In the meantime, here are some updates on our painfully cute little boy:
Walking: He used the walker (which Grandma Chisholm gave to Alma at this age) like a champ for the past few months. He very quickly figured out how to go around obstacles and would cruise around the first floor of the house at top speeds. Then, a few weeks ago (on the 16th while Joshua and Alma were in D.C. visiting Emily), while I was setting up my new computer, he walked past me. I was shocked. He spent the entire evening walking around the house. Then, for some odd reason, he didn't even walk a step for an entire week. Until the 23rd, he started walking again and hasn't really gone back to crawling much since. He loves to walk while holding things like balloons or drum sticks.
Talking: For awhile now, he says "at" for cat and "dis" for this, but recently he has added on "da" for Daddy and something vaguely resembling the words dog and Santa.
Expressing: James seems to always have his index finger extended as he points at things he likes. He has spent a lot of time standing in front of our Christmas tree pointing. So cute! When especially excited, he blows like he is trying to blow out a candle. Unfortunately, he was too overwhelmed by his actual birthday candle to blow at it. When feeling displeased (usually when an item has to be taken away from him), he threatens to bite anything that is close to him. The list of things he has threatened include the table, his own hand, the floor, our legs and the couch.
Toys: Drumming (on coffee canisters or the xylophone), balloons and assorted balls (playing fetch with himself and catch with us), walking around with a broom or his new stroller, looking at books and pointing at everything on the pages, playing peek-a-boo
Swim lessons: He has only had two lessons so far, but he loves it. He dips his face in the water and loves splashing. One funny thing is that he won't kick his feet when put in a swimming position; just sits absolutely still. Makes me laugh.
Teeth: He has 16 teeth. All eight in front (four on top, four on the bottom), all four first year molars, and a tooth in between the front teeth and the molars.
Eating: Still a decent eater .... just not from me any more. Not sure if it is because he's been under the weather with little colds all the time but he only wants to nurse with me. All day snack-nursing. When he joins us at the table, he sits in a booster seat and eats off the table. It was too impossible to get him to not climb out of the high chair as soon as we put him in, so we gave up and upgraded him to a booster seat. Plus, it is nice to all be at the table together.
Sleep: While he sleeps 7pm - 7:30 am, he wakes up and nurses briefly twice a night. He also takes two 1.5 hour naps during the daytime. These naps do not over lap with Alma's naps, which makes a little house-bound and me a tired mama because I never get a true break during the day.
Music: He LOVES music and will dance to any and everything, including the bread machine's mixing cycle. He claps not only during songs but at the end of Alma's dancing too.
Diapers: We are still using cloth diapers (Bum Genius brand) and find them convenient, cost effective and comfortable for the little guy.
The number of times that Joshua and I have said to each other about James, "He is just so cute" as we look at him adoringly is innumerable. He really is sweet and cute and ... just the perfect little man.
Happy birthday to our little sweetie!
No comments:
Post a Comment