Zoo, grandparents, buckeyes, and yes, poop :-)

Here are some more pictures from the last two months. Sorry it's been so long in posting more. We've finally gotten back to "normal" (i.e. no company). It now takes me roughly 2 hours to leave the house in the morning. May as well forget about getting anywhere before 9 am. And that pushing it! Most of the time, we just stay home. Emily is still potty training. Momma could probably be more consistent in this arena. To make good use of potty time, we recite Bible verses and attempt to learn numbers, letters and colors. Yes, we know, very nerdy. I plan on posting more tomorrow. We'll see if it happens :-)

Hmmm....I ate that kernel and that one....which one should I eat next?

Oct 1, 2008

His little cheekies are chubbing :-)

Oct 1, 2008

Papaw Ed, Emily, and Olivia (oh, yes, and a yak)

Sept 30, 2008

Emily and Papaw Ed at the Alaska Zoo

Sept 30, 2008

Ta-Da!

Sept 30, 2008

Mamaw Karen and Josias

Sept 25, 2008

Papaw Ed and Josias doing what they do best :-)

Sept 21, 2008

Yes, here's evidence that the ol' man can still climb. Even with a bum knee!

Sept 21, 2008

Kiddie camo.

Sept 16, 2008

He couldn't have hit her more accurately if she'd had a bullseye on her!

Sept 16, 2008

A bunch of nuts!
Sept 13, 2008

Our little glowworm

Sept 11, 2008

Pop, GG, Olivia, Shane, Josias & Emily
Sept 10, 2008

Little Josias

Sept 10, 2008

Shane, Olivia, Josias & Emily
Sept 7, 2008

Sorry, the picture won't turn.

Sept 10, 2008

Pop & Josias

Sept 9, 2008

GG, Josias & Emily

Sept 7, 2008

The Yardsale

So Mom, the kiddos, and I came home on Saturday to a funny story. Shane and Dad had been having a yardsale at our house as we were out and apparently some ladies had just left. Shane had said the ladies were laughing about an incident as they shopped in our driveway. They asked Shane and Dad if they had checked all of our boxes because some lady at a previous yardsale had come across some adult media as she was rifling through a box. She said the man having the yardsale was dumbfounded as the lady pulled a movie out of the box and asked if that was supposed to be in there. She said he fumbled around then took the movie. The lady told Shane that the woman shopping looked a little further into the box, looked back at the man, laughed and said, "There's more!" She said the man's face was all red as he put the items for sale into a new box.

To put the icing on the cake, after Shane had told us his story, I giggled then looked at him and said:

"It was ME!"

A few more pictures

September 10, 2008 (6 Days Old)

Emily holding Josias by herself for the first time.

Emily loves to pull off his hat, mittens, and socks. She also likes to climb onto the side of the pack and play to see him. "Baby see! Baby see!"

September 9, 2008 (5 Days Old)

Shane, Olivia, Josias, and Emily

Larry (Shane's dad) and Josias


Josias around 10:30 pm. He used to kick me at about that time every evening, go figure!

More Pictures

Sept 5, 2008 (1 Day Old)

Future Air Force?

Our little burrito

Sept 6, 2008 (2 Days Old)

Josias in his "Superstar" bring-home outfit

Josias with the hiccups :-)

September 7, 2008 (3 Days Old)

GG, Josias, and Emily

Our first night home with baby Josias was a restless one. He got up every hour between 11pm and 7 am wanting to eat. Diapering has proven to be an adventure in itself. If I'm not using 2 diapers per change, I'm doing a wardrobe change. I think we may go broke buying diapers and laundry detergent! I guess it was a sign of things to come when they placed him on my chest just after delivery and he christened me in yellow :-p

Josias

Josias Edwin was born 8lbs, 20 1/2". Apgars 8/9.

Olivia was happy. While the labor was as fast as last time (90min from arrival to hospital) they had in house anesthesia, so she got an epidural and stated the difference in with and without epidural was remarkable.


Josias after Dad gave him his first bath (which he did not care for).

Josias (Edwin) received his name sake's melon attributes. To the amazement of his nurses, his head circumference was the same as his chest circumference (ie. hoghead). Thanks Ed! If he has Ed's appetite too, I'll need some help with my retirement funding.

Looks like another strawberry blonde. He did enjoy having his hair washed.

Josias just after birth (and hungry). Looks like he may have Ed's appetite afterall.

CLICK PLAY FOR VIDEO!! He cried for quite some time, but then settled down and began to explore our faces while we were up close. He certainly seemed to identify with familiar voices.

Hilarious Gymnastics

Crazy Gymnast Paul Hunt

Crazy Gymnast Emily :-)

William Tell Total MomSense by Anita Renfroe

Every mother's song-William Tell Total MomSense- Anita Renfroe

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