Josiah is 6 Months Old!!

Josiah had his six month appointment today. He weighs 17 lbs 4 oz and is 26 inches long. So he is 5o% in his weight and 25% for his length. He is doing a really good job of sitting up on his own. He still topples over some, but the doctor was impressed with how well he could sit on his own for his age. Josiah also enjoys rolling over onto his stomach. When I lay him down to sleep he rolls over onto his belly and plays with his pacifier until he gets frustrated. Then he screams so I have to go rescue him because he won't roll back onto his back. Josiah tried bananas this week and he loves them. Next week we are going to try sweet potatoes. He has also learned his name. When I call for him he turns his head and smiles.

I think that is it for now. Sorry I don't have pictures. We are getting ready to go on Winter Retreat and I don't have time to download pictures right now. Hopefully next week.

Josiah Eats Real Food!!

He loves this stuff!!


Now he's learning how to spit it out too!!
And getting a free ride in the laundry basket.

For Christmas we are in Wyoming. We are almost finished with our first week here. We have been hanging out with Amanda's parents and sister. It has been a fun and relaxing time. Josiah came down with a cold and an ear infection the day before we left. He handled the plane rides very well. Everyone was amazed at what a good baby he was. He isn't sleeping very well at night because of a stuffed up nose, but he is still a pretty happy baby even though he isn't sleeping very well. Below are some pictures that highlight the week.

Grandma and Grandpa Kessler got him a new hat. I thought this was a cute picture of him in itHere is Aunt Kate and Josiah hanging out.

Josiah also got his first experience with snow. We had to wait almost a whole week to get him outside because the temperatures in Lander were only in the single digits. But yesterday he got to go outside in his new snow suit. He enjoyed being outside, but he didn't fully understand what snow was.

Josiah and Grandpa Darrell.

Josiah also got to go for his first sled ride. We tied a rope to a sled and pulled him around the yard. He thought it was fun. He gave us some smiles while he was riding around.

Jumping is Fun

Josiah is now big enough to fit into his jumperoo. He loves it. He has learned how to play with the toys and he is now an expert jumper. If you are holding on to him when he is outside his jumperoo he will try to jump. It gives his parents a great arm work out.

A Sad Day

Today Josiah had his 4 month dr visit. What a day. He got 3 shots today and was really upset. But he went to sleep on the car ride home. Hopefully, he'll wake up a happy boy.

Here are the stats of our growing boy.
15 lbs 8 oz
24 1/2" long

Josiah is right in the middle with other boys and everything looks good.

Josiah the talking boy

It is about to be a lot less quiet around the Swick residence now.

Thanksgiving with Aunt Pam

We celebrated our first Thanksgiving together as a family. Josiah was really good. He let mommy and daddy eat the whole meal before he decided he needed attention. Aunt Pam came and joined the festivities. Matt (a friend of Jason and Pam) came up, too.