I can not believe that is has been 4 months since I brought a Mr. James Peter into this world. Time has just flown by!
James is getting so much more animated and fun. He loves to laugh and play, especially with his daddy :) He loves to lay under his activity center and "get" the animals. He even pulled the giraffe off of the hook! When he plays with daddy, they will often "get" all sorts of things. Their favorite is the baby that lives in our hallway mirror. James will just sit and stare at this strange baby that is staring back a him :)
James has been sleeping through the night for the last month. We usually put him to sleep after a nice fun bath (in which he splashes and splashes!) which usually takes place around seven or so. If I am home, I will nurse him and rock him to sleep (I know this is establishing horrible sleeping habits, but when I am away from him so much, I just want to cuddle him at the end of the day!) When Nate is home, James is usually given a bottle of milk and then cuddled to sleep while Nate watches some sort of television show. He usually goes to sleep fairly easily for us, and has been sleeping until around 6ish in the morning before he wakes up and wants to eat again :) James will sometimes take 2 or 3 hour long naps for me during the day. These are still a work in progress. However, I can definitely tell when it's nap time. I get one cranky boy when they are past due :)
James still breastfeeds every 2-3 hours during the day when I am home, or he will take a bottle of milk when I am at work. When he has a bottle he will eat anywhere from 5-8 ounces at a feeding! He is such a growing boy! He is even learning to hold his own bottle now! Still hasn't quite perfected it, but definitely getting there!
James still enjoys daycare and loves taking in all that there is to see and experience there. Tracy does such a wonderful job with him, and I am so incredibly grateful that we found her!
Still no rolling over, but he is getting so close! He will roll to his side, and then just stop and roll back. Jamey loves to grab his toes and stare at his hands and feet. He enjoys sitting up and looking at all the excitement that is going on around him. This is great, except when he is trying to eat and see what's going on around him at the same time. He gets especially distracted when his dad is around :)
James has been especially loving to cuddle his blankets this month. His monkey and giraffe blankets are his favorite and he will bring them right to his face and smash them against his cheeks whenever he has them. He still LOVES his paci as well. I have a feeling both comfort items will be hard to break him of later.
We got our first snow this week and I am so excited to let Jamey has his first experience with snow. Maybe even go on a small sledding ride :) I was definitely not ready for winter yet, but I am sure grateful that we bought our Envoy. 4-wheel drive is Amazing!
Well I need to get some sleep today before we brave the roads and head to Brookings for Thanksgiving. James has his 4 month appointment complete with shots on Monday after thanksgiving so I will update on his weight and height after that! I am sure that he will have grown like crazy since last time!
