2.25.2008

Joshua tidbits...

Our happy little family!

Daddy adores Joshua...
He is still sporting a mohawk...

Still thinking VERY hard...

And still very cute!
We're off to NC for the weekend to celebrate Auntie Miriam's birthday!
See ya next week with LOTS of pictures!

One great dad = Another great dad

In case you missed the fact that Steve is a super dad, I won't go on about it again, but I will say this his Dad, affectionately named Papa John, is also a super dad, and we had the pleasure of him visiting us this past weekend...what a treat!!


Three generations:
John Mark McMurray
Stephen Mark McMurray
&
Joshua Mark McMurray

I love my Papa John!

We chatted a lot...
And in case anyone was wondering where Steve got his silly-face-making skills, here it is folks...

Trying to get a baby to pose for the camera = notsogood pictures


Thanks for such a great visit Papa John!! We love you and can't wait to see you again!

2.21.2008

Rebellion. Already.



But not the "I'm gonna sport a mohawk" kind...whew...


(But we sure do think it's funny)

Hi friends. So, we haven't dropped off the face of the earth. Our little man was working out his first phase of rebellion, and it left us pooped. You see, Joshua, normally an excellent sleeper, decided that sleep was extremely overrated, and decided to protest against it. For several days. In a row.

Therefore, we've been non-blogging, phones-off hunkered down trying to catch our winks whenever we could!! When I finally gave in and decided that I HAD to get back to all the things that I'd put off for days instead of trying to sleep any moment I could, little man decided to sleep again. Alot. All day and night long, in fact, waking only for parent-imposed feedings.

Aaaah, the things that we will look back on and laugh...Aren't babies funny little creatures?



Anywhoooo...we haven't photographed much this past week or so, but here's what little man has been up to!

Jenny & Ethan came to visit! And they brought LOTS of yummy food. Thanks, guys!



In other big news, Steve is teaching Joshua to manuever a mouse.


Joshua is getting pretty good and would like to know when he's getting his own monitors like Daddy (And yes, the gloves are very helpful in this endeavor)




Joshua has also been enjoying lots of "tummy time"!



He is supposed to be showing off his head lifting skills, but I simply ended up with lots of blurry pictures. Oh well, he's cute anyway.

Daddy gets in on the tummy time...


Life with a baby...never a dull moment!!


Joshua is truly a joy...sleeplessness or not, he is such a blessing and we love him more everyday!!

2.08.2008

Joshua is one month old today!

And you guessed it... Our post will cover "what he's been up to"!!
Joshua's life thus far consists of the following...
Hangin' with Daddy:
Snuggling with Mama:
Eating...then eating again...
Sittin' pretty in my bouncy chair from my girlfriends

Taking baths...

And contemplating the wonders of the universe..
What a fabulous first month of life!
We are so grateful to God for the gift of Joshua!

2.05.2008

We are SO BLESSED!

With so many good friends...What can we say but THANKS!!!

We have been so blessed these past few weeks by so many wonderful friends and family that have showered our little one with love and us with encouragement and most importantly, FOOD! ;) haha. Thanks to all of our super supporters!! And we are looking forward to many more special visitors in the coming weeks...stay tuned!





Kevin, Rebekah & David


And from the old school, LTW to visit from Greenwich, CT! My dearest Melody!

Steve's surrogate Grandpa, now nick-named the Great Ron-Ron ("Grr" for short) popped in from Arkansas! What a treat to spend time with him:
And unfortunately, minus his mommy & daddy, but held by the lovely Jessica, Ethan Grusy and Joshua were able to hang out this past weekend!
(You may remember Ethan and Joshua hanging out here:)

Thanks to everyone for your kindness to us in these first few weeks of Joshua's life!!

2.01.2008

Joshua is three weeks old today! What's he been up to?!

Apparently, Joshua missed the hospital. Alot. So much so that he decided he needed to go back. For two days!

Not to worry though, he's doing better. And although we're all exhausted, we are home now and working on getting our little guy all healthy.

It started with some uncharacteristic throwing up accompanied by some odd behaviors, so our pediatrician sent us to the ER. We received excellent care as Joshua was progressively tested for every possible problem under the sun. Steve accompanied him for every test (x-rays, ultrasounds, etc), as I was unable to stomach the poking, prodding, and obvious upset/discomfort that this caused Joshua, though we were with him every other moment including staying in his pediatric room overnight.

The conclusion reached upon our discharge was that he has serious reflux that is very treatable and will hopefully diminish in a few months.

We are looking forward to getting our happy little man back over the next few days as we begin to treat his reflux and his esophagus heals. Here are the few pictures that we captured during our hospital adventure...

Lots of monitoring wires:
In his little pediatric bed
(and forget the testings, this alone was nearly too much for mommy!)
His IV "cast"
Comfort from his wonderful daddy!

We appreciate prayers for our little one as we try to get back to our new normal ;)
Again, Joshua is absolutely doing well!!