Bits & Pieces

Just a few thoughts I thought of while trying to put Josey to bed the last few nights. Since her ear surgery, Josey says WAY more sounds, walks better, and is happier than ever. I had a comment from a college friend of my sister about trying the chiropractor first but didn't see it until we had already done the surgery. I wish we could have tried that but nothing we can do now. So far the surgery has been a success.

Josey learned how to shrug her shoulders this past week. She does it when you ask her a question and most of the time just randomly :) She thinks she is quite funny when she does it too. She's smart enough to know when she is being funny and people are laughing at her. We have quite the comedian on our hands.

I dropped Josey off at daycare yesterday and one of the girls that watch in her room told me how they had lost Josey one day. She told me how she checked under the cribs b/c she likes to hide under them. She checked behind the door and still no Josey. She turned around and looked at the toy bin....low and behold there was a little girl who had tucked herself inside one of the bins (legs and all) smiling at her. It doesn't surprise me b/c she is always trying to squeeze into tight spaces.

Josey has a grand total of 7 teeth. She is working on one more on the bottom.

The latest thing Josey has learned all by herself is to make a surprised face. She makes this face to anything. She raises her eyebrows, makes her eyes big, drops her jaw making a perfect little O with her mouth, and making the "OOOHHH" sound. You can't help but laugh at her.

Josey is quite the little hugger. When she gives you the little tight neck squeeze and makes a sweet, soft "aaaahh", your heart just melts. For some of you, you know Brian isn't much of a morning person. Two days ago, Brian came out of the bedroom and Josey and I were up in the living room. As he was walking to the kitchen, Josey went running to him with her arms thrown up wanting to be picked up and chanting "dada". He picked her up and she gave him the biggest neck squeeze. His face lite up. You can't help but smile :)

New obsession...the deer head in our living room. Josey will stand in the middle of the living room babbling and holding her hand up towards the deer head. She stares at it all the time. When we raise her up by it she bends her back to get away from it. Apparently she only likes it from a distance :)

Oh yeah! I forgot to tell you all about our new neighborhood watch. The downfall is she doesn't talk. Josey thinks it is her business to keep an eye on the neighborhood. Our loveseat is in front of our living room window so it is perfect for her to see out. Josey rests her chin on the back of the loveseat and then whispers. She does it many times a day. You know if there is a dog in sight b/c she is in love with all dogs. "Doh" is her word for dog.