Josiah turned 5 months old last week... He has started becoming very interested in things and anything his little hands can reach he is after them. It is so fun watching him see things for the first time. About 2 weeks ago he found his feet for the first time and was really interested in them. He had his jammies on and they had monkeys on the feet. He about fell over going after the monkeys. He loves to play and thankfully with the weather being so nice lately we have been outside quite a bit. We have been going for walks in the park, and laying outside on a blanket with some toys. He has started eating more solid foods now and I have really enjoyed making them for him. I know I am saving so much money by making it and I know its better for him too. So far he has had peas, sweet potatoes, rice cereal, and prunes. He loves them all. I was going to wait a while before introducing fruits to his diet, but we have noticed with the introduction to solids it has made him a little constipated, so I decided to add in some prunes with his breakfast or dinner to help keep him regular. The things you talk about after you have a baby is amazing :) Any way, we are seriously enjoying all seasons of this little boy's life. He continues to be a joy and a constant blessing. You don't know how many compliments we constantly get that our baby is " the happiest baby we have ever seen" and " he is just the cutest baby". Obviously it flatters us very much that other people also love our precious little one. I feel very blessed to have such a good ,happy baby. Trust me he does have his moments where I want to pull my hair out, but 9 times out of 10 he is truly amazing. I feel so overwhelmed at the love that I have for my little boy. There is no love like the love of a mother and her baby and that I am sure! It is a constant reminder of how much my heavenly father loves each of us. There is nothing that my baby can do to make me not love him. No hair pulling, spit up, or poopie diapers are ever a burden and nothing that I wouldn't do to help him when he is upset. If having a baby doesn't draw you closer to the Lord then I don't know what will. I continue to be so very thankful for my little one and hope I never complain about anything that Josiah does that does not fit into my perfect little box. There are so many people out there that don't have the priviledge of having their own children and I never want to take that for granted. On another note, for Valentines Day my boys and I went on a walk around Greenfield Lake, and out to dinner to our friend's restaraunt. It was delish!
