Gimme that giggle

I got Joshua to giggle a couple of weeks ago. He was sitting in an infant seat and I decided to see what he would do when I played peek-a-boo with him. Lo and behold he gave me his first giggle. Daniel and Maggie were in the backyard so I called them in so they could hear it. Joshua gladly performed again. But, I couldn't get him to do it again after that, and of course that meant Davis didn't get to partake in the fun of hearing that precious little chuckle. I would make an occasional effort to get him to giggle again but he was not giving it up. Finally, yesterday, during a diaper change I didn't some hand movements and noise and I got him to giggle again. This time I had the digital camera (with the new battery charged and ready) so I had Daniel film me getting Joshua to give us a giggle. This way Davis got to hear it too. There's not much sweeter than the laughter of a baby; so enjoy.

Update: Thanks to Alert Reader MommyOctopus for letting us know that the video wasn't viewable. This has been corrected. Now, as we said before, enjoy.

A Great Deal of Thought

I want to say that the reason that I've been absent from this blog is because I've been giving this particular post a great deal of thought. The problem, of course, is that it's not true. In reality, we've been busy with the new baby, and I'm pretty sure the lack of sleep has hindered my creativity, so I'm having trouble coming up with interesting posts. So, just to catch you up, I've been reading some interesting books, taking a more active interest in Lost through blog reading and podcast listening, and working on improving my Brain Age. This last activity is made possible by the fact that Daniel bought a Nintendo DS with his own money for his birthday. He's been doing chores, earning his commission, and saving up for months. He'd managed to save over $80, and on his birthday friends and relatives gave him enough to cover the rest of the DS! He was ecstatic, and we were, of course, very proud of him. My dad then paid for us to get a game for the DS, and we got Brain Age 2, which is a great game, and a lot of fun, except that it is based on the bizarre idea that the perfect brain age is 20-years-old. This is a problem for Daniel, since a lot of the tests are over his head, but it's also a problem for those of us who are sleep-deprived and over 30. Still, it's got a lot of fun Sudoku puzzles, of which I'm a big fan. Anyway, I'm sorry this is so rambling, but those are my thoughts at the moment. Now I'm going to bed. I hope to be more coherent for my next post. G'night!

On its way

I'm pleased to announce that I ordered a new battery for our digital camera. As I mentioned here, we are sans digital camera because the battery wouldn't charge, but that won't be the case much longer. I will be sure to get up some pictures as soon as it arrives.