This is NOT an April fools day joke!

Joseph is really 2 months old today! As I type this, I can hear him out on his playmat whapping away at the toys that hang down. His hand and eye coordination are really starting to come around now. And he moves his little legs around while he's hitting the toys too. If I didn't know any better (and I probably don't) I'd think it would be a good total body workout for us adults!

Bath time has gotten easier the more we do it too...suprise suprise! We found that the trick with Joe is to keep him warm at ALL times. So, when we're giving him a bath, we cover whatever part of his body we're not currently cleaning with warm wash cloths. And we keep the warm water flowing onto them as we go. For the most part this has made bath time much more enjoyable for Joe and us!

Well I never said he was totally enjoying it! Mom and Dad used the oldest trick in the book too this month after one of Joe's baths...the ol' mohawk after the bath trick! I don't really know why the is always so funny. Maybe in this case it has something to do the look on Joe's face when I took this picture!

Joe still loves being in his Pack 'N Play too. Mommy gets stuck (by her own choosing most times however) making the bears move around. It's the only mobile in the house that is not self-propelled. We've had to make one minor adjustment with him in there though...he doesn't fit width wise in the thing now! We have to put him in there long ways. And we think he's soon going to be too heavy to keep him on the upper level. They say that at 15 pounds you should move the child to the floor of the Pack 'N Play and guess what Joe weighed in at last night!

Joe got a new swing this month too. We lost the parts to one my sister gave us when we moved her up here, so Gina went out and found the one she wanted at Once Upon a Child. A great place no doubt for deals on previously used stuff. I won't buy clothes there I don't think (like the boy needs any more anyway right now!), but the furniture all looked pretty good. And Joe loves his new swing!

So that's all we have for now...it's been a very busy month! Joe is growing sooo fast and there's so many new things he's doing! Smiling has been new this month, and something Mom and I were so happy to see. His reactions to us talking or playing with him are absolutely worth the price of admission!

So that's all we have for now...sorry for the long read. Hopefully the pictures made up for it! Joe says good night to all his admirers out there too!