First the bad: several weeks ago our cat of 6.5 years had to be put to sleep. This has been rough for me to deal with. I think that deciding to have a pet put down can be especially hard because you constantly have the "what if" factor. I know eventually I will find peace with our decision, but I am still living in "what if" world.
Now for the good: We visited Seth's family in NY last weekend. It was so nice to introduce Joshua to his extended paternal family. Josh did great on the plane. He ate when the plane was taking off and landing and slept a lot of the time. He did make a good amount of noise when he was awake, but it was happy squealing, so hopefully the other passingers weren't too annoyed.
This is at the airport:
Sleeping on the plane:
Josh with his cousins, Zach and Dylan:
Joshua is still a picky eater. He did eat bananas last Sunday, however he hasn't eaten them since. He is very sensitive to when he eats a food. Sometimes he will eat prunes and sweet potatos and sometimes he won't. We tried the Mum Mums teething crackers and he does ok with them. He doesn't eat them, per se, but they do keep him occupied. Good news is he can now sit in a high chair long enough for Seth and I to eat a meal! He is also getting used to his stroller, which is good for my back.
I expect that Josh will be crawling soon. Today I walked into his room and he had pulled himself up some from a laying down position by holding onto the side of the crib. Needless to say I lowered the mattress this afternoon.
I haven't cooked many new things recently. I did make the Paula Deen oven fried chicken. I liked it a lot. I'm not sure what Seth thought of it because he didn't eat half of it. But it is worth having if you are looking for a good chicken recipe. It can be found on the Food Network website.
Below are some more recent pics of Josh.
