What a happy baby!

Today was a great day with Joel! He woke up around 8:30 this morning in a happy mood...smiling and "singing" to me when I came in to get him. He was in a good mood all day...hardly any crying at all! He spent quite a bit of time in the exerciser today while I worked in the kitchen. I think he is definitely "over" the swing and definitely prefers the exerciser. He was really funny cooing and screeching while he played, and I was finally able to catch him doing it on video. We learned "Patty Cake" today and he was giggling and smiling during that. He is most definitely more communicative than he has ever been. I took him to visit his PawPaw, Grandma, and Great-Grandma yesterday. He was a little cranky then but not too bad. Grandma gave him a taste of ice cream, so he was pretty pleased with himself! We had a post-placement visit with our social worker today. She commented on how she can't believe how much he has changed since last month. The best news of the day is ...EUREKA!...we have figured out how to keep him happy when we walk (other than carrying him the whole way, of course!). He is just big enough to sit in the stroller without the car seat. He looks pretty scrunched in there, but he was happy and made pleasant noises instead of crying. Not one tear! Yeah! He is currently asleep, so Mommy and Daddy are relaxing a little bit. It won't be long until his next bottle, so I should try to do something productive I guess. Good night!