7 1/2 months

I've been terrible with keeping a record of James' growth and development. Hopefully he'll forgive me when he gets older!

Little James is the apple of our eyes! We sure love him. At his 6 month appointment his stats were:
wt: 16 lbs, 8oz (49%)
ht: 26.5in (49%)
head cir.: 17.5 (51%)

In the last month he has mastered sitting up and has gotten much more daring when reaching for things. He's taken a few tumbles which is just the beginning of many. He is becoming quite the roller and is beginning to show signs of crawling. He'll get in crawling position and then start to cry because he doesn't know what to do from there. He has become a little more vocal in his gibberish language and has started to imitate more. His latest thing is scrunching his nose and breathing in and out really fast while sticking his tongue out of his smiling lips...he is quite the multi-tasker!



He started sleeping through the night again quite well in mid-December and although it hasn't been as good as the first time, mom is quite happy. He has even started going down for naps this past week without having to be rocked! Some of our favorite things about him (just to name a few):
-His laughs and giggles
-When holding him in cradle position, he sometimes strokes your face with his hand
-He LOVES being around other kids...it makes him very happy
-How content he is
-Seeing him first thing in the morning and after naps...he's all smiles
-He loves paper and all electronics (including phone, camera, keyboard, etc.)
-His "Buddha" belly

He is a very happy baby and he brings us lots of joy!