More Money!

I'm not sure if this is a disturbing new trend, but Joshua has discovered and really likes money! We were at the Children's Hospital and and when Joshua spotted the empty fountain with tons of coins at the bottom, he pointed and said "Money!"

When we were sitting in the Subaru waiting for Annette to return with take out food, Joshua kept asking uncle Ryan and me for "More money!" to put into our parking meter coin stash. Precocious or greedy?

Summer Lovin'

We love summer and the beach

and hanging around Hannah and Maki!

Let's dance!
(aka, Joshua making his move on Maki)

Maki and Hannah

visited Joshua this week and he loved playing with them. One day, he spontaneously went up to Maki and gave her a hug. They also held hands one nite and danced around in a circle. We ask Joshua now where Hannah and Maki are, and he says, "Hannah home" and "Maki home."

At dinner last nite, he wanted to eat Grandma Dottie's oatmeal muffins--he called it a "cake!"

His favorite book these days is a multicultural very colorful counting book in which a white haired woman travels around the world on a flying carpet to collect items. He likes to point out the sun, moon, boats, drums, ducks, dogs, and other things she encounters along the way. This is his "ah-ma" book, because the woman looks like a grandma.

Pee-Pee!

Joshua peed in the toilet for the first time 2 days ago. We were very proud of him! But yesterday when he didn't pee, he pretended to grab poop out of the toilet and eat it. I shouldn't have laughed, but I did.

Tonite while reading "Goodnight Moon," Joshua surprised me by filling in the blanks when I read "The cow jumping over the ____" and "three little bears sitting on _____".

His favorite book these days is Good Nite Gorilla. He likes it when mom reads it to him, and he likes to pretend to be the gorilla opening up the cages with his keys.

I also heard Joshua speak Korean yesterday when he said "Pang!" and ran into his room.

Annette's friend came over for dinner tonite, so Annette prepared him ahead of time for our guest, saying "Wendy is coming to dinner tonight." When she arrived, he called out her name "Wendy!"

Baby...Dadda

While we were reading the Jungle Book and Goodnite Gorilla today, whenever Joshua saw two of any type of animal, he would point to the smaller one and say "Baby!", and then "Dadda!" to the bigger one.

When it comes to picking food, Joshua will always reach for the largest pieces and says, "Big!" He may then point at the little piece he skipped over, and disparagingly say, "Small."

At dinner tonite, he reached over and grabbed me very tenderly. He stayed very still for a few seconds, and then I realized he just pooped. He later proclaimed, "Poo-poo!" while he pointed at his pants.

"Mink!"

It has been a glorious summer. Joshua loves the beach. We visited Crane's beach, Old Silver Beach, and Sandy Neck Beach where Joshua enjoys scooping sand, throwing sand, and sitting in water holes.

At Trader Joe's yesterday, Annette asked Joshua what color balloon he wanted, "Blue? Red? White?" Joshua said, "Mink!", which means pink. He's a boy who is confident in his masculinity. He also likes accessories, going up to Dottie to borrow her bracelets, or to carry around a purse, try on shoes, and wear all types of jewelry!

We also had a great visit with Grandma and Grandpa Tang, and Auntie Jenny and family. Joshua missed them a lot once they left, always running out to the living room to see if they were still there. "Yeh-yeh?" "Ah-ma?" "Guh-guh?" "Jeh-jeh?" "Aunt?" "Cheese?" he would ask.

His favorite books these days: Millie goes driving.
His favorite toy: drums.

Joshua's vocab has grown so much--I can't keep track of the words he can say. When he wants something, he says, "Iwandat!" He asks for "milk" now instead of just "wa-wa." He asks for "Elmo"--and likes to tickle him, as well as dad. He goes to town eating corn on the cob, and is a big fruit fan: plums, grapes, peach, and watermelon.

He's not quite ready for potty training yet, but he knows what poo-poo is and that it goes into the toilet, which he likes to flush.

We've realized that frequent diaper changes are the key to keeping him from itching his balls.