20 months old!

In between trips to the ER last weekend, Joshua turned 20 months old. Most of the pictures we took of him this past month have already been posted during the holidays. Here's one from his most recent haircut.



Since he cries so hard when we buzz his hair, we decided to have our friend Kimmy trim his hair whenever we went in to get our hair cut. He is still unsure about the whole process, but at least he's not screaming his head off. I actually got haircutting scissors for Christmas. Now I just need to be brave enough to use them!

Here's a couple pictures of Joshua's recent trip to the hospital.



Elmo gave him lots of comfort when he didn't feel like doing much of anything.



When he started to get his appetite back, grape popsicles were the only things he wanted at first. They were messy, but he loved them.



Eating breakfast the morning before we left.

Other than his recent illness, Joshua has had a fun month. He had fun playing with his cousins when we were snowed in at my parents' house and during Christmas. I think being in nursery at church has helped him be more outgoing and adventurous. He loves to play and lately his favorite toys are his cars. He pushes them all around and lines them up and pushes them around some more. His vocabulary is getting bigger. His new words this month are "please" (ma-ma pwee) and "thank you" (tank-you). He also likes to say "uh-huh," "wow," and "uh-oh." He doesn't always use that last one appropriately, though. For example he doesn't understand yet that "uh-oh" is for accidents and not for when you purposefully throw your bowl of Cheerios off your booster chair tray. He's learning more and more animal sounds, as well. He's always chattering away, and it is funny to listen to him. I love watching him learn as he gets older and it is fun to be him mom.