All ready for Christmas

James recently went to visit Santa. He was really intrigued with Santa's beard.



We are all ready for Christmas at our house. The shopping is done, presents are wrapped, and the tree is up. James isn't very interested in the tree, but really likes the presents. He especially likes to eat them. Some of the presents now have James' signature drool marks!

Our little Beaver, part 2

This morning I came in James' room to find him standing by himself in his crib. So now he can once again chew on the top rails. This evening we lowered his crib to the lowest position. He can still pull himself up to stand but to chew on the rails it is a little harder and I haven't caught him doing it since. Unfortunately, all of the crib teethers I have found are too thin for our crib and his crib is not straight across. I guess we didn't think of these things when we picked out the crib!

Snow Day with Daddy!

No school today for Todd or James due to the snow and ice last night. I went to work while they stayed home for the day. James loves the dishwasher! He spends lots of time climbing on it, standing by it and opening/closing the detergent dispenser. Too bad he can't load and unload!

It's been a long day.....

Celebration

Tonight we celebrated Mom's birthday at our house!

Playdate with Morgan

James and Morgan have many playdates. This is some video from a recent get together!

8 Months

James is 8 months old today! I can hardly believe he has been a part of our lives for almost as long as I was pregnant. He brings such joy to us everyday and makes us smile all the time. He has been crawling for almost a month and is just getting faster and faster. He also is trying to pull himself up to stand, but he is only successful by the stairs or dishwasher that are lower to the ground. He is becoming more interested in his food and I think he is starting to realize that it is more than a fun toy to play with. Now that he is 8 months we can expand his diet a little bit more by incorporating cheese, yogurt, egg yolks, meats, and more exciting fruits like blueberries and kiwi's. So far James doesn't seem to show any signs of allergies. He is back to sleeping better now that his bottom two teeth arrived, but is still waking between 3-5am to nurse. I can't imagine a night of sleeping 8 hours straight. Ahh,maybe someday! James is such a happy baby and we LOVE him so much!