Philadelphia - Part 2 (also titled "Up & Down)

Joseph has become very familiar with "up" and "down" . . . . especially after this week.

Example 1 - stairs
Joseph has been able to go upstairs with relative ease for quite some time. It's a good thing we don't have any stairs in our house for him to climb. He loves them - at Gramma & Grampa's, at Nana & Papa's, at church . . . he'll take off up the stairs and then, when he realizes that someone is right behind him, he giggles and goes even faster. However, coming down the stairs is something completely different. He had to always be supervised because he would just step out into the air. Over Thanksgiving at Gramma & Grampa's house he learned how to go down the 2 steps into the family room. The steps are pretty far apart - so he would get on his tummy and scoot down the first step . . . then scoot backwards across the landing and down the second step. Yay - no more baby gate on the family room! In Philadelphia this week he learned how to come down real stairs. The Lendas live in a split-level house and there are about 6 carpeted steps upstairs. Joseph got down on his tummy at the top and scooted all the way down like a pro. Well, until yesterday when he apparently got bored with that and decided that it would be more fun to grab the railing and try to step down. Fortunately he has a momma who still doesn't trust his "advanced" abilities and she was right there to catch him.

Example 2 - airplanes

Between Thanksgiving and the Philly trip - Joseph has found a second home on airplanes recently. He thinks that bouncing back between momma & daddy's seats is soooo much fun. Fortunately, he snuggles up as we're taking off and sleeps the whole trip. The most interesting thing to Joseph about planes? The fact that the windows have shades that go "up" and "down" . . . . and up and down . . . and up and down . . . and up and down. And then the sweet boy falls asleep. yay!