We still love going to Kidspace especially since the weather has been so hot lately. Jocelyn likes to try to copy what big kids do, like pushing this wheelbarrow.
Exploring the fountains
The Long Beach Aquarium. Although Jocelyn liked the fish and other marine animals, her favorite "exhibit" was the pigeons outside. Waiting and watching with Dad . . .
Okay I think this is a porpoise, but I could be wrong.
We bought a new bike seat for Joss, so now Trent takes her riding almost every day. They go to the YMCA, the park, and the duck pond. We got Joss some sweet sunglasses too.
Here is Jocelyn trying to bum a ride in her baby's stroller.
Naked and loving every second of it . . .
Snack time: dump all the Cheerios on the floor, then eat them one by one.
This post is a couple months late . . . We took Joss to Chuck E. Cheese for a family party to celebrate her 1 year birthday! I don't know who had more fun - Joss or Trent. :) 
So what can Joss do now that she is one-year-old? She is walking great, trying to climb all over the place, and still entertaining us with her wiggle dance. Her vocabulary grows every day. She loves to say doggie, especially whenever she hears a dog barking. Other favorite words include baby, mama, daddy, bubbles, and Elmo. She is very affectionate and is always giving us hugs and kisses. She loves to nestle her head on anything soft and loves to sleep cuddled up with her favorite yellow fleece blanket. She LOVES books and just recently has started coloring with crayons. Joss really enjoys climbing up our huge Love Sac and rolling down. She enjoys tickling other people as well as being tickled. She is a little mischievous too; she has been known to pinch her parents and then say "OW" for them. She can climb up small slides and slide down alone. And last but not least she is still sleeping 11-12 hours a night! Yay!
Jocelyn has started to figure out how to use utensils. She is getting pretty good, but sometimes she'll just throw her fork down and use her fingers because it's faster. Here she is eating one of her favorite fruits: KIWI!
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She can climb! Okay, this link does not seem to be working anymore unfortunately. It showed Joss skillfully climbing onto our coffee table. You'll just have to imagine it.
Thank you to our next-door-neighbor Nancy for taking these awesome photos of Joss! We love you - even if you threw a scary bear-doll on our balcony!
Joss update: She loves to say "baby" and "doggie"!
Sorry to be so delinquent but here is a brief update. Joss is walking!! I have to get it on video. It is so cute and she is sure enjoying her mobility. I hate it that she falls so much though and am considering putting two diapers on at a time for some extra padding. Okay just kidding. Other than that she continues to astound us with her affection, babbling, and contagious laughter. Joss is also still extremely curious and stubborn (like her mom, but I like to think of it as being persistent). 11.5 months has gone by so quickly but I have tried to enjoy every single day with Jocelyn.
River at Kidspace
Naked naptime - it has been so hot lately!
Garfield Park with Dad
First time at the beach!
Hanging out with Grandma Covington. Check out her camo headband made by Gina!
Just having a good time at home
Happy 4th of July! She still only has two little bottom teeth. So cute.
Riding in her new wagon with cousin Abbie
Big kisses for Grandma Giron
Thank you, Gwen, for visiting and watching Jocelyn! We had a great time!
Thank you, Eunnie and Robin, for helping out too! Robin, you should start a blog and I need a picture of you too.
Thank you, Julia, for snapping these candids! I love them.
And finally, thanks Mom and Dad for all your support too!
Wow I can't believe my last post was almost a month ago. I started working so being a full-time mommy is over for me. I am so glad I had all this time to spend with Jocelyn. We got to do so much fun stuff together: Disneyland, Seaworld, Garfield, Orange Grove and Lacy Parks, Kidspace, Arboretum, Paseo chalk festival, Souplantation (my new favorite restaurant - highchairs on wheels and special kid trays!), swimming in the pool, and of course fun playdates with her cute friends. So here's what Joss is up to these days. She is crawling like crazy, can cruise with her walker and on furniture, stands up and balances for up to around 10 seconds, and has even tried wiggling while balancing! She eats everything but the kitchen sink. Seriously, mealtime is over when we are tired of feeding her or there is nothing else left to eat. She is getting really affectionate and loves her stuffed animals. Hates the vacuum cleaner and other loud noises. She is getting more and more ticklish and has the cutest laugh. She refuses to take a bottle anymore and is slowly weaning herself. Finally, Joss is babbling like crazy and it is adorable. She is really growing up!
Check out this cute movie of Joss laughing. You can't see her laugh, but you sure can hear her!
Trying to escape from Daddy.
I love kissing her cheeks! I am going to be so sad when she loses all this chub. Some stranger today pinched her thighs. Twice. Kind of weird, but she seemed like a nice lady.
I finally let her play in the sand. She really seemed to like it. Of course I was grossed out when I wiped her down afterwards and the wetwipe turned brown.
Exploring Kidspace
Lacy Park with the Proctors. Joss just loves Eunnie, especially because she has a backpack full of treats!
Her hair is growing! 
Peacock at the chalk festival
Peacock at the Arboretum. Trent even fed one out of his hand, but I don't think you are supposed to do that.
You are probably also not supposed to take the turtles from the lake, but Trent wanted to show one to Joss.
Souplantation with my old friend Araceli
Jocelyn is developing such a cute little personality! She smiles all the time, is crawling all over the place, and loves to stand up. She is starting to refuse being spoon-fed and enjoys feeding herself. She is learning how to wave, continues to wiggle while sitting and standing, and will sometimes slow down long enough to put her face near mine so I can kiss her. I can't wait until she learns how to kiss me back.
Here is Joss standing up under the table and loving every second of it.
Really hamming it up for the camera!
Huge smile! I need to get a picture of her new little teeth. The bottom two are coming in slowly.
Enjoying reading a book during potty time. :) I am trying "Elimination Communication." (Developed after observations of babies in other cultures who don't wear diapers.) I don't do it all the time, but basically I sit her on the potty when I am changing her diaper. (Don't you just hate it when your baby pees right after a diaper change?) So far she has peed in it 6 times, woohoo. 
I love this picture! I love all that chub.
