Aunt Millie came to visit us this weekend

Aunt Millie arrived Friday evening. When she knocked on the door, we had just finished giving Josh a bath. He was still naked and wrapped in a towel. Aunt Millie was so excited that she wanted to hold him right away - no waiting to put a diaper on! Well, you can guess what happened next. Yes, Josh proceeded to pea all over Aunt Millie and the couch. What an introduction!

On Saturday, we all slept late. Aunt Millie actually woke up and then laid back down for a nap. I think it's pretty much unheard of for Millie to sleep that late - I have to admit that I actually wondered if she was okay when I saw her asleep at 10:00 AM.

Saturday afternoon, Aunt Millied helped me clean my sewing machine and I started piecing a baby quilt. I bought the fabric before Josh was born, but never got around to working on it before I went on bed rest.

Saturday night, we went to Mom and Tim's for a nice dinner. Josh slept almost the whole time we were there. This morning (Sunday), Mom came over to see Aunt Millie before she left to go back to Monroe.

My favorite moments this weekend were listening to Aunt Millie talk to Josh - she kept referring to him as "little person" and herself as "big person". It was so cute! And she kept telling Josh to move his arms around to get them strong so that he could fight the boys at school. She told him that he was gonna whip their butts and then turn around and run!

Aunt Millie also brought Josh a gift - a time capsule. It's a metal canister that we can fill with items from Josh's birth and his first year, as well as pictures and letters from special people in his life. Then, he can open it up years from now on a special occasion like his 18th or 21st birthday or his high school or college graudation. We already started putting things in the time capsule, like our hospital bracelets, a People magazine from the week he was born, a newborn diaper (he's already outgrown that size), a receipt from the movies, and a letter from Aunt Millie. I think the time capsule is an awesome gift and it will be so much fun for Josh to open when he is older.

Here are a couple of pictures of Aunt Millie and Josh.

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Aunt Millie is visiting us this weekend, so Josh has been busy getting to know Aunt Millie. Tonight, we brought Aunt Millie to visit Mom and Tim.

Be back soon with more pictures!

More pictures of Josh

Here are some more pictures of Josh from the past couple of weeks.

Josh on Daddy's motorcycle.









Josh snuggled up in a blanket on the couch.

Naked Josh - so cute! There was another shot that was better and more close-up, but I decided not to post it on the Internet, since it was X rated!

Josh and Mommy on the back porch at home.

Josh with clean hair - it looks so cute and blonde when it's freshly washed! I love combing his hair so it sticks straight up!

Josh in his crib "talking" to Teddy.

Josh's brother Mark

Josh's big brother Mark came over this weekend and spent the night with us. Mark and Josh got to know each other and hung out together with their dad. Here are some pictures.

Here's a cute picture of Josh and Daddy from this weekend

First mail

Josh already received his first mail this week. It was his Social Security card and it came addressed to him - Joshua Cole Arnett. Doesn't he look excited to be getting a Social Security card?!

Mother's Day

Yesterday was my first Mother's Day! We had such a nice day. We took Josh over to Mom and Tim's for the first time. This was Josh's first outing (except for his doctor's appointment last week). Mom and Tim offered to babysit Josh so that Jerrud and I could go out to dinner and have a little break! We had a very nice dinner at Mi Cocina.

Me and Josh on my first Mother's Day.

Me, Mom, and Josh!

Here's a fun picture of Mom and Tim watching Josh make faces. He has so many different expressions - it's so fun to watch him make faces. A lot of times, he's making faces with his eyes closed - it's all about the eyebrows and the mouth!

Pictures from the hospital

We had pictures of Josh taken at the hospital on Saturday - just before we checked out. You can see them online at the following web site.

http://www.growingfamily.com/webnursery/default.asp

Under "Search by family", enter:

Baby's birthday: May, 1, 2007
Mom's last name: Arn
State or Province: Texas

Click on "Find the Baby!" and it will find "Joshua A". There are two links to his pictures and each link has 3 different pictures. It will ask for a password - enter "Arnett".