Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

Me and my big 5 month old baby!!

It's been a Very busy couple of weeks! We Spent Christmas in Grand Forks, as I had to work, and then headed down to brookings last week to spend some time with Nate's Family. James has been growing like a weed! He turned 5 months old last week! We attempted to weigh him, and he was around 17lbs and around 29in long. He still hasn't taken to rice cereal, but every week we try again. James still loves going to daycare and being around any sort of activity. He is still being stubborn about rolling over and will only do it on his terms. He loves playing. His favorites are his jumperoo, his purple ball from Greg, his Dino from Erin, and Sophie the giraffe.

Staying Warm with dad while we were out sledding in Brookings over Christmas. James didn't last very long, as it was nap time, so he went to the car to sleep with aunt Bree

The boys and Emma all had fun sledding

James loves his baby einstein. He will just sit and watch for the entire 45 minutes. He has started grabbing for anything he wants, as you can see in this picture. If he isn't given what he wants, he will wail and scream! Oh what a little drama queen we have :)

James enjoyed eating the presents a little more than opening them :)

I got James some new socks, and they gave him some crazy toe jam!

This was a gift that one of the ladies Nate worked with at Schroeder drew of James! I had it framed for Nate for Christmas

James is getting two teeth. His bottom two have completely come through. He loves to chomp on anything right now, especially sophie the giraffe, his teether. Watch out if you put your finger in his mouth though, because he is likely to draw blood!

Nate and James love playing together. You can just sense the love between them

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.

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!