Newly found freedom

Joseph is now crawling and he loves his newly found freedom. He is very curious and gets around pretty good. Mom and Dad are learning patience as we attempt to train him not to get into certain things or touch things that he shouldn't. We already have all of the outlets covered and the apartment complex is working on getting us some cabinet locks for the kitchen.

So far, Joseph is doing well and is enjoying all of his stuff from his birthday....

Next step will be walking and then we will really be busy!

Happy 1st Birthday Joseph

Yesterday, along with family and a few friends we celebrated Joseph's 1st Birthday. It was a very happy occasion for everyone and bittersweet for me and my sister as we reflected and remembered our mother who passed away September 20th. We know how much she loved her grandson!

Here are some pictures from the day. Enjoy!

Joseph did have fun with the small cake we bought him, and we did take it away after a few minutes! But the pictures are priceless!

Happy Birthday Joseph, We Love You -- Mommy and Daddy

Five months old and two funerals

It is hard to believe that Joseph is five months old. How quickly time passes!

Unfortunately, in his short life, he has already been to two funerals in five months. The first funeral was for his twin brother Jonathan, who passed away in-uteruo in January. The second funeral was yesterday for his grandmother(my mother), who passed away on the very day Joseph turned five months old (September 20, 2006)

This has been a very difficult year for our family, but we know that God is faithful to see us through these dark hours.

One of these days, Heidi and I will be tasked with the opportunity and responsibility of telling him about his brother and grandmother.

Maybe it is best that at five months he does not fully comphrend what has taken place in his short life, but then it is also deciding exactly when the right time is to tell him about these things that have affected his life.