On the Move

Here is a video I got of James rolling over. He has finally figured it out! He still wont roll from his back to his belly, but I think it's because he has figured out that he HATES being on his belly!

I bought James a bath toy! It's a little rubber duck. "Duck" was my very first word as a baby, and my toy ducks were my absolute favorite. I hope James can enjoy his duck, as much as I enjoyed mine! He still loves his baths. He splashes like crazy until he finally wears himself out and tells me it's time for bed.

Today Jamey was sitting next to me while I was ordering Christmas presents online. I looked over when I heard a strange noise, and I realized that it was James SNORING! He had past out slouched over in the chair. I guess shopping really isn't his thing.

This is Jamey's very FIRST Christmas ornament I picked out for him this year.

I helped him put it on the tree. He wasn't too sure about it, and he tried to eat it. He then proceeded to fight me for it when I tried to take it from him. He does, however, enjoy the tree and will just sit and stare at the blue and white lights.

We tried rice cereal for the first time this week. James wasn't too sure what to think about it. He would slurp it out of the spoon and then spit it out. I then put the cereal in his bottle, and he ate it in about 5 seconds. Needless to say, he was a fan.

Here is a picture of James and Nate playing with "mirror baby" It's their favorite game of the day.

It's Beginning to look a lot like Christmas...

Well It's officially December, and well into it at that, and I have not bought one single Christmas present! We don't even have our tree up yet! This is a very odd thing for me, because I am usually ready to put our tree up as soon as the Thanksgiving turkey is had. I guess having a baby really does change things :)

I have still been trying to decide what we should get Jamey for Christmas, and I think we might just wrap up some diapers and wipes and call it good :) We did buy him a DVD player for the car for when he is a little older, so I guess we will wrap that and put it under the tree too. I am curious to see how he reacts to all the christmas hubbub.

We had his four month checkup last week and wow has he grown! He was almost 27in long! This was in the 90th percentile. (no wonder none of his 3-6 month clothes don't fit him anymore) He was also 15lb 6oz which was in the 50th percentile. So he is cruising right along. It amazes me when I look back at pictures of him when he was a newborn. He was so itty bitty, and now he is this massive infant! I know it won't be long and he will no longer be my little baby. I try not to think about that though, because I'm enjoying him being small for as long as I can!

James still hasn't rolled over since last week. Just the one time, and I guess he was done with it. Hopefully he will decided to try again soon. It's so fun watching him learn and develop new skills!

Well the little monster is starting to wake up, and it's time for him to eat!

Thanksgiving

This last week has been super busy and full of all sorts of excitement.

Last week was thanksgiving and Nate, James, and I braved the harsh Dakota winter weather and journeyed down to Brookings to spend Thanksgiving with Nate's Family.

James had a lot of fun playing with his cousins and spending time with his Grandpa and Grandma. He always seems to enjoy being around large groups of people. He does so good whenever we travel. He keeps up his sleeping habits and his eating habits.

(All Dressed up for Church)

While we were in brookings, we decided it would be a good time to have James dedicated. We had Grandpa Steve do it for us at the church he preaches at(Brookings Wesleyan Church). James did very well in front of all of the people. He even got his first Bible.

I have been trying to decide what I should get James for Christmas. As Nate states, why do we need to get him Christmas presents, he gets stuff from us all the time :) I was thinking about getting him some teethers, as he really seems to be working on cutting some teeth. I still don't see anything erupted, but he chops on anything that gets close to his mouth, and he drools on everything in sight. I'm not sure what else to get him though. I do need to do some searching for a stocking, as he doesn't have one. I thought I would look in etsy, since there are so many cute, homemade things on there.

(Like Father, Like Son)

We got our first big snowfall this last week, so we haven't left our house much. James and I have spent a lot of time hanging out inside. Today while we were playing in his room, He rolled over for the first time! I am so proud of him. he rolled over from his belly to his back twice! My baby boy is grown up so fast. I realized that today is the day, one year ago, that I found out I was going to be having my little man. I can't believe how fast the time has flown by.