Busy, busy, busy.....

Joel has been busy lately, learning all kinds of new things and getting into all sorts of trouble! Let's see....this week he discovered the Wet-Jet and emptied an entire bottle of cleaner on my living room carpet; figured out how to un-do the "baby proofing" we improvised with in the kitchen; discovered that he can now reach the top shelf in the fridge without help (resulting in a gallon of milk hitting the floor, which he thought was hilarious); decided that he likes pushing his wagon around BY HIMSELF, thank you, better than riding in it; and learned how to walk Bailey with her retractable leash (Bailey is less than thrilled). Whew! He really is adorable when he takes Bailey for her walk. We are right there of course, but he is so serious and focused on holding on to her leash that sometimes he forgets to walk! He is so determined that now when we put him in the stroller he has to hold the handle of her leash or he screams his head off. He also discovered my Swiffer Wet-Jet mop. He loves it! He pushed it around for a while before he figured out that if he hits the button stuff will shoot out of it and it makes a funny noise. He honestly did mop almost the whole kitchen while he was playing. Knock yourself out, Joel! Heaven knows I need all the help I can get! :0) He is so active and so eager to do EVERYTHING that he is wearing out his old Mommy and Daddy. We wouldn't change a thing, though! He is the love of our lives and we are thankful for every single day with him. This morning he woke us up about 5:00, and I got up to take care of him. Gone are the days of sleeping in, but his cute little smiling face and free "Joel-y kisses" are totally worth it! More later...