Happy Eleven Months!

It's less than a week before Josie's birthday and I realize I haven't posted eleventh month pictures. Better a few weeks late than never. I'm realizing that's sort of how things go when you have a little one to take care of. :-)




Josie's first taste of cake. Just a little lick. Funny how a little lick turned into frosting smashed all over her cute chubby little cheeks. Her first real cake on her birthday this weekend should be interesting. I bet she'll eat the whole thing! Josie's sweet tooth has already begun. Greens beans? No way. Carrots? Never. Whole grains? Yeah right. But frosting? Oh yeah, baby, bring it on!

Look at Me

I may not be walking yet, or crawling for that matter (hey, we all do things in our own time), but I'm sort of a pro when it comes to standing all by myself. Just make sure you put me up against the wall because I like that little extra support. I'm almost tall enough to start putting my height on my Josie Measuring Stick. Maybe next month when I turn one, I'll be tall enough. :-)

Bath Time Baby

Although Todd is the musician of the family, I've taken it upon myself to write a song for bath time. I sing it when bath time doesn't seem like Josie's idea of a good time. You know, to keep her entertained. The song is entitled, "Bath Time Baby" and the words go a little something like this. Try to keep up because the lyrics are a bit tricky.

"Bath time baby. How I love my baby. Bath time baby. Yeah!"

The "yeah" at the end should be dramatic and I would definitely recommend using jazz hands, if not, at least spirit fingers during that part.

The song is simple and if performed correctly (and at least 175 times in a row), you should have quite a happy and content little bather on your hands. See above. It works like a charm. :-)

Happy 10 Month Birthday!

10 months?!?! Unbelievable. Happy 10 month birthday, sweet little Josie. I just wanted to share a few thoughts. I think I'm feeling sentimental because we have only one more mini-celebration before the big one arrives in October. I love how you bury your head in my shoulder when you want to play or when you're shy. I love how you crack yourself up, even when you are so sleepy, by touching my face or waving your arms. I love how excited you get when I pick you up. I love when you snuggle up to me and your daddy. I love how you are so happy all of the time. And...I love how you keep me on my toes, especially when I think I've got you all figured out. :-)

My Summer Vacation by Josie Heitshusen

My mom and dad took me to Colorado this summer. It was my first trip to the mountains and the longest road trip I've ever been on. I was pretty awesome in the car on the way there, but I was sure to make up for the good behavior by waking up throughout the night demanding food once we got there. Hee hee.


I loved riding the gondola up the mountain in Vail, although I'm pretty sure it terrified my mom. So what? There's a lightning storm and the gondola cart is rocking a little bit more than necessary, big deal.


I loved riding bikes with mom and dad, although I pretended to hate it once we were nearly 5 miles from the house. I started screaming and acting like I was hungry or tired, but really it was super cool. I love to get a rise out of my parents.


I loved watching the burrow races. I guess they have a 30 mile race where you have to run the whole distance with a donkey. It sounds kind of weird, but the donkeys looked like they were having fun. My favorite part were the cheerios I got to eat while waiting for the winners to cross the finish line.


I loved being with the my cousins. Miles is a good reader, but seriously, I have that book memorized and can really read it by myself, thank you.


I loved hiking on dad's back.


I loved riding in the burley.


And I really loved watching mom pan for gold with Miles and Max, although she became a little obsessive and we had to practically drag her away from the gold panning station.


What a super fun trip that I'll never forget. And those are all the things I loved about my summer vacation in Colorado.

J is for Josie

Nine Months, Baby

Happy nine month birthday to me!! At nine months, we have Josie charting at the 30th percentile in height (what?), 70th percentile in weight (that's more like it) and 85th percentile in head size (that's right..big brain, baby). I always knew Josie was a bit more advanced in terms of cognition. :-)


"I just can't believe I'm nine months already. It just seems like yesterday I was sitting here as a two-month old, all slunched in the corner. And here I am, all grown up..."


Cupcake A La Mode at Towncenter hit the spot with their delicious flavor of the month...keylime pie. I sort of have a keylime obsession.


Almost got it. Josie is going to be amazing at the sit-and-reach. Todd and I competed with the sit-and-reach a few years ago. Todd scored in the superior range and I barely made it into the poor range. Should I really be admitting that?


I mean, seriously, look at those fine motor skills.


First time we let Josie get a tiny taste of her cupcake. She's diggin the new flavor.


And yes, as she attempted to take a bigger finger swipe, I of course took the cupcake away and like any good mom on a birthday, forced her to take more pictures. So yes, that's why Josie appears to be crying and is not looking at the camera. She's still staring at the forbidden cupcake. Josie, just wait until your first real birthday and then you can have all the cake you want!