Santa definitely hit our house on Christmas Eve.  Joshua got several presents from Santa & lots more from family & friends.  We woke up & opened Josh’s stocking first thing.  He got a neat microphone that amplifies/distorts your voice when you speak into it.  Josh didn’t know what to make of it at first but […]

Joshua learned a new word the other day & he’s starting to use it frequently:  “no.”  While we’re happy that he’s able to express what he wants (or doesn’t want, in this case), I know this is the just the start of him saying no to things.  It’s actually quite cute at this point because […]

We’ve made it to 3 holiday parties in the last week!  On Sunday, Joshua & I went to the Mended Little Hearts holiday gathering in DC.  It was a nice little turn-out, complete with gingerbread man decorating & goodie bags.  Joshua & the other little kids had a lot of fun playing with all the […]

Joshua is officially smart (not that he wasn’t before, but now he’s really smart).  He’s able to predict what’s going to happen before it actually occurs.  This morning, we went for Joshua’s regular synagis appointment (which we have every 4 weeks for the winter).  He knew that he was going to get a shot & […]