Josiah is funny

A few funny stories about Josiah.

In the mornings, Josiah lets us know he's awake and ready to get up by usually screaming out something like, "My blanket! My blanket!" Or replace blanket with car, truck, etc. He probably purposely drops said item on the floor so he has an excuse to holler something at us. Yes, it's true. The kid still doesn't realize he can get out of bed and open the door himself. We sort of love still having that control. :)

Yesterday, however, he started crying that loud cry that signals something is wrong. I ran in there to find him bent at the waist over his railing with the rest of his body stuck in his laundry basket. Upside down. I had to hold back my laughter, but then helped him out. His blanket had "fallen" in there and he was trying to get it. Good job, kid.

Today, we all took a quick walk outside. I went a bit early with Malachi in the stroller. Michael and Josiah were a few minutes behind. Michael finished putting Josiah's shoes on, and he opened the door and took off running down the hall. Michael was still getting his shoes on. As Michael made it to the elevator, he didn't see Josiah. The cleaning lady pointed downward. He had gotten in, pushed the button, and gone on down himself! haha. He knows the routine...he just forgot to wait for the adult! I would have loved to have seen his face when he realized Daddy wasn't with him.

Tonight, I had a few students over to play games. Of course, they oohed and aahed over the boys, but neither of them are great with strangers. Malachi is just hitting the "stranger danger" age, and Josiah has always been painfully shy (but is learning to warm up). Tonight was no different. I think each boy cried at least 3 times. Of course, the girls thought it was their fault! But then, something seems to switch in Josiah when someone really gets on his level to play. One of the girls started tickling him, and he loosened up--but only with her! Another girl tried to get it on the fun, and he just stared at her like she was an alien! One at a time, I suppose! When I got him alone while they were here, I asked him if he was going to count in Chinese for them. He said, "No, I'm shy." aww. Sweet boy.