Family Alive

I’m catching up on loads and loads and loads of laundry. We did some more consignment sale shopping at the Big Sale (in an old grocery store – with racks of clothes as long as the food aisles would be – I’m not kidding!) on Monday. Now I’m trying to get things washed and get winter and outgrown clothes put away. This seems like a perpetual process with growing kiddos!

Josiah, my Muffin Man
Oh, funny moment of the day… I made Sweet Berry Muffins this morning (I posted the recipe earlier!)
Anyway, Analise and I were enjoying them in the kitchen, and Josiah was
begging pieces off me. I took Analise to get ready, forgetting her
paper plate and last half of muffin were still on the step stool… I
came back to find Josiah covered in muffin, licking his lips. I wish
I’d gotten a picture… "Do you know the Muffin Man?"

I think I’ve
figured him out… he’d much prefer real food to baby food. He’s eating nearly everything I’m giving him lately… little pieces of any kind of bread, mashed potatoes, peas, cut up frozen blueberries, strawberry pieces, avocado, grape pieces, even couscous! I hope this keeps up! He’s starting to get spoiled by the "real" food, though and he’s turning his nose up to baby food. He’s getting tooth #7! At this age, I think Analise probably only had 2 teeth!

He turned 9 months old on Friday! I can’t believe it… where has the time gone? 9 months that has gone 10 times faster than the 9 months I was pregnant with him! He’s napping really well… a solid 2 hours around 9:30am and a couple hours again at 2pm. And thankfully, he’s going to sleep on his own pretty well. Yeah! Now if we can just progress to sleeping through the night again… Please, Lord… Yesterday, he was not quite ready to nap in the afternoon, so I held him on the couch for a while, and he fell asleep on me. There’s nothing I love more than to have my baby asleep on my chest. It’s such a sweet feeling.

At his 9 month check-up on Tuesday, he was 22lbs, 6oz (50th percentile) and 28.5" long (50th percentile). His head was 18" (75th percentile). He’s right where he should be. Hard to believe with all his soft baby fat, but I guess that’s what they’re supposed to have right now!

Analise moments
What do you do when you’ve used up all the patience in your arsenal and you’re faced with a 2-year old tantrum in the midst of getting ready for bed? You step back and watch your amazing husband take over for you with sweetness and grace, making her laugh in the midst of geting the duties done. I’m so glad God gave me someone to share this parenting adventure with!

After being woken up from her nap after only an hour and a half by a crying Josiah, I said to Analise, "Sweetie, did Josiah wake you up?" "Yes, he sore did." It’s so funny to hear adult phrases coming from my little girl!

Our current favorite book – and song – is Over in the Meadow. We’re listening to lots of fun songs that my mom sent us.