Adentures in Joseph-Land

There's a lot to get through, so each of the kids are going to get handled separately for a bit. First up is Joseph. Now that he's three, he's starting to get more dramatic, as well as running around in circles. Even so, we're often pleasantly surprised by the times when he can sit still and focus on projects. This one is called The Artillery Camp.


All that crazy energy he puts out can really wear a kid out, though. I can't get him to lay down for a nap, but he'll happily fall asleep in my bed, on the couch, on the floor, or even the laundry basket.

Yeah, he's totally unconscious here.

We've got him on lactose-free milk, now, and that's helped a lot with his diapers, but it's still not to the point where we can really switch him over to underpants. He loves to use the potty, and knows how to do it himself, even getting the diaper off by himself, but his body just can't handle what he puts it through. He's got an appointment with a gastroenterologist, but the first available appointment was in September so my poor boy has to tough it out until at least then. He's still got a bit of a speech "thing," too. For example, he brought his milk over to Jonathan and says "Eh, men-it mine beshial milt" (Open-it, my special milk). The ear infection is slowly clearing up, though. We're trying an allergy medicine, this time, since he had one last spring, too, and it may be related to congestion. We'll see.