So far, this trip has been great, although the perfect spring-time weather we were hoping for has not happened.  But we’re making the most of it, spending most of the time inside or in the car traveling to see people.  Dad has been nice & let us use his car since it’s set up with […]

The tooth fairy finally came to pay Joshua a visit, just in time for us to leave on our trip.  Both of his bottom teeth broke through the gums yesterday afternoon.  They weren’t there in the morning but when I put him in the carseat to go to the airport, he was crying (I think […]

Joshua keeps getting more & more mobile!  He’s getting even faster at crawling & cruising, & now he walks with his little push toy.  He used to need us there to make sure it didn’t go too fast, but now he’s able to push it by himself.  He just loves to walk with it all […]

Joshua is growing like a weed!  He’s already 9 months old—3/4 of the way to his first birthday!!!  We had his 9-month check-up yesterday & he got a clean bill of health from his pediatrician.  She gave us the A-OK to try more foods which I’m excited about.  Up until then, Joshua had only had […]

We’re back!  The flights were again crowded, but we survived.  Josh was even more hyper on the first leg than he was on the way out (I think he was just excited to get to see Daddy again).  On the flight from Chicago to Baltimore, we sat next to a woman & her 3-year-old son.  […]

We’re going home tomorrow!  Erick’s vacation from family is over, but I suspect he’s looking forward to seeing Joshua (& me) again.  Josh has grown so much over the past 2 1/2 weeks that Erick will really be surprised.  This has been a great trip, although not as relaxing as I would’ve liked since Joshua […]