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Fruit eater, mmm!

Sure hope our little man continues to love fruit. For breakfast today he had banana yogurt with some oatmeal mixed in to thicken it and a bunch of blueberries tossed in. He scooped out all the blueberries right away and he kept asking for more. He ate all that and 1/2 a banana. Then we went to the farm stand to feed the goats and get more fruit. We bought a bag of 5 mini blueberry donuts and strawberries. We sat on the picnic table for a snack and Joel wanted the strawberries first, then he ate a blueberry donut. For lunch he had scrambled eggs with cheese, applesauce, the other half of banana and cinnamon toast...he leaves most of the toast, only eats what he can dip in the applesauce. Now only if he'd eat veggies like this...

More baby signs

His signs now include More, Please and Thank You and All Done! I love seeing him communicating this way as well as verbally.

Baby signs

So, Joel learned the sign for more, well way back, can't recall exactly when, but sometime before 1 yr. He then just recently started signing all done (mind you we've been signing this and a few others to him for a while now). And even more recently he signs please...it's so cute! He kind of came up with his own versions like for please he rubs his tummy with 2 hands, again, it's so cute!

Joel's 18 month well check

He is 24# 11oz and 33.5 long. Surpassing his milestones and nice and healthy.

BOB Revolution

So, as if we didn't have enough strollers...Josh and myself too fell in love with the BOB Revolution on a recent trip to BuyBuyBaby. He says he wants to go running with Joel, we shall see ;o) I've heard so many great things about this stroller.

So far we have:
Graco Quattro Tour Deluxe travel system (got as a gift before JB was born) Nice stroller, but hardly use as it is SO big.
Maclaren Quest umbrella stroller (got off Freecycle a couple months back) Kept in Josh's car.
Combi Cosmo (bought new off Ebay last year some time) Hardly use as we don't like how it maneuvers.
Joovy Kooper (bought new off Ebay when Joel was 4 mos old) Kept in my car, gets a lot of use, love this stroller.
Zooper all terrain (bought at a consignment store before JB was born) Used more when JB was little, great in the snow.
2 Graco Metro Lites (both were free) 1 We brought to NV with us when JB was born. It went all over Las Vegas. The other I've been using more often lately for strawberry picking, etc...
Chicco umbrella stroller (bought at consignment shortly after JB was born) Kept in Mom & Dad's car.
We also have 2 umbrella strollers (that were free too) that I've put up on Craigslist for free.

Yes, we are stroller crazy...we just keep trying to find the one and Josh thinks the BOB is it! I sure hope so! It is due to arrive tomorrow. Can't wait to test drive it :O)

Rusty Jackson 6-23-00 to 6-12-10

We all miss you very much furry boy!