My Sweet Little Devil

Joseph has become busy and so much fun. He is so tender hearted, but has an impish streak. One minute he is loving you the next he trying to bite a chunk out of your arm. He loves to play with Luke and Lilli. He is a climber and into everything. He also loves to eat, which is so refreshing compared to the struggles we have had with Luke. He is learning to talk and says:

Thank you

LU- Luke

Ma, Mama- Mommy

Da, Dada- Daddy

Ma- milk, more, mine (depends on what he wants)

got it

da-dog

ba- bird, ball (depending on which he is pointing to)

mi- mine

yes (and nods his head)

um-hum

Bye (and waves)

cheese (and smiles for the camera)

He is also saying some animals sounds. The best is the horse.

Everyday we run to the window or sit on the front step and wave bye to Jeremy. Anytime anyone leaves our house, he will run to the steps and wave bye. This is something that Reese taught Luke when he was little and Luke has passed it along to Joseph. It is really sweet to see them both waving, blowing kisses and saying bye to Daddy.

He gives high-fives, taters, hugs and kisses. He blows kisses and claps for everything.

He is a momma's boy but loves his daddy. He gets so excited when Jeremy gets home. He runs laughing and squealing before jumping into his arms. He loves to be wherever Jeremy is and follows him around.

The boy's cups are in a cabinet that is lower and easy for them to reach. He will go to the cabinet, find the right cup and bring it to me. When he is done with the drink, he will put it back into the cabinet. I am constantly checking for drinks in there, but every once in a while we discover a rank cup of spoiled milk.

He loves the pool and water in general, but does not like the sprinkler or getting wet from the hose. In the afternoons, we water the flowers. Joseph gets his bucket full of water and waters either the flowers, the patio or himself. Any project that we are working on, Joseph is right there helping from the beginning until the end. He watches and is taking it all in.

He is also my adventurous one. He climbs everything. It is not uncommon to walk in the room and find him on top of something or in an unusual place. I have found him in his crib, the bathtub, on the dinning room table, kitchen table, coffee table, window sill, guestroom bed, Luke's bike, on top of his little car, the the swing set (while we are outside-he has not figured out how to open the doors yet). I have a hard time keeping up with him.

When he is hungry, he climbs into his highchair and yells if the food is not served immediately. Once he is in the highchair, he expects the food to be on his plate.

He is my sweet little devil. He has such a tender heart and is very loving. He has this sweet and sneaky little look before he gets into something or does something that he should not. He still has red hair although it is getting lighter with the sun. He has curls, which makes it really hard for me to cut his hair. Most of the time they are curly but often his hair is just wild. He has that red hair temper and sometimes a little attitude. I really don't know where he got that from. :)

He is almost as heavy as Luke. He punches Luke , especially when Luke isn't watching and loves to sit on Luke and attempt to pin him down to the ground. Right now it is very funny to watch him with Luke, but I know that one day the fun will stop and the fights with start.

He is such a sweet little blessing. I love my little Joseph Miller.