Little Siah isn't so little anymore. He weighed in at 21.5 pounds and was 33 inches long, which means he is a little taller than average and lots lighter (or some might say tall and skinny.) He even had to get an increased dose for his asthma meds. Siah can almost reach the door knob on his own and practices trying to open it whenever he can get a stool over there. He is getting very proficient at undressing and can now put his pants back on (except for his big diaper rear).
Josiah is really starting to talk a lot now and if you call him (or he phones you), he will go on and on until he hears "Bye bye" at which time he'll give a kiss and say "Bye." He uses about 20 signs including ones that he made up himself for downstairs, sorry, and airplane. He will often let others know that he needs to use the toilet by a very clear grunt. Some words that he is using now are: Mommy, Daddy, Papa, Eila, teter, shoes, go, truck, downstairs, please, uh-oh, eeh eeh (animal), baby, and No (which has two inflections, one meaning yes and the other meaning no). This morning it sounded very much like he asked Brian: "Where are you going, Daddy?" And, when he hung up with Grandma Kathy, he said: "See ya!" But, this could also be attributed to wishful thinking on our part. He does, however, use words in combination like, "Up peas!" or "Uh-oh eez" (when his shoe falls off).
Some of his favorite things currently include: playing outside, especially with a car, bike, or in the sandbox, playing in water (at the sink, in the bath, puddles, anywhere really), identifying body parts (nose, ears, etc) that someone names, making a very sad face and then laughing, listening to music on Mama's new iPod shuffle, dancing and singing and playing guitar, taking someone's hand to lead them where he wants to go, getting shoes for self and others to put on, brushing his teeth (chewing on the toothbrush), giving kisses and hugs, running to anyone who holds their arms open wide, piggy back rides with Papa, waving goodbye, chasing squirrels and birds, finding airplanes in the sky, trying to hold babies or hug them, and imitating everything Eila is doing.
Recently, Josiah is becoming interested in reading books, or I should say a book. He enjoys hearing a bedtime story of Goodnight Moon or Goodnight Gorilla. Babybug magazines are okay by him; otherwise, he prefers to read his own books.