This and that

Matti likes to spell his name. Especially on his Leap Pad. Matti R. So proud of him. He's definitely at the stage where he wants to be in control of everything. It's a hard stage but were getting through it. At dinner, he said, "mommy, I apologize. Sorry I keep spitting." it was so sweet. & so are his "I love you, mommy" that come out of nowhere.

Josiah has been crying a lot lately. I'm certain separation anxiety has arrived. It peaks at 8 months for boys. Ding! Right on time. He cries like he's physically hurting. Poor thing. Weird thing is once in a while, he stops after about 5 mins and starts entertaining himself. This is a slight improvement. He also prefers to sleep on his stomach. This makes the little night routine we had somewhat difficult. He still needs a hand on me though. Right now, it's on my shoulder. He also isn't wanting his bottle lately (I think teething related) and gets frustrated nursing. :( Oh! He scoots around now on his stomach. He likes to crawl over me like an obstacle. Tonight, he managed to bite my arm. He has two bottom
teeth and they hurt!

Jason's cousin is in town with her two boys. They are such happy little boys. We've been visiting grandma's since they've been here. Boys have so much energy! We went to the beach on Saturday and it was a good time. Josiah loved it. He kept digging in the sand and loved watching it fall from his hands. Can't wait for more beach trips. We did almost get taken out by a fishing line. That was scary! No one got hurt thanks to the guy cutting his line.

One of my girls is getting married tomorrow and I'm sad I can't be there. She's having a destination wedding in Jamaica. I'm so happy for her and glad to see her so happy. I do wish I could be there for her. She will be on my mind all day tomorrow. She was one of my maid of honors! Excited for her new chapter in life.

Jason's been working on his car. It looks really good. I will never get that boy away from his love of cars. It makes me happy seeing him do those things. I miss him though!

My parents are on vacation. They're gone for 12 days and they deserve every single day. It sounds like they're having a good time. Tomorrow they will be on a cruise ship. I can't wait til we go on our vacation. It will be to the Poconos. First time for all of us :)

On the go

Josiah has been doing so much lately. He turned 8 months on the ninth of this month. He wasn't really moving around too much. He sat up and rolled when he felt like it. He'd rather cry than reach for his toy. Since last week, he's been non stop! He scoots around on he's stomach. He pushes up onto all fours and starts rocking. I remember matti crawling shortly after that stage. He's pulling up on things but still unsteady. He goes from a seated position to all fours. Just overall been very active! At church on Sunday, he started clapping! I didn't notice until matti pointed it out. He's so cute! He finds it so funny and laughs at himself. He is just so happy with his new find. He misses half the time but he loves it. He can also do close open which is a Filipino thing haha. You sing a little tune and he opens and closes his hands. He has been responding to signs like more and all done. He doesn't do it yet...although when he wants more food, he opens and closes his hands lol. If you ask him if he all done (sign and verbal) and he's not, he will blow raspberries. If you ask if he wants more (sign and verbal), and he is full, he will blow raspberries. So, he's still using raspberries to show his dislike of things. I'm excited cause this is the start of one of my favorite baby stages. I love every stage but this stage is fun. They are learning and exploring and their personality really shows. Anyway, amber necklace is on day 3 and I'll wait on that update. Have a great day!

Here we go!

Today is Day 1 with Josiah's Baltic Amber Teething necklace. I may sound like a loon but I've heard lots of good things about them. I wanted one for matti but he was a good teether. Josiah is taking it a little harder. I will update in the future. I will elaborate on it more later on as well.