6 Month Birthday Edition - 25 Things About James

1. James still sleeps in two-hour increments.
2. The only place you can get a hand around James's leg is at his ankle. If you have bigger hands than us.
3. James wears 12-month clothing.
4. James sleeps in our bedroom because of item #1 on this list.
5. James has brown eyes, like both of his parents.
6. He has one tuft of hair on the top of his head. There is just enough to make a fauxhawk.
7. This boy LOVES his sister. He smiles even when she is dragging him across the room by his head.
8. James has a fold in the middle of his bottom lip that you can only see when he sleeps.
9. James also has folds everywhere else.
10. His cheeks are perfect for kissing. They are big and squishy.
11. He can pretty reliably sit up by himself. Until Ava pushes him over because "he wants to be on his belly."
12. James has achieved forward motion in his scooting and seems close to fully crawling. He has started tucking his knees under him and is ready for action.
13. James eats lots and lots of food. His most impressive feat was eating two apples in one sitting. He also loves pears and green beans, but could go either way on carrots, peas, avocado, and sweet potato.
14. You have to eat quickly around James. He will steal your food. While sitting on Helen's lap, he once pulled her plate towards him, grabbed her fork, and stuck it in his mouth in the time it took the family to gasp.
15. Overall, James is a very happy fellow.
16. James knows the sign for "feed me" and likes to use it when he can.
17. James hates the feeling of grass.
18. He just moved into his big boy car seat and promptly threw up on it. It has lost its new car seat smell.
19. Ava's classmates are always happy to get a visit from James. They like to pat him on the head and hold his hands.
20. James has never left the city of Portland.
21. Our boy is too heavy to hold for any length of time. The physical strain has aggravated past injuries of Helen's and created new ones for Brian.
22. James likes to hear Helen sing.
23. James likes to hear himself shriek.
24. Ava is James's stylist. She chooses his outfits to match her own and is very disappointed when he is wearing something that she can't find in her own closet.
25. He likes to play with a beach ball, which Ava rolls to him and he kicks back to her.