doh

I discovered this morning at 5 Am that the exersaucer can handle my full weight. Kurt is always on me about not leaving things in the middle of our room. Needless to say I forget sometimes...Joshua woke up early and on my way out of the room I tripped over the exersaucer, landed on top of it, and then rolled off the other side. Doh! I'm just glad the circus music didn't come on...

Exersaucer Excitement

This week we made the exciting purchase of an exersaucer. Although I'm sure Joshua had no idea there was something fun inside the box for him, he kept staring at the box until Kurt came home to help him put it together.


Joshua was a big help putting everything together.
If at first you don't
succeed, read the directions!!








Joshua seems to enjoy his new toy, as long as you don't leave him in it too long. It's amazing to watch him play with new things and you realize how quickly he is figuring things out and becoming a little boy. I didn't expect him to do much with the toys, but he caught on quick.

Dapper in Delaware, part I

Joshua took his second plane trip last weekend to see his family in Delaware and to attend his first wedding. Once again he was well behaved on the plane. Here are some pics and notes from our trip. I ended up dividing it in three sections because blogger seems to not enjoy lots of photos on one entry.


The night we arrived, cousin
Peter decided that cupcakes were necessary to have a "Welcome to Delaware" party for Joshua. (I ate two to make sure he got some... )

Dapper in Delaware, Part II

Mom Mom is having her kitchen worked on so Kurt's sister and family put up with us for the weekend. You guys are wonderful hosts! Chef Robell and his trusty assistant chef took good care of us.

Joshua had fallen asleep in the swing while we were eating dinner. We moved in the other room and I ducked in a little while later to check on him. I found this scene with the cousins all around him watching him sleep-so sweet!




The picture to the right cracks us up; The first shot Sean had his eyes closed so I told him we would have to retake it. The next shot he made sure his eyes weren't closed!!




Kurt was in the wedding of a childhood friend and the added bonus was that most of his family was at the wedding as well. Of course this meant that Joshua got to break out some new duds because he couldn't attend a wedding in plain ole pj's. Once again, I didn't get any shots of the bride and groom but this time it was because the camera battery died-hopefully some of the family crew will hook me up....


Joshua got to meet Karl,
one of the pastors that
officiated at our wedding.




We got to meet up with my college buddy Rebecca and her husband John.

Dapper in Delaware, Part III

Quality time with the family included blowing bubbles in the street. Joshua was taking his early evening nap so he missed out on the bubbles...



More hanging out...

We were also able to grab a quick lunch with some of our ol' Baltimore crew en route to the airport.

We had a great trip and enjoyed seeing everyone!!

Kiss Me-I'm Irish!

I am very excited to celebrate my first St. Patricks Day today and celebrate the 1/36th (or something like that) of me that is Irish. Mom and Dad said I have to wait 21 more years until I can drink green beer but I can at least wear green today. When I woke up this morning I saw little leprechauns dancing above my head, then I realized it was just the froggies on my mobile. Speaking of leprechauns, can you believe Mom wants to dress me up like one and take me out tonight? Good thing Dad is the voice of reason for all her crazy schemes. Hope you all have a green day!

Rock Climbing

Well, we are hoping that spring has sprung here in Austin. The weather has been beautiful the past few days. Sunday we went out to the Greenbelt for a little rock climbing with the crew from International Student Connections-the group we hang out with on Friday nights. Joshua seemed to have a good time and our friend Haiyan took some beautiful pictures. Joshua loved rock climbing as you can see from the photo above. However, he started howling when mommy was near the top. I guess it was his way of cheering for me to hurry up and make it back down!





I had too main trouble spots. When I got to the second spot, I wanted to quit so bad! I felt so weak. Thankfully, Sean came along side me and gave me great encouragement.


















Kurt is looking pretty stud-ly in this shot, if I do say so myself.


We had several people from Impact, the singles group at our church, come out and give instuctions. I've only climbed on an indoor wall. Kurt had to dust off his gear because he hasn't been climbing since before we started dating (what does that say?)


All in all it was a very fun afternoon. Kurt says he's not really sore but I can't even pump the soap dispenser with one hand!

ewww

This morning I heard on the news (if you count The View as news) that a 62 year old woman just had a baby. Can you imagine?

Happy Valentine's

Hope you had a wonderful Valentine's Day! Here's a couple of pics of Joshua celebrating.

A Travelin' Boy

Well, It's been a while since we've written. (Sorry that my formatting is all messed up on this entry. I could keep spending time fixing it or just move on...I'm moving on) Joshua had his first trip back east. We flew to Virginia at the end of January. He did awesome on the plane. Coming back he was a little fussy, but still pretty good considering. I found that when you are near your gate and your child is screaming bloody murder it is slightly embarrassing. Everyone is waiting to get on the plane and have nothing else to do but stare at the drama...Otherwise, people were very helpful. An older gentlemen managed to get him to stop fussing by waving his fingers in Joshua's face.

We had a wonderful time visiting with family and friends.
Joshua got to meet his cousins, Issac and Adam. It was pretty funny to hear them oooh and aahh over "how cute" he was.









Mimi got to hold him lots and lots. On the trip home he kept looking at me as if saying, "Where's all the entertainment?" Fortunately he transitioned pretty quickly back into having to fall asleep without being held! He still misses his Mimi though.

As usual, Papa fell asleep at random times. I think this is the first time I've seen him do it at the computer. He's a lot like Joshua, one minute he's engaged in once going on around him and then before you know it he's nodded off.

Uncle Jeffrey was able to come into town. He learned the art of diaper changes.

One of the many highlights was a day trip up to West Virginia. I really wanted Joshua to meet my grandmother. We went to her assisted living home to visit and my aunt and uncle, and cousin, with her family, all got together for a lunch. It was so great to see everyone!

This is my cousin. She had a baby boy 6 days after Joshua was born! She has a four year old, 18 month old and now the newborn. She's superwoman!!!

Joshua also got to meet lots of friends. I was able to break away for a day and go to a friend's wedding in North Carolina. Mimi, Papa, and Uncle Jeffrey babysat for the day.