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.

How can it be that my baby is 4 MONTHS OLD!!!

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!

First trip to the Chiropractor!

So this week James had his first trip to the chiropractor! He has been super fussy and spitty, so we decided to take him to see one of the family chiropractors in town. He did a great job with James. It was weird seeing my little baby getting his back cracked, but Jamey did really well with it. Since then, Jamey seems to be doing better-less spitting up and definitely happier!

We have been so crazy busy lately, and I don't even know what with. It just seems that between working, and housework, and a couple extracurriculars, we just have no time to do anything! It's hard to remember what I did with all that time before I had James.

We got the rest of James' 3 month pics that Farrah took. They turned out so cute! She did such a good job, and I cant wait to see my little munchkin's face plastered on the walls of the hospital!

James has still been super active. Not quite rolling over, but he is getting so close! He is so fascinated by his hands and his feet he could just play with them for hours!

well, time to get some sleep while I can :)

3 month pictures

My co-workers Farrah took pictures of all the babies born this year for the artwork for our newly remodeled OB unit. These are a couple of the pictures she took of Jamey. I am so excited to see the rest of them!

So we have been busy the last few weeks. We spent Halloween in Williston visiting my Dad, Grandparents, and aunt Kristi. It was so good to see them all. I wish we weren't so far away from them. James was quite sad to say goodbye to his grandpa :)

Jamey has been super crabby this week again. He has been running a borderline temp, and I don't know if he is sick or maybe cutting a tooth (or he could have just been constipated) Hopefully he will get over it soon, because mom is getting tired of the crabbies.

Steve, Vicki, Peter and Lydia are here this weekend to help celebrate Abbie's birthday. I am sure that Jamey will be excited to see his other grandparents. He doesn't get to see family very often, so when he does he tends to just soak it all up.

Well, I suppose I should get some sleep before the little monster man wakes up and wants to eat!

video wednesday

Jamey splashing in the tub. He loves his bath time!

3 months old!

My little man is three months old today!

James Peter,

• You weight 15lbs and are 25in long.
• You have completely outgrown all of your newborn clothes and most of your 0-3 months
• You are still wearing size one diapers, but I just bought a new pack of size 2!
• You still love to eat! You take 5-8oz at a time, or you will eat for 45 minutes!
• You are super smiley and giggly, but once the smiles are done, the crabbies start
• You are starting to not like being swaddled at night, but you wont sleep unless you are
• You have really started to suck on your hands. You even are beginning to prefer them over your pacifier
• You go to daycare 3 days a week when mommy is at work, and I think you are starting to enjoy being around all the noise and other kids a little more :)
• You love to snuggle, and will fall asleep almost instantly when snuggled up to mom or dad
• You are not rolling over yet, but I am hoping soon! your muscles seem to be strengthening, but you just don't have a lot of interest in moving yet
• You still like playing on your activity mat on the floor
• You LOVE your baths at night
• You are the most perfect baby, and I think about you whenever I am not around you. You are my world, and my life isn't complete without you in it.

Momma and her boy :)

Daddy and his boy

Smiling Baby, Sad Mommy

I Can't believe my baby is 12 weeks old already! I feel that I say this every week that goes by, but I truly am amazed at how fast Jamey is Growing. As you can tell from this picture, James has started to really start laughing and smiling. He especially loves when he catches a glimpse of his feet. I usually put colored socks on him, so when he sees them moving around, he gets really excited!

Jamey also really enjoys his activity center. He could just sit and play under this for hours. He has started to become more curious and he gets really excited when he hits one of the animals and it moves. He also discovered that when he kicks his feet really hard the music plays. As soon as the music stops, he legs start going like crazy to try and get the music to start again.

This is how I found James one morning. He had kicked off his blanket and punched through his Halo. He must have decided to leave his arm up in victory. I thought he looked pretty ridiculous. He has started to outgrow his halo, but he wont stay asleep unless he is swaddled. I may have to look into some bigger ones with stronger velcro. He has started sleeping better through the night. One night he slept from 10pm until 6am! This of course, was for Nate while I was at work. He also seems to know when I'm home, because when I am, he gets up at least every 4hrs during the night to eat.

Going back to work has been quite an adjustment for me. I really miss being home with James all day. I miss seeing the sweet smile on his face when I woke him up from his naps. He does really well at daycare, and I think it is good for him, but I miss him SOOO much when I am away from him. Three days a week doesn't sound like much, but to a new mom, it's torture!

Nate is still subbing for 8th Grade Tech Ed. and is still really enjoying it. We are excited that he should be able to stay at this job for a while. Hopefully a position will open up in English for him next year :)

Well Its time for me to catch up on some sleep. Hopefully James will let me get a little tonight :)