0.25 years of age

Yesterday, Joshua turned 3 months old. Dave and I have learned a lot since becoming parents. We now know: -I wake up at the quietest baby peep and Dave sleeps through the loudest baby cries, -It is possible for 3 people to require somewhere between 4 and 9 loads of laundry a week and as many, if not more, trash bags, and -Bibs are the world's most useful invention.

We certainly have volumes of information still to learn but this is what we know about Joshua so far:
-He loves to smile. Uncle Mike described it best when he said, "he is so liberal with those smiles." Joshua will smile at us, strangers, pictures on the wall and himself in the mirror.
-He loves to take a bath. I am becoming suspicious that he knows I can't stand a smelly baby and so he intentionally gets dirty so that we are forced to give him a bath.
-Joshua loves his bouncer seat. Besides being held, there is no other place he would rather be. At times he uses it for napping and other times he uses it as exercise equipment churning his legs until he spits up or is so tired he falls asleep.
-Joshua loves Dave. Dave has to leave the room while I am feeding Joshua because Joshua gets so distracted looking at him and smiling.
-Joshua is quickly giving up the pacifier for the more permanently attached thumb. (see picture below)
-Joshua loves to snuggle-which is a wonderful treat for us!

Easter basket fun! Included a frog puppet, socks that look like sneakers, 3 books, a teething toy, and BumpyName Orbit Labels (for his bottles/cups). Be sure to check out Easter pictures in the post from Sunday.

Who needs this paci when I have two thumbs with me all the time?

The frog puppet from Joshua's Easter basket knows how to sing "Skinamarinki Dinki Dink"

Joshua figured out this week that his play mat is not just for lying on but the toys can actually be played with.