A glimpse into our future

This was a couple months ago, but I can’t resist posting these pictures.  He is just too cute!  Oh my goodness, can he BE anymore excited about being in the drivers seat?

You can’t see it but he has a HUGE smile on his face in this picture…

And yes, he did honk the horn quite a few times :).  Now every time we go towards the front seat of the car he wants to get in a pretend he’s driving.  Slow down James, don’t be too anxious to grow up! 

11 months

James turned 11 months on August 21st!  I cannot believe he is almost ONE!!! 

 

 

 

I had to include this one – he tries to go after the camera every chance he gets!  Makes taking these monthly pictures extra hard!

 

At 11 months James was:

• Sleeping 11-12 hours at night
• Taking 2 naps/day
• Drinking 4 bottles/day
• Eating breakfast, lunch & dinner (but not a big fan of table food).  Some of his favorite foods include: cheese, apples, strawberries, yogurt, chicken
• Standing alone often and can stand up in the middle of the room by himself
• Can sign “all done”
• Took his first trip to Colorado and LOVED it!  He definitely travels well which is so nice!
• Loves playing rough and wrestling.  He goes crazy on any surface that he knows is cushiony, such as our bed, his crib and the couch.  It is hilarious to watch!  I have got to get it on video at some point.
• He “flexes” his muscles which is so funny.  When he was a little younger he would flex and grunt when he would get frustrated.  Well we decided to turn it into something funny rather then have him do it when he gets mad.  So now it’s a funny thing we do back and forth with him.  I need to get this on video as well :) 
• He really loves music.  I know most babies do but he especially seems to really like it.  Every time he hears music come on he starts dancing and gets a huge smile on his face. 
• He has started to enjoy books.  He doesn’t have the longest attention span but he will sit on the floor and flip books or I sit and read to him.  He especially loves books that have flaps or something he can touch.  If there are too many words he gets bored!

That’s all I can think of for now!  We are gearing up for his first birthday party very soon.  We can’t wait to celebrate our sweet baby boy with family and friends.

10 months!

James turned 10 months old on July 21st (yes, I’m that far behind!).  Since this post is way late it will be short and sweet as it’s hard to remember what exactly James was up to at 10 months.  I do always manage to remember to take his monthly pictures on time…here are a few from his 10 month birthday:

 

  

These pictures get harder and harder each month.  He is such a busy boy!  It is so hard to keep him in one spot and actually get him to look at the camera.  I think I got a few good ones though.

At 10 months James was:

• Sleeping 11-12 hours at night
• Napping twice a day (usually at least an hour each nap) 
• Drinking 4 bottles a day
• Eating breakfast, lunch and dinner, but not a big fan of eating in general
• Got one of his top front teeth and is working on the other one
• Starting to let go of things to stand on his own
• Says “mama” (finally!!!) and staring to babble a lot!
• waves bye bye (but only when he really feels like it :))
• recognizes many words, such as his name and “no”
• starting to mimic us more and more
• loves throwing anything he can get his hands on
• is in to everything!!!!  Every cabinet and drawer in our house has been explored! 

James is such a joy and his personality is coming out more and more.  He is not very even tempered – he is either really happy or really upset and it can turn on a dime!  He is normally very smiley but if something doesn’t go his way then watch out!  Oh boy is he going to be an interesting toddler or what!  Haha!  He’ll definitely keep us on our toes :).