Who knew bath-time was so much fun!!

Blowing bubbles!

Josh's new form of entertainment is blowing bubbles!

Trying to crawl

Earlier this week I saw on my friend Betsy's blog that her son Weston was in his crib working on his crawling skills by rocking back and forth. The very same day I went to check on Joshua during his nap and found him doing the same thing!! Here he is:

Loving this weather!!

We went to the marina on base yesterday and enjoyed all this sunshine. It was Joshua's first time for a lot of things--seeing fishing boats, going down the slide, swinging, and feeling the sand beneath his toes. The weather has been gorgeous (up to 80!) so we are trying to take full advantage of it. Josh's new 'thing' is blowing bubbles with his tongue. He LOVES to make noise/talk all day, grab his toes, and blow lots of bubbles. I also spotted a little hole in his bottom gum where a tooth is trying ever so hard to come through. He is such a happy and active boy I wouldn't be surprised if he up and walked some day soon! His legs are always in motion kicking and rocking himself in his bouncy seat. He is very good with his hands and likes to "type" on the keyboard. (Those of you who we've Skyped have seen his data entry skills)

No major news in the housing department. We moved to 30 on the waiting list, and supposedly 16 of those are in leases through May (theoretically making us 14). While we are still hopeful it will be (very) soon, we're trying not to get ahead of ourselves until there is a key in our hand. We purchased a whole new living room set from Ashley furniture and it is on hold until we tell them where to deliver it. It will be great to finally get out of this temporary living spot and settled into our own home. More updates as they unfold.

Josh the rocker

A few photos

Getting a work out in my new jumperoo!!

Mardi Gras parade in Ocean Springs

Lounging after 2 days in the car

Sitting in mybig boy carseat

6 months

Mr B'Gosh had his 6 month check-up Friday and is doing great!! His weight gain has slowed down, thank goodness, but he continues to grow length-wise. He is weighing in at 18 lbs 14 oz (75%), 28 inches long (95%), and head 17 1/2 (75%). We are moving in to stage 2 baby food, and had turkey for dinner last night!!! Mmmmm! He seemed to like it, as with all foods so far.
Friday evening while at our friends David and Elizabeth's house he rolled over from back to tummy!! I am so proud of him! We continue to work on sitting up on his own, but he doesn't seem to be ready for that yet.
Dan and I are trying no to go nutty in our empty house. The movers took it all away Friday, so for the weekend we have 2 folding chairs, an air mattress, and Josh's pack and play. It is mighty echo-ey in the house, but we are trying to make the best of it. Thank goodness for good friends and neighbors who are helping us out.
Monday morning we hit the road and are stopping in Montgomery, Alabama for the night, and finishing the trip to Biloxi, Mississippi Tuesday. Still no more word on the housing issue-we are on a waiting list for base housing, and are currently looking into maybe buying a house in the next city over, Ocean Springs. It is stressful and for someone like me who likes to be planned and know whats going on, its tough. But, we are keeping in mind we have no control over it and are just going to have to roll with it! I will try to keep everyone updated as it all unfolds, either on the blog or via email.