And for his next trick....

I am completely exhausted! Sorry to start out that way, but it was a busy day in our household. Joel is getting more teeth, and he has an attitude going on. He was awake last night from 2:30 until 5:00. He slept until 8:00, but then did not sleep again until 9:30 tonight when he went down for the night. Most of his afternoon was spent screaming. Needless to say, Mommy went to Rite Aide and got some Infant's Motrin to hopefully help his ouchy gums. It seems to be working so far....we'll see how the rest of the night goes! He is very, very busy all day now. It used to be that he was contained mostly in either his room or the living room. Not any more! Now that he is really good at crawling and standing, he is all over the place. He LOVES Bailey's food and water dishes, much to her dislike (and Mom's too!). Bailey continues to be very patient with him, but he pushes his luck a lot. Joel is not walking yet, but he stands pretty well and will walk "like Frankenstein" if you hold his fingers. It won't be long! He continues to love his ATV and he and Rob play with that up and down the hallway most nights. Of course, we can't get through the day without at least one showing of an Elmo DVD! He is fascinated by the laundry and the laptop. I get frustrated with him, but all he has to do is look at me and smile that smile and all is forgiven! He's so adorable that it doesn't matter! Hopefully he doesn't figure that out any time soon! More later....