End of Summer...

Summer is coming to an end... but Josh was able to enjoy another trip to the beach, despite Mommy insisting he be covered up at all times.Josh has really taken to bathtime and even gets an occasional bath in the sink!!! But not for long.


Josh helps to celebrate Uncle Jeff's birthday.

Chubbs

Joshua's newest stats are in -- at just over 3 months old he is 23 1/2" long (25th percentile) and 13 lbs, 14 ozs (70th percentile) -- so, yes, he is underheight for his weight. Time to pack away the 0-3mos clothes and whip out the 3-6mos size!

Check out his chubby legs in action.

He also has officially slept through the night for a few nights in a row now! He doesn't even bother to stir when Mommy's alarm clock goes off at 4:15am. Unfortunately, Mommy barely stirs at that point, either... This morning Daddy woke up to the greatest sound in the world, Josh giggling to himself. He's just so sweet!

Josh visited his Schlesinger cousins at their pool recently.

Daddy and Josh need to work on their tans!

School and the Gifted Artist

Josh is doing fabulously in "school". Daddy drops him off in the morning and on most days Mommy picks him up in the afternoon. He is known affectionately as "Bean" or "Chickie Chickie Thing". All the ladies fawn over him there (as they should)! Here is a picture of him chilling at "the beach" on picture day.

His teachers, Ms. Kara and Ms. Linda, are very nurturing and are encouraging his budding artistic genius.


Here he channeled his inner Christy Brown (the artist portrayed by Daniel Day Lewis in the 1989 drama "My Left Foot") to surprise us with this card:

(it's a "7")


His next masterpiece, "Blue Dancers" c. 2008...

evokes the Fauvist movement charged by Henri Matisse...

("Dance" c. 1931)

Most days, however, for reasons not appropriate to type here, he is more of a Jackson Pollock type...

Cutie Pie

Joshua's Baptism

"Aunt Susie" and MomMom thought Josh looked supercute in his sailor outfit.


You know how hard it is to get 3 active boys to sit for a picture???



Our little chatterbox is beginning to tell stories...

... to be continued!

In the Hamptons

The Bowers men.

Josh had a wonderful time in Southampton last weekend. It was a great time with Andy's family. Josh got to meet cousin Alex and Great-Aunt Hilly.

"You see when I beat Lorena Ochoa . . ". Josh listens intently to Bess' tall tales.

He also got to meet Uncle (future) John. One step at a time for John . .

Josh had his first visit to the beach (he slept the whole time).

But he did go in the swimming pool. He liked it.

Grandma and Grandpa got their fill of Josh time. As did GG Helene and GG Stan.

Josh and grandpa practice for Zoolander 2.

We even visited Sip'n Soda (Josh, of course, had a milkshake).

This video of Josh is so cute.

Look at my chunky belly. Yes, Josh is getting lots of great love and nourishment. He checked in at over 12# at his drs appointment this week. He's getting so big and strong.





Josh was a big hit at school today in this outfit.
Ed. note: Dad picked it out.