7 Months

Another month has come and gone and I have loved every minute (well almost every minute) with James.  He is growing so fast and learning so much.  Sometimes I can hardly keep up with him.  This past month has been a busy one for James.  We discovered his teeth on April 6.  Quite an event, one I wasn't quite ready for (see previous post here).  He FINALLY (I was starting to think it would never happen.) began rolling over both ways consistently on April 12.  James is a ball of energy, always bouncing, kicking his legs, and flapping his arms around.  Whenever he wants something he'll lunge for it.  He is pretty strong and I've had a hard time holding onto him whenever he does this.  James has even flipped himself out of his Bumbo a few times to try to get something.  One time he almost fell off the counter.  Needless to say he doesn't sit up there anymore.  James only sits in his Bumbo while he is eating.  Eating is one of his most favorite activities.  He knows when its time to eat and he'll let me know.  He whine the whole time I'm getting his food ready and he gets really excited when he gets put in his Bumbo.  James now eats solids twice a day and he pounds it.  He'll usually eat around 9 oz. each time.  It makes me wonder why he is still so skinny.  He still won't take a bottle but is starting to figure out the sippy cup.  He still loves being outside, baths, his feet, and socks.  One of his new fascinations are his hands.  He loves to put stare them.  James's personality is coming through more and more every day.  He is so fun and is such a good baby.  I can't wait to see what the next month brings!

James with Cosmo.

Watching Baby Einstein while mom works out.

He's got Spiderman moves.

We bought a swimming suit.  Hopefully it'll fit in a few months.

Chillin' with dad.

James is always such a big helper.

So handsome!

He is finally starting to like the binki.

If you look closely you can see his teeth.  They're pretty cute.

Liar Liar Pants on Fire

I love James to pieces but the kid has a knack for making me a liar.  I tell people things like how he babbles all the time but when he is around anyone else he doesn't or how I tell people that he sleeps well so then he decides to not sleep well and wake up a million times during the night.  Once again he has made me a liar.  In the last post I bragged about how well James was taking this whole teething thing.  No fever, no fussiness, no signs at all.  The very next night was miserable.  He was up forever that night crying and crying because his little teeth were hurting him so much.  And it has not stopped.  This whole week he wakes up almost screaming sometimes.  I feel so bad for the poor kid.  Because he isn't getting as much sleep, he is so tired but surprisingly hasn't been as fussy during the day as I had anticipated (Now watch tomorrow he'll make me a liar again and be extra cranky.).  Hopefully this doesn't last long because I miss my sleep.


  Here are some pictures and video for your enjoyment.

Here are my socks!  I got them both!  Aren't you so proud?

A little fun house mirror on his favorite toy.

Posin' for the camera.

Poor baby was so tired but it wasn't quite bed time yet.  We tried to keep him awake but it didn't work very well.

Toothless

One of my most favorite things about babies is their toothless smile. Especially, of course, James.  I have been hoping that his little teeth won't come in until he is 8 months or so.  Well my hoping has been in vain.  Wednesday I took James to the doctor for his 6 month check up and my pediatrician mentioned that it looked like James was getting some teeth.  No, I thought to myself, that can't be true and I forgot about it.  Friday James got a hold of an envelope and before I knew it he had sucked off a piece.  I reached my finger in to get the paper but I didn't find the paper, instead I found teeth.  The bottom front two are poking through.  I couldn't believe it at first and I had Gregg come check.  Sure enough it is really teeth.  I'm still a little sad about it because I did want his gummy smile to stay a little while longer.  However I was also amazed at how well James was taking this whole teething thing.  He really hadn't been fussy or drooly more than normal.  It does explain James waking up more at night and the fact that he chews on the bottle instead of sucking.

This is not James.  I'm just trying to psych myself up for this.

6 Wonderful Months

I'm finding it very hard to believe that James is 6 months. How did time go by so quickly? Anywho James is just the cutest little guy! He is so fun and his little personality is just shining through more and more. James loves to eat! He still eats about every 3 hours and it always seems that I can't get it to him fast enough. Especially his cereal. Besides rice, he eats oatmeal, peas, squash and green beans. He loves everything but the green beans. He gags every bite but he doesn't spit them out. He decided to pull a fast one on us this month and now will not take a bottle. He just chews on the nipple but won't suck. Weirdo. He does really well sleeping wise. At nap time he'll cry for 5 minutes if he cries at all. Naps usually don't last long usually 30-45 minutes, hence why he still has 3 naps a day. At night he'll usually sleep through the night except lately he's been waking up around 5 hungry. He started to really like his thumb this month. He doesn't suck on it though, he just chews it. Maybe he's starting to get teeth. I sure hope not. I love his gummy smile and want it to stay that way as long as possible. He sits like a champ maybe because he got tired of crashing on our concert floors. As for tummy time he still hates it and still doesn't like to roll over. James is constantly making us laugh with his cute squeals which can now get pretty high pitched and his funny faces. He still loves to laugh and smile. James also still loves his socks and his baths especially now that he can sit up and splash in the water. James is such a joy and we can never get enough of him!

Best smile!

Helping mom make the bed.

James LOVES cards!

Notice the sock.  I'm sure it was soaking wet.

His first dunk!