Like Father Like Son

Joseph usually wakes up in quite the mood after his afternoon nap. Morning nap - no problem, but that afternoon nap just puts him in a foul mood. This day daddy got him distracted quickly when he offered to play video games together. Joseph was tickled pink and took the task very seriously.

I looked over and saw Joseph's sweet little hands gripping the controller and his little thumb was just pushing away on that button. But then Josh says "Aw man, we lost that one." They were playing tennis and Joseph just couldn't quite get the serve down.

More and more now days he is really mimicking us. He surprises me every time he copies something I do...like I forget that he is a growing, learning boy and not just a little lump of cuddles anymore. He puts the phone up to his ear, he helps me dust (and with the cutest imitation of the sound of the Pledge can spraying), he makes truck noises right along with us, tells me num num num when I give him yummy bites of dinner, brushes his hair......he is really growing now and learning so much!

How much sweeter could it get? Those little baby and daddy fingers punching away - I see some father-son bonding in the near future. Just as soon as he gets the hang of his serve and return.

You can just smell the concentration in the air. And best of all...it zapped that foul mood right out of my sweet baby. We don't appreciate foul moods around here. Get on out of here, mood, we've got video games to play!