When we were at Brian & Gayle's house, Gayle gave us a "doodle-pro" for Joshua since Grant had a few. The Bean LOVES it! He will draw and draw and actually can erase it by himself and start over. He knows how to put the pen back, and I love that there's no way this artwork will make a mess on our carpet. Thanks so much for the gift!
Last week, Joshua got his first ever boo-boo when he fell on our sidewalk and scraped up his knee. What a big boy! Most parents probably don't delight in their kid's boo-boo's, but I thought this little wound was adorable and shows just how much he's growing. With his fearless climbing and constant desire to be in the sunshine, it's probably the first of many.
With June here, we've definitely welcomed summer. Sunday night Joshua & I went to a cookout at Grandma's house while Daddy stayed home to get some things done. The steaks and watermelon were delicious, and the girls swam even though the water is cold (according to Grandma). We left a little early because Joshua also wanted to jump in the pool, but Momma hadn't brought our swimsuits or any sort of floatation device and the Bean doesn't realize that he'll sink to the bottom without some assistance. Some day he'll be able to swim by himself, but not yet! Yesterday, Jen & her three youngest kiddos (since Grace was in school) and Joshua & I went to the park to enjoy the sunshine. It was warm with a nice breeze...hooray!
Joshua has been doing more new things by the day, but when I don't post for a few days I sometimes forget them until later. You can watch his favorite music video by going to this clip: Boston by Augustana. I guess Shawn downloaded it or something for our TiVO and happened to play it when Joshua was nearby. The Bean will literally stop everything when he hears the piano being played, which Shawn thinks he enjoys since I play and did even while he was in the womb. He also will play with a big piano or a little toy one but doesn't bang on the keys but more gently touches them to have music come out. It will be interesting to see if Joshua will continue this infatuation into his later years or if it will become a memory of him when he was little.
The Bean also loves to dance. When Shawn was putting together furniture, he had his laptop playing a mix of XM stations (or something) and a song came on that has a good beat but not-so-nice lyrics (in fact, it's a song made fun of by Chris Rock). Joshua went into the room and started busting a move, which cracked us up. Of course if we laugh, he hams it up more.
I recently taught Joshua where his elbow is, and he loves to say "elbow." Sometimes he points to his arm rather than the elbow itself, but I think he gets the general idea. The other night when we were riding home in our car, Joshua was saying "doo-dah, doo-dah, doo-dah" in the backseat. This brought back a memory of Jordon riding with us somewhere doing that, and Shawn had said at the time "can you imagine when we have a little one saying 'doo-dah' in our backseat?" We realized at that moment, we were there. And, it felt good - he's precious!
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