I Have Found My Feet!!

YUMMY!!

Milestone Day

We are now officially rolling over from the back to the stomach! While it took James a while, he finally worked his way from his back to his tummy, and even enjoyed being on his tummy for a while. Once he was sick of being on his tummy he rolled himself to his back. It was unbelievable how happy he was rolling back and forth and so much fun to witness yet another first!

James is also really enjoying his solid foods. He is eating his oatmeal cereal a lot better and seems eagor and excited to eat every night. Next step will be introducing sweet potatoes next week -- hopefully its not to messy!

We have also heard repeatedly that James has a "girlfriend" at daycare and in his journal this week, we got the evidence! James and Sydney are fast friends. In almost ever picture the two of them are together holding toys, talking to each other, and doing tummy time almost on top of each other. Needless to say, James is enjoying all of his friends and teachers at school and truly enjoys it.

Solids here we come!

We have started solids! Yeah oatmeal cereal! James has been a pretty fickle eater since he was born and we were surprised when the doctor said that we should introduce oatmeal cereal (not rice bc it will make him even more backed up) to see if he would eat more. So, we took the plunge and James was so excited! He is still trying to figure out how to eat the cereal, but he was so happy to try and we had a couple of great laughs as the cereal ended up from one end of his body to the other!

New Hat and Upset Tummy

James got a new hat and mom and dad are excited since it seems like over night his head grew! Now all the hats we have do not fit. Well thanks to Mrs. and Dr. Evans James now has a warm, cute and monogramed hat! Even better, James doesnt seem to mind wearing this hat, maybe because its soft and doesnt cover his eyes. Oh yes, he still loves that ball! He could play with it all day!


Later that same night mom was playing "super James" with the baby and he decided that it upset his stomach. Before mom could get him down he hit her with his vomit! BULLSEYE!!! James felt better and mom needed a shower! What a fun night.

TV at any cost

So James is a TVaholic. He will contort himself any way possible just to get a glimpse at what is going on. It is a daily struggle to get him away from the TV if it on - he finds it so fasinating - we only hope this doesn't prove to be a life long addiction!

4 Months Old Today!!

James was 4 months old on Jan. 22! On Jan. 23rd he had his 4 month check up! He is healthy and happy! James now weighs 15.1 pounds and is 26 inches long! The doctor thinks he is going to be a basketball player because he is off the charts in height.

Milestone Week

So, James, mom, and dad made it through the first week of daycare. We had a lot of ups and a lot of downs, but it seems like James and the center have started to find their way. James especially likes Wednesday's at daycare because he gets an infant message and mom was happy because they listened to her and did not put any oils on him (a recent study came out saying that lotions and oils with nuts or tree extracts are the reason why so many children have nut allergies). Hopefully next week will prove to be even better and hopefully James will start getting more comfortable eating with someone other than mom and dad!

(James in his crib)

Another milestone happened this weekend. We put James in his own bedroom and crib to spend the night. James has always napped in his crib, but always slept in mom and dad's room in the bassinet. Last night, after mom cried a lot, we put him in his crib and said goodnight. Sure enough, James slept from 8:30pm to 6:30am - with only one little cry at 11 for his binki! It is so wonderful that he is sleeping through the night and now big enough to sleep all by himself in his room.

Little Man

(P.S. Thanks Kate & Drew for this fun shirt from London!)

With yet another snow storm leaving over 6 inches of snow on the ground, James spent a fun winter Sunday inside watching football. Touchdown Giants! Actually this was a very sad weekend for the Giants as they lost to the Eagles which means they are out of the playoffs. James and his dad had a lot of fun watching the Giants game together and James even tolerated a few screams from mom and dad as Eli and the rest of the Giants offensive missed play after play.

James was also very upset all day, especially by the way the Giants played, but more so because he has really begun the teething process. We just hope those teeth break through soon! Its not fun having a crabby baby and we really can't do anything to help him except give him baby tylenol and cold teething rings. The dr. said to try frozen carrot sticks so we are going to try that next! Yum beta-carotene along with relief -- hopefully James likes it!

Monday marked James first day at daycare. Daddy had a hard time dropping him off and mommy was just relieved that she didn't have to do it! While he seemed to be fine and he was very excited to be picked up by mommy both mommy and daddy felt like they deserted him. Mommy and daddy were also a little naughty as they let James stay up past his normal bedtime so they could spend a little time playing with him and laughing with him. The only upside to this was that we got to see him laugh and he slept through the night for the first time since Christmas! Yes!!! Hopefully day two at the daycare goes better than day one for both mommy, daddy and James.

Bath Time!

James is certainly starting to enjoy his bath time! He loves picking up his new bath toys -- thank you uncle jeff! James also loves swimming, kicking and splashing. He would spend all night in the bathtub if we let him. It is a nice change from when he he was younger and screamed his whole way through them!

Update

It has been a crazy couple of weeks with the Holidays. James experienced his first New Years (even though he was out way before midnight) and had fun partying at Jon and Lisa's. He had a lot of fun hanging out with Jon and Lisa after the festivities. When we got home, James showed us a new trick he taught himself. He now rolls from his back to his left side. It is so exciting watching him develop new skills / tricks every day. Now, if we could only get him to like tummy time!