Lalalala...Joshua's World!

Anybody that has a toddler, gets my title! That Elmo sure is a popular little guy! Speaking of little guy, Joshua has been making some changes in his little 2 yr old world. Here are some things that he has been up to lately. He can count to ten, but always seems to skip the number 7 , he can do the motions to the wheels on the bus(which I tried to upload tonight, but for some reason it didn't work), he loves to play "this little piggy" with his toes and yours and can fill in the last word of each statement; for example, "this little piggy went to _______he says maket(market), etc. He also is more vocal and is trying to put sentences together, like today he said "no potty". He is not using sentences alot yet, mostly just one word when he wants something. He is the oldest kid in his class now, because his friend, Greyson moved to the next class since he was a little older. Joshua doesn't mind being the oldest because he was born to be a leader and that is just what he does. His teachers say that he is very good about showing the new kids around the class and helping them with centers and various other projects. What a sweet little boy he is! We are still working on potty training, which I know will not happen over night, but I wish it would(haha)! He tells us after he has gone, so we are trying to figure out how to get him to tell us before he goes. For now we just ask him and he tells us "no". The other day, the potty training went something like this: once on the carpet, once while he was trying to stand on his head and then again right after he stood up from sitting on the potty! Nice, right? Oh well, we will keep working on it, no one ever went to Kindergarten in diapers, right? Some of Joshua's favorite things now are Elmo, cars, his CD player(ALOT), 0-gurt(gogurt,squeezable yogurt), helping with task around the house, tomato soup, limes, and blocks! He still loves music, "pets"(wonder pets), blankies, and fruit. Some new changes that have taken place with Joshua is that he has started pulling the covers over his head at night and when he takes his nap. Dan and I have not quite figured out why he does this. He has always slept in complete darkness, we have never put a night light in his room, so I don't know if he is starting to be afraid of the dark or what it is, but I will pull them off before we go to bed and then the next morning they will be right back over his head. Strange, but maybe it helps him sleep better. Another thing is that he likes to help tie shoes. Dan tells kind of a story when putting on his shoes and Joshua is always saying "under" when you go under and "pull" when you need to pull them tight. Of course, then Joshua goes and gets his shoes and wants to try and "tie" them, this becomes a problem when you are in a hurry. He is such a independent little guy. I am amazed how fast he is catching on to everything around him and how sometimes, he can imitate or say something after hearing or seeing it for the first time. AMAZING!! It is starting to get easier and easier to communicate with Joshua as well, which I am so thankful for. If he wants something, he will go to where it is and point and try to say what it is he wants. He is trying really hard and is progressing really well with his vocabulary and labeling. Joshua's world changes everyday, sometimes it is whining and frustrating, sometimes its all smiles and giggles, and sometimes it is just down right crazy, but he loves it and we love it and all we want is for him to be happy and I think we are all happy and Dan and I are so thankful that we get to be apart of Joshua's World!!!

Get your Horns Up! Joshua says: "ook orns"!