Joss: the Four Month Update

I can't believe it, but tomorrow Joss is 1/3 of a year old! That went by in a sleepless blur. But I thought I'd better list some of his quirks and accomplishments while I could still summon them. First off, he's our first brown-eyed boy. Eye color is a sex linked trait in Rob's family: boys all have blue eyes and girls have brown. But there's a first for everything, no? Second, he seems to be more like Maddie than the other brothers because he just gets longer and longer instead of getting tubby like they did.
Joss loves to . . .
lie on a blanket and watch the leaves
eat anything his papa will give him
watch his siblings
take a bath
smash chocolate cake into his mouth; his eyes start to roll back in his head (he gets that from me)
watch his farm animal mobile (thanks Jen)
play with his crib activity center (thanks Nick and Jayne)
throw up all down your back and on Rob's hardwood floor

Here we are working on his inner couch potato
Joss hates to . . .
lie down in his stroller
sit up in his stroller
sit in the back seat of his stroller
be left out when there is a party going on
take a binky
take a bottle
lie down when he can sit up

Joss puts up with a lot, like getting dressed up by his sister here (but he looked so cute I had to take a picture). Of course, he gives as good as he gets. When she was carrying him around Costco, he gave her three hickies on her arm.
Here Joss is trying to decide which thumb tastes better. At one point (I just missed it) he had both thumbs in his mouth. Keep in mind that he doesn't suck on them. That would keep him quiet. He merely gnaws on them, anticipating all those teeth that will no doubt come too soon.

We like him quite a lot. We think we'll extend his trial period another four months and see if we can't work some of the kinks out of his digestion and schedule.

Comments

jenlinmin said…
I'm always so envious of your way with words, MA. Thanks for making me laugh when I stop by!

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