Yesterday, he also taught himself how to climb up the steps. Well, it was only one step, but he accomplished it. (Great, now we have to install yet another gate in the house).

We are finally getting somewhere with food. For so long, he only wanted baby food (spoon fed food) and Cheerios. He wouldn't really self-feed anything else. Yesterday, Joshua picked up some cheese by himself, yeah! We also tried Dr. Praegers broccolli pancakes - which he loves. (Thank you, Lexi. Although, it is pretty messy and I wasn't warned about that part). Today, I tried some canteloupe - eh, still working on it. For dinner, I gave him some peas and bite-sized carrots. He ate a few - better than none. Part of the problem is they are small and slippery. I have trouble picking them up myself. How am I supposed to expect Joshua to pick them up? I still am a little freaked out about giving Joshua finger food and wondering if the piece is small enough and if he will choke. (He still only has 2 front teeth). But, rumor has it that I am normal with this thought and most moms feel this way too. Yet, Babies gums are hard, and babies chew their food and it is ok and there is no reason to be worried. --- So, Kellie when you go back and read this posting when Kate is around 11 months old, know that your freak outs with solid finger food is ok too. :)