This is Josh at the Beach!
Mommy and Daddy showcasing Josh’s perfect feet!
The cutest little smirk!
Just chillin out!
We had so much fun at Babies R Us taking these pics with him, he was a trooper and so cute! He celebrated with a 4oz bottle of Enfamil! What a treat!
My first Fathers Day was an amazing day, no doubt about that. It was a little surreal, being the first one and all. It was kind of how birthday’s are, you’re excited about the day as it approaches and then when the day comes you wake up expecting to ‘feel’ a little older or different. There was no physical difference, I didn’t look any different. I defintely had some amazing feelings and revelations yesterday. I was certainly treated very special, as if I had been father of the year or something or had been doing this thing for eons. Josh seemed to be more cuddly with me. Jess was very loving to me. They both wrote nice cards to me and got me cool gifts. Jess made me a banging diner. She did all the chores (she does most of them anyway 
). All well and good, very much appreciated. At times I didn’t even feel worthy of it, that’s how special it was made for me!
What Fathers day really meant to me was this… I am a guy who has the most amazing responsibility: To raise a baby into a boy into a man. To teach him about life the best I can. To love him with all the unconditional love I can muster up. To earn his trust and never do anything to violate that trust. To be his friend. To be honest with him. To guide him in his decisions. To always provide for his every need. And, to teach him that Apple computers are far superior than any PC and that there is no substitute for Poorsche.
Yesterday was more of a revelation to me than anything. Yea, sure, seeing Josh be delivered was real, cutting the cord was real, taking him home was real, changing him and feeding him is very real, his cries are real, but yesterday made it all that much more real. When there’s actually a day that you are celebrated, that’s real shit. What’s weird is, I’ve only been doing this a month now, and already I get celebrated. It’s a shame we missed mothers day by a few weeks!
I also act as a father to Bosco and try and love him the same (when he’s not eating his poop) and as a result of that , I took him on a nice walk yesterday. On the walk I realized, again, just how amazing my life is. Just how blessed I’ve been and how grateful I am for it all. I’ve really arrived now, or so I think. What more can a guy ask for once he’s got a full family? We can add more kids (God willing), but really, with the exception of maybe a Porsche, I’ve really got it all.
Josh is really growing up, for get about his amazing lyrical talents (as demonstrated by his poem below), he’s changing so much every day! He’s making tons of eye contact, following our movement, checking things out, and just being cuter and cuter each day! Yesterday he was reaching up and grabbing at Donny’s chin hair and tugging on it!
Josh and I spent a very special morning together and let mommy sleep really late. We had a nice nap together yesterday on the couch, I’ll put up pictures of that later. Jess and I cuddled a lot too! We really had a great day together as a family yesterday. That’s probably why today was especially hard to leave for work.
Steve should probably be writing this post and I am sure he will write something later, but I just wanted to say how great it was to celebrate Steve’s first Father’s Day! We had such a great day and Josh was especially cute today! Josh had a great day with Daddy. What a miracle today was. Josh wrote this poem for Daddy and wanted to share it with everyone (he is so talented!)
Daddy, I love you
For all that you do.
I’ll kiss you and hug you
‘Cause you love me, too.
You feed me and need me
To teach you to play,
So smile ’cause I love you
On this Father’s Day.
Happy Father’s Day to all!
Can you believe it? Josh is 1 month old today! I can not believe that one month has gone by. What a great month this has been. Josh has grown so much and today we celebrated his one month birthday by going to the mall (his pediatrician suggested we wait a month) to go out and we did, so today we lived it up! Josh helped Mommy pick out a couple of new dresses for some weddings she needs to go to this summer, he was a great help with picking out new picture frames for around the house, which I immediately came home, printed out pictures and put them all around the house! We went to Shabbat Services this evening and it was nice to be there with Josh and Steve. I think Josh liked the singing, he was very awake and alert! We ended the very long and adventurous day with a bite to eat at Applebees!
We are so excited to be celebrating Father’s Day this weekend. Josh got Daddy great presents and he cant wait to give them to him!
Things Josh is doing at this point:
Holding his head up for short periods of time
Being Cute
Making all different kinds of noises
Eating really well
Poops are solid
Figuring out that the hands and feet that are attached, are his!
Staying up more during the day, listening to music, and having belly time!
Being SO cute
Loves to cuddle
Loves to go for walks around the neighborhood
Loves to go for rides in the car
Being even cuter
Love to all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
As my wonderful wife Jess, Josh’s mommy, mentioned, our boy is 3 weeks old today. I can’t believe how much he’s grown up already. I’m proud to say that I feel very comfortable with him and can confidently say that he’s pretty comfy with me too.
Here’s what’s really cool… I’ve seen him every day he’s been alive! I hope to continue that streak for a long long time. It’s great to see that he is recognizing my voice and follows my face. As I sit here and type, with the boy perched up on pillows on my lap and desktop, he keeps reaching up for my face. As I lean down to his little hand he stretches like he really wants to tounch me, or take his first swing at me.
This is such an amazing experinece.
Josh is 3 weeks old today! He is so amazing and growing very quickly. We went to the doctor again on Wed so he could get his belly button checked and not only is his belly button great, but he gained another 10 ounces in 5 days and grew 2 more inches! So he is now 8lbs 10oz and 21 inches long!
His personality is really starting to come out. He is a lover. He loves to be held and cuddled and smiles when you make funny noises or touch him in a tickly place! He is a great baby and only really fusses when getting his diaper changed and not because he is getting his diaper changed but because the wipe is a little too cold!
He is up to 4 ounces of formula as of today, we noticed he did not seemed satisfied with the 3 ounces so I moved it up another ounce this morning and he did great.
I cant believe how quickly time is just flying by! We are having a great time!
Love to all.
Joshua is 2 weeks old today! He is already so different to me! His face is filling out and he is very long when he is not all balled up! We had a great week and in my opinion adjusted very well. We had a lot of visitors and it was a lot of fun.
Josh also had his second doc appointment on Thursday of this week and he weighed in at 8 pounds!!!!!! He gained a whole pound and got his first round of shots. He also got his belly button cortorized.
Steve and I made some final touches to his nursery this evening and it looks wonderful! Since we now know he is a boy we got blue curtains, hung some shelves and hooked him up nice, he better watch out cause Mommy may be sleeping in his room with him!!!!!!!!!!!
In addition to Steve, Joshua is the love of my life. He is absolutely amazing. I love every noise, every stretch, every cry, every diaper and every bottle.
What a great week!