Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Easter, Part 2


Since we spent Saturday celebrating Easter with my family, we spent Easter Sunday together, just the three of us.

In the morning, Josephine got her Easter basket. She got some books, bath toys, bubbles, and some stacking rings. She seemed to like her basket!




Then we went to church together. Josephine wore a dress that was a gift from my aunt Kathy. She gave it to us when Jo was born, and I just couldn't wait until Jo could wear it. I was so excited that it fit for her first Easter!




After church we dyed eggs. Then we went for a walk because it was a beautiful, warm day. Josephine had a great time. She really loves being outside!




It was so much fun to celebrate Easter with Jojo. We are so blessed to have her!

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Easter, Part 1


We had a wonderful Easter. It was a joy to celebrate Josephine's first Easter with her!

On Friday we took Jo to see the Easter Bunny. She didn't cry, but she wasn't so sure what was going on!


While we were at the mall, we took Jojo on her first carousel ride! She seemed to enjoy it!



On Saturday, we got together with my family. Josephine loves getting so much love and attention from her grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins!









Monday, April 11, 2011

Nine Months Old!


Dear Josephine,

You've grown up so much in the past month! You're doing so many new things, and you seem so much older to us! Here's what you are up to:

You are crawling everywhere and getting into everything! You do a mix of crawling with your stomach off the ground and scooching, but you've gotten really fast. We can't leave you alone for a second! You open up drawers and cabinets, and you've started to try to pull yourself up to tables and chairs. You just started to pull yourself up to bigger toys and table toys. Our living room is sunken (one step down), and you've just figured out how to crawl over the step!


You love music, and you try to sing. It's so cute! Your favorite toy right now is your dog Scout. He sings songs about you and your favorite things and says, "I love you, Josephine!" Your newest trick is that you know how to do "So Big!" We'll say, "How big is Josephine? So big!" And you'll stretch your arms up high! You are so smart!


We recently started a class/playgroup with a bunch of other babies close to your age. You love to play with all the other babies, and it is definitely apparent that you are one of the more active, outgoing babies! You are always moving and exploring!


You are a good little eater, and you love to feed yourself. You have gotten so fast at getting food in your mouth by yourself. This past month you've started eating mainly finger foods. You love soft veggies and fruits, yogurt, toast, pasta, waffles, and your favorite food is cheese! You could eat cheese all day long! You are also still breastfeeding.


You sleep so good! You sleep all through the night, and you wake up so happy! You've now been sleeping in your nursery for a month, and we think you like it. You take two naps a day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. We are so blessed to have a good sleeper!


You wear size 3 diapers and mostly size 9 month clothes, but some of the clothes are getting too tiny for you! You're still long and skinny, but we'll update the post with your 9 months stats after your appointment with the pediatrician.


It was a long winter, but it's finally nicer out. You love being outside! We're excited to celebrate Easter with you soon, and we can't wait for all the fun things we have planned for the spring and summer!


You've changed so much in the past month, and we can't wait to see what you're doing next month! You are so much fun, and we love every second with you! We love you so much, Jojo!

Love,
Mommy and Daddy

Thursday, April 07, 2011

Megan's Wedding Shower

My sweet sister Megan is getting married in May, and we recently had a wedding shower for her. It was at my Aunt Kathy's house. We're so grateful for all of her hard work! It was a very fun shower, and we can't wait for the wedding!