James is eight months old! I can't believe how quick it has gone! James has been a BUSY boy this month. He has learned how to say "mama" "mom" "mamamamamamamamam" and "babababa." He thinks "dadadada" is funny but has shown no interest in saying it himself. He has learned to for sure crawl backwards and is starting to crawl forwards. He is really motivated to crawl forwards when you put the laptop on the ground in front of him. He is eating lots of food these days. Purred veggies and fruits, chunky peas, turkey, yogurt, puffs, and as of tonight pasta bow ties.

He has such a funny little personality. He thinks it is fun to be messy, fun to be naked, fun to fart, more fun to fart while naked, and hilarious to pee while naked. He hardcore cracks up at the last one. He likes to bang on things, he is ticklish, loves the sound of the harmonica, and smiles SUPER big when I get home from work. Everyday he amazes me.

Alright, on to pictures:

Crawled himself under his chair when Jason wasn't looking.
Likes me.
Contemplating out to get into the box he is next to.

Just finished painting a birthday card. We were VERY messy today.
Just plain adorable.

James is getting so big!

This week he has learned to get up into a crawling position and stay that way for about a minute before he flops on his belly. He can also roll all over the room and knows where to roll to get his toys out.

He has learned to make a chomping motion with his mouth. It is super funny. He does it all day long until it is time to eat then he is back to mashing with his tongue.

This week he got to eat blueberries, which I apparently thought was more exciting than he did. He seems indifferent. He really likes plain yogurt and he will be trying parsnips tomorrow and turkey on Sunday.

Most importantly last night he slept soooo good. He went to bed at 730, slept until 440 and then again until 715. It was wonderful. I can already tell tonight wont be as well.

On a non James side of things, I started my masters last weekend. So far it is SUPER easy. We have done two art/poem projects and decorated our notebooks. If all classes are this easy it will be awesome. Now all I need is time/motivation to read the book by next month.

Now the part people actually care about. A few photos.

Jason made me a marshmallow fluff filled cake...it oozed but was tasty!

James looks like a marshmallow.

7 month old big boy.

6 Month Baby.

My handsome boy is 6 months old now! He is growing wonderfully, super fun, very mellow, and such a blessing. I heart him.

His Stats:

18 lbs 2 oz (50-75%)

26 1/2 inches (50%)

His Skills:

Sitting up like a champ

Putting things in his mouth

Giggling real loud

Standing with support for 10 seconds

Hanging out with the ladies (Scarlett and Ellie)

His Foods:

Favs:

Sweet Potatoes

Squash

Peas

Pears

Doesn't like:

avocado

Family Update:

Jason has been sick for like two weeks. Luckily he was able to take a few days off work and is now starting to feel better. James has been sick for about a week and had one trip to the doctor on Christmas Eve to get his nose cleaned with a scary machine and get his chest checked due to sounding like Darth Vader. I fear I am starting to get sick.

I chopped my hair off. I cut off somewhere around 11 inches to donate. I haven't taken a picture yet.

pictures to go with the last post.

Some Updates:

Jason and I got wills today. Mostly so that we ensure Pat, then Amy, then Mike get James if anything happens to us. Good work us being grown ups.

I start my Masters next month.

James is eating a lot of foods these days. He likes butternut squash and sweet potato, hates avocado, LOVES peas. So far I am still enjoying making all of his foods and am pleased with how simple it is. I have a routine going, I make a big batch every Sunday and Wednesday and stick a bunch in the freezer so we have a few options at all times. Next week we are going to introduce green beans and on Christmas he gets his very first fruit, some pears.

He discovered he has a tongue. See pictures below.

He can sit up VERY well for very long periods of time (ten+ minutes.) But still can't roll from front to back. He can reach for things. He likes to demand for food in his high chair. He LOVES LOVES LOVES banging on the laptop.

We went to see Santa today and pick out his first ornament. He was uninterested in Santa and just mostly sat there. He got a little fussy when Santa took James' hand out of his mouth and held it down for the picture. The Santa was LAME for being the "fancy Nordstroms Santa." He just sat there unengaged with James. It was a little sad.

I think that is all for now.


Oh! Jason is sweet... We drove past a cupcake store today that I didn't know about and I a little too excitedly yelled "CUPCAKES!" so Jason did a quick u-turn and bought me one. Aww.

yay foood!