DAY ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-ONE

Joshua loves his book of animals that he got from his Grandfather for Xmas. He spotted a turtle, which is one of the words he knows and pointed at it with Daddy.

DAY ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-EIGHT

Joshua was playing the harmonica, which he does better than his Mummy, when I got the camera out. He stopped playing immediately and posed for his Mummy.

DAY EIGHTY-SEVEN

This is the only photo I took of Joshua today and don't quite remember why. Some friends are coming tomorrow, so I've done some cleaning and tidying. As much as Joshua allowed me to.

DAY EIGHTY-SIX

The weather was nice today, so we spent the afternoon outdoors enjoying some fresh air. The neighbourhood is full of cats, which Joshua loves and says Miau everytime he sees one. One was trying to go into our back garden, but ran away as soon as it saw Joshua it ran away.

DAY EIGHTY-FIVE

John had the morning off work, so spent some time entertaining Joshua, who always laughs just at the sight of uncle John.

DAY SEVENTY-NINE

Joshua got this CAT truck for his 1st birthday from aunty Becky and uncle Simon. I don't think a day goes by that he doesn't play with it. He fills it, empties it, climbs in it, drags it around... Good thing it's quite sturdy.

DAY SEVENTY-EIGHT

This morning Joshua found a couple of stones by my car and then spent all morning and some of the afternoon playing with the stones and taking good care of them. It was so cute that he had found this little treasure that was all his.

DAY SEVENTY-SIX

Every time Joshua goes to bed, whether for a nap or sleep, we put a few of his favourite soft toys around. Flaps, his cuddly dog is his favourite, and ever since he got him from his uncle on his first Christmas, he has not let go of him. It's his comfort thing and even if he's not sleeping, if he's upset, or just needs some comforting, Flaps is the 'man' for the job. Needless to say, he's disgusting and in serious need of a wash (he's been washed before but not enough)

DAY SEVENTY-THREE

Joshua and I, along with Becky and Sophie went to Snakes and Ladders. It's an indoor play area for children and has a special area for babies and toddlers with lots of slides, ball pits, cars, etc, all very well padded. The kids had lots of fun and were both fast asleep in the car on the way home, even though the ride was just about 15mins long.

DAY SEVENTY-TWO

I was hoping to put Joshua down for his morning nap, but he had other ideas. He drag his push chair over to me, then picked up my handbag and brought me his shoes. I got the hint! I knew his cousin was at the green nearby, so I took him over and he ran away with Sophie. They are so cute together.

DAY SEVENTY

Another day out and about walking and playing in the playground. Joshua demanded to sit on the bench for a little rest. He seems to prefer the benches over the swings/ slides/ etc.

DAY SIXTY-SEVEN

I have been thinking about no longer breastfeeding Joshua and today finally cut down on his morning BF. He will normally come into bed with me first thing and I get an extra 20mins sleep. Not anymore. This morning I gave Joshua some cow's milk in his cup instead. At first he seemed confused and not sure if he wanted his cup, but as soon as he took it and had some, he was happy and had most of it. Hopefully if this goes well, I can cut down on the bedtime BF and that's it. My boy is no longer a baby.

DAY SIXTY-FOUR

I took Joshua and John swimming today and have finally signed Joshua up for swimming classes. I'm really looking forward to them now.

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Listening to: Three Dog Night - Joy To The World
via FoxyTunes

DAY FIFTY-SIX

The weather was once again quite nice to spend the day outdoors, so I thought I'd see what happens when I combine Joshua and paint. Well, I have a blue baby now :-) It was good fun even if it only lasted about 10minutes.

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Now playing: Them - It's All over Now, Baby Blue
via FoxyTunes

DAY FIFTY-FOUR

Joshua is starting to get all cuddly and out of the blue just hugs you or sits on someone's lap. Today he enjoyed a quick quiet moment with his auntie. I think he was telling her where her nose is as that's one of the words he knows.

DAY FIFTY

Joshua looooves his food and rarely says no to it, and generally when he does we know he's ill. Tonight, after eating all of his dinner (homemade burgers, tomato wedges and cucumber slices), he proceeded to eat his yoghurt with the aid of his spoon and his fork! It was quite cute and he was taking turns using his cutlery. I didn't get a chance to use my camera today and had to take this photo with my phone, which was to hand.

DAY FORTY-NINE

Joshua has been saying the word 'ball' for a couple of weeks now and says it every time he sees a ball. It's very cute and we of course make him say it loads, haha.

DAY FORTY-SIX

Joshua's new car seat arrived today. I hardly took it out of the box and Joshua had already jumped in. That is why we hardly ever buy Joshua any toys. He's just so happy playing with boxes and wrapping paper instead!

DAY FORTY-FIVE

Taro worked from home today which was lovely and Joshua really loves it when we are both together.
This is Joshua playing out in the back and checking in on his Mummy to see what I was up to - enjoying a coffee and de-stressing.

On a not so happy note, I took the car out this morning again and found out that I can't park the car in a car park. I managed to park it on a BMW! Oooops... Nothing too bad and the BMW seemed fine, but it certainly was enough to make me panic.

DAY FORTY

Joshua's constantly climbing on to his pushchair and making himself comfortable. It's like his corner. Today he decided to try something a little different. He turned the pushchair upside down and sat on it at ground level - if you get the picture. Joshua was very pleased with himself and his discovery.