Joey and his little brother

New dedicated blog for Joshy

After viewing all the new pictures I want to share of Joshy I decided it was time he had his own blogspot so I'll do my best to update both boys blogs as best as I can! So when you come visit don't forget to check out Joshy's spot too!

http://adayinjoshyslife.blogspot.com/

More 3 month pictures of Joshy

Here is my smiley happy little boy. He smiles more and more every day!


This outfit was bought for big brother Joey but looks just as adorable on Joshy!

Look at all that hair! It's so unmanageable it's funny! I just love it and boy does he get the attention because of it.
Isn't that statement placed right? LOL

Joshy at the park on his 3 month birthday

he wasn't real thrilled with the idea but didn't fight it either! LOL I tried to get a short video clip of Joey his little friend Kasia and Joshy all together, going down the slide but it was a bust. Joey tried to push Joshy off him and Kasia held herself from going down! Oh well, that's (nearly) 2 yr olds for you!

Joshy is 3 months old today!!!

I have no idea where the past 3 months have gone. They have truly flew right by me. You know I still have yet to send out Joshy's birth announcements or thank you notes!! I must seem so ungrateful for all the wonderful things family and friends have given to me and Joshy. I just haven't had time to sit down and write them out and address them...addressing them is the biggest part. If my printer was working I'd buy labels and print out addresses that way but alas my printer isn't working so that's not happening :( For those of you reading this that I owe Thank You notes to and birth announcement...I Thank you deeply from the bottom of my heart and I'm truly sorry I've not gotten out to you what I should have. I hope you can forgive me.

Joshua is up to about 12lbs now, he's gained 3lbs in a months time with formula supplement. I don't know his length, we'll find that out in June when he and Joey go in for their next pediatrician appointments.

For Joshy's 3 month birthday we had a beautiful day and went to the park. Joey of course had more fun but Joshy loves the fresh air and breeze on his face.

What can I say? Joshy is a wonderful, beautiful, happy, thriving, intelligent, and strong little infant who is so very cherished by his mommy, daddy and big brother. Not to mention family and friends too! :)

Been a busy time!

Wow, the past month and a half has been super busy, so much happening. I haven't had a chance to breath much less update!!

Lets start with Joshy's 2 mos pediatrician appointment. It didn't go so great, not bad but not great. Joshy only gained 10 ounces over his birth weight and about an inch in length. He was 8lbs 8oz at birth and only 9lbs 2oz at 2 mos. I knew he wasn't gaining well and I should have taken him in sooner but luckly for me to harm was done. His problem appears to be my breastmilk. Either he's not getting enough or there's not enough calories in it. I bought an infant/toddler scale and started supplementing him with formula and while it's still fluctuating (based directly on the amount of formula he gets or doesn't get) I've got him over 11lbs now! Not much over but at least he's gaining so it's not a medical problem. He's much less fussy now as well. I feel so badly that I was in essence starving my kid and didn't even know it! :(

I got a new job, closer to home. It's with the same company just closer so I don't waste all my time driving. I come off my maternity leave at 8 weeks but don't work until 2 weeks later, which is my last weekend at my old job. The following week I start at the new job. I hate the thought of leaving my boys but I trust that daddy will manage during the night just fine!

Joey is behind in his speech development. I talked to his pediatrician at Joshy's 2 mos appt and found that Joey is really really behind! I called early intervention to get him evaluated for speech therapy. We managed to get the first step taken care of, the paperwork, I'm still waiting for someone to come evaluate him! I've been working with him quite a bit and am noticing he's already doing better. His only word before was "thanks" (thanks to Blue's Clues!) now he's saying "all done", his own version of "here I am" or "here it is." Mom, mommy, dad, da-da, ball. But he's very stingy in what he'll say and when! I'm sure once the professionals are working with him he'll be talking so much I'll wish he'd be quite for 2 seconds! LOL

Well that's all I have time for now, there's more, but we have got to get ready for swimming class!