Wednesday, November 30, 2011

His First Haircut

He got a little teary when he saw the great big barber chair, but once he sat on Mommy's lap, holding his cup and blanket, he was a champ!

Saturday, April 16, 2011

Happy Birthday, Daddy!

It's crawfish time!


The Walkers all got together tonight to celebrate Jordan's birthday. No matter that he isn't here, we didn't let a few thousand miles stop us from throwing a party. Jordan's dad boiled crawfish, with help from the family, and I had a few extra folks to occupy Josh's attention. It helps that a lot of these Walker men resemble Daddy :)







Earlier that day, several of us got together and we skyped with Jordan and had a good visit.  We asked him what he wanted for his birthday cake, and here was his request...









Saturday, April 2, 2011

Spring!

We had such beautiful weather yesterday! Josh and I were both in shorts and outside enjoying the sunshine. This first picture I had to post because there's so much conveyed in that expression...what, I don't know, but it's a lot in one little face. He also explored the grass, and the worms on the walkway.







It's so hard looking in the direction of the sun...and he hasn't much practice!

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Ka Pow



Boys love loud noises. This little boy was enjoying the sound of the dishwasher detergent compartment door slamming, even though it scared him everytime it slammed, Ka Pow! Watch him blink, eyes get big, then do it again.

...I'm sure I'll later regret letting him play in the open dishwasher when he can reach the knives. I'll think about that tomorrow!

Friday, March 25, 2011

Baby Food!

I'm so proud of myself. So, naturally, I'm going to brag on our blog...because, what else is a blog for (besides bragging on our baby, of course)?

I've been making my own baby food, when I can, and now that Josh has tried out a variety of vegetables (and we know he's not allergic to them), I've started making them en masse. I'm also trying to think ahead to when he'll be eating whatever we're eating for dinner, and how I can serve it to him. So far, he still has zero teeth, but he is getting really good with his pincer reflex and can pick up tiny objects...so within a month or two, I'm betting he'll be eating some finger foods. But right now, I'm still pureeing everything, but also trying to use whatever I'm having for dinner, so it's not a separate production.

Hence, to make a long story short (although I think I just made a short story long, sorry!) I roasted vegetables for my dinner the other night. And Josh got his own pan! I put a ton of root vegetables in my pan with olive oil, salt and pepper, and Josh got the same veggies in his pan, but just with water. After they were roasted, I tossed Josh's veggies in the food processor, in combinations that I thought he might enjoy. Then what he didn't eat that night I poured in ice cube trays, which conveniently enough are 1 oz. portions exactly, and froze them. See below!

Here we have New Potatoes and Parsnip, Sweet Potatoes with carrots and zucchini, and some strawberries and bananas that I pureed the next morning at breakfast while we both ate our oatmeal! I included a bag of just carrots, too.


See how much he loves sweet potatoes with carrots and zucchini!


Oops! Mommy missed. It's hard to take a pic and feed a baby at the same time. Do forgive!

Sunday, March 20, 2011

Josh+Food=Fun

I don't even remember what he was eating, some vegetable mix, maybe. But it was fun. He got so messy, and I let him. It's bath night, after all. =)



I love it. That serious face on my One-Sock-Wonder.

Friday, March 18, 2011

My Ryobi Man

I was installing child locks on the kitchen cabinets when I discovered something Josh inherited from his grandfathers and great grandfathers...a love of power tools.

Talking

Josh loves to "talk", but when naptime strikes, he goes from happy to sleepy in a split second.


Wrestling

Josh and I like to get on the floor before bedtime and "wrestle." He laughs so hard, especially when I do sit ups. I have to say I've never enjoyed doing crunches quite this much...


Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Monday, March 14, 2011

Pulling Up


I was wondering when he would get all the way up under there. His upper body strength is incredible now. He just pulls with his arms, and his little slender body snakes along behind him :)


Josh is enjoying the thrill of pulling up and exploring what lies above him. He stays on his knees so far, but once I have seen him pull up one knee, plant his foot on the ground, and look up at me as if to say, "Dare me, Mom?" He's going to be standing soon.







Whenever I pull out the camera, Felix gets mad with jealousy and runs over to sabotage my photographic efforts best he can. He rubs against my elbow and knocks my camera off my subject (Josh). He walks in front of the camera and flails his tail in front of the eye piece. He walks so close to Josh (in any other circumstances he would never do this) so as to block my view with the camera. Behold the Jealous One.


Josh says, "I'll give you attention!"




Sunday, March 13, 2011

Brotherly Love

"What do you think is out there?"
"Not telling."
"You've been?!"
"Scram, Kid."

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Sweet Pics

Sorry, they were all so cute, I couldn't pic. Haha, get it? Look at the last one...how looong our baby is? He's in 9 months clothes, and fits them longways but not sideways :)