Picture of the Day

  Words cannot express how much I love this little guy.  And that's exactly what we call him, this little guy.  Madeline says "Mom, can you help me when you're done feeding that little guy?"  ha! I didn't realize how much I called him that until she started to.  Joseph is such a happy and mellow baby.  I luuuuuuuuv it!  He has allowed our live in California to be crazy because he just lays back and is happy.  If he's hungry, he doesn't start to cry until I am sitting him down to feed him, like he forgot that he was hungry, and when we get to the high chair, he suddenly remembers,'oh yeah, I'm STARVING!'
  This little guy LOVES bathtime, especially with his big sister.  Last night Madeline was spitting water on him in the bath--and he thought it was the greatest thing.  Mind you, that the dad here taught Madeline how to spit water in the shower and SHE also thinks it's the greatest thing.  Of course.
  Last night, I tried again to let him cry it out.  I mean, he's 9 months old he doesn't need to nurse twice during the night, but after about 15 minutes of him screaming to me "Why aren't you helping me!!  I ask so little of you, and you can't just nurse me for 5 minutes!" I broke down.  I brought him out to watch a little of The Holiday with Kate Winslet and Cameron Diaz (you gotta kick off Holiday season right!)  with me to calm down and sit on the couch while I folded laundry, and then, you got it, I nursed him back to sleep!  Oh well, there are worse things in this world than cuddling and comforting your baby!
  If anyone has any ideas of getting your baby to sleep through the night that is not crying it out, please tell me!  Because I just can't do it for this one.  He is just my little guy.