Jamie is a Piglet!!

Here is James' most recent attempt to feed himself. He quite likes to use the spoon and likes to grab it away from us. We give him his own little spoon and he likes to try to feed himself with it. As you can see from these shots, the spoon is long gone and he has made a mess of himself.


Mmmhhh! That's good!

How can I get more in my mouth and less on my face?

Eeeuuwww! Sticky! Shortly after this, James' bowl (suction cup, yeah right!) landed on the floor and the wall behind him in this photo (and the carpet) was covered in beef and alphabet pasta in red sauce! We paused our dinner to clean that up--no stains, thankfully. But it might be a while before we let him try this again!

Jamie's New Teeth! And Various Activities

Sorry we haven't been blogging much lately. We have been busy at work and my mother was here for a few weeks helping out with James. He has grown by leaps and bounds since the last posting. He started crawling at the end of January and now there is no stopping him. He crawls at a fast pace down the hallway to the office and giggles the whole way when you ask "James? Where do you think you're going?" And he giggles and goes faster until you scoop him up. It is very cute. He also has been walking around the furniture and can make a circuit through most of the living room if we have the furniture spaced correctly.

He has also been teething and has developed this annoying shriek. We are hoping it goes away when the teething is over. It has been better since the first tooth (bottom right centre) popped through and then, a few days later, the second bottom centre tooth came out. He is very sensitive about them and pulls his mouth shut if you try to touch them. And today we noticed that he has been chewing on the wooden arm of the chair and it makes this loud scraping noise (and there are a lot of small, teeth shaped scrapes on the side of the arm so we think he must have been doing it for a while). So, he must get some relief from that but we are trying to discourage it.

Basically, even with the teething, he is still a happy little guy and he laughs a lot. He likes to read his books (and eat them--again, we try to stop that) and be tickled and play with his toys. Here are some photos of his daily activities.

I have two little shiny teeth! I am so proud!

Hi Grandma! I'm a big boy!

I love pulling my books off the shelf.

So many books, I can't stand up!

Sleepy Boy! One of the few shots where James is still! He has fallen asleep and drooled (a lot!).

I got new Big Boy Jammies for Christmas! My Mommy didn't think they would fit yet, but I am a BIG BOY!!

My Grandma Linda came to visit! I love my Grandma Linda--she plays all sorts of games with me.

I am a "Pilot 4 Hire" -- Thank you, Auntie Heather, for my cool new outfit!

I am so cute!

I can stand and I have skull jammies--they make me look tough!

I love to play "wheelbarrow" with Daddy! I am so strong!

I can make it! I can make it!!

Almost there...I know no fear!

And, that is James' life--a busy boy!

Playing With My Bumble Bee!

Here is James playing with his Bumble Bee from New Zealand that Grandma Lin and Grandpa Bob got him. He has played with it in the past but has now figured out that he can pull it toward him by using the string--and that the string makes a good chew toy too. It is pretty cute.

Jamie is a Walker!

Here is video of James walking while holding onto furniture.  He is really too quick for me and, of course, he walks to the camera so I am trying to pull back as he comes forward.  Oh well.  He is pretty confident in his transfers and can do a circuit of almost the entire living room if we have the furniture in the right places.