Joshua Has a Secret....

Ok, so its not such a secret these days, but we're having another baby boy in August! Everything has gone very well so far. I guess I have just been too busy to blog! I'll definitely try to do better in the coming days.

Catching Up!

I promise I am still around....just haven't felt like blogging! Maybe that is because I haven't been so great at taking pictures (as you are about to see). I didn't take any pictures from Christmas! Joshua has had 2 seizures since Thanksgiving & we had to make adjustments to his medications the week before Christmas. Making adjustments puts him in a very bad mood for at least a couple of weeks, so he wasn't his happy self for Christmas! We are all ready to get back on a normal schedule after the holidays. I think Joshua is ready to start back to school. Some warmer temperatures would be really nice too! Here are a few pictures I took around Christmas:


John got a Polar Express train set to go around the Christmas tree. He & Joshua tested it out in the middle of the floor before putting it around the tree.

I was trying to get a cute picture of Joshua on Christmas Eve with his Christmas tree shirt...this is the best I could get. He refused to smile for the camera. I had to get the dog for him to smile!

John's parents gave Joshua a Foof chair (bean bag with a different filling). He is kicked back in it on Christmas morning. You can tell from his expression that he is in a bad mood!

The Foof chair is so big that everyone in the family can enjoy it. Joshua tackles you if you are sitting on it though, as John found out last night!

Lights

About a week and a half ago, Joshua discovered that he is tall enough to reach the light switches & turn them off & on all by himself. I didn't realize he could reach them. I turned on our front light one evening, and walked back through a few minutes later & it was off. I turned it on again & a few minutes later saw Joshua turn it off. So, now he turns lights & ceiling fans off & on all day long....and all night. After we put him to bed, he turns on his bedroom light, or the hall light. I even woke up last night at 3:15 & went to check on him....his light was on! Hopefully this won't last long! Luckily, he hasn't noticed how to turn on the Christmas tree lights yet!

Preschool

Joshua has now completed three weeks of preschool. Its so hard to believe he is old enough....and well behaved enough to be at this point! He has done great! His teacher tells me every day how great he does. He seems to really like being there. We are hoping being around other kids his age more will help him with his speech & other skills. Here are a couple of pictures of him with his little backpack on! I think the backpack is too cute....not super practical for carrying everything he needs, but cute!

The Willard Suitcases

This is a reminder of how nascent the sciences of psychology, psychiatry, and neurology are.

When Willard Psychiatric Center in New York's Finger Lakes closed in 1995, workers discovered hundreds of suitcases in the attic of an abandoned building. Many of them appeared untouched since their owners packed them decades earlier before entering the institution.

The Willard Suitcases Exhibit

More Sewing

I just finished this shirt today for Joshua. I thought it would be cute for the holidays! I didn't realize the shirt looked so wet in the picture...I had just sprayed it to get the markings off from sewing it.

His Horse

I was out with Joshua earlier this week & we saw this horse...he went nuts when he saw it & had to pet all of them. I told John about it. We ended up going back today & buying it for him. It is huge! It is 39" tall...only 2-3 inches shorter than Joshua. It wouldn't even fit in the shopping cart completely. We had the back end of it hanging out of the cart. Joshua kept reaching behind him to pet it. I told John that we were causing quite a scene walking through the store with that huge horse. Everyone smiled; little kids would stop to gaze. So, now we have a 39" tall horse standing in our living room. It neighs when you squeeze its ear & sounds like a horse walking. Joshua loves it!