Dear James, you are 19 months old.

Dear James,
It's been so long since I wrote to you here. That doesn't mean I love you any less, it means life happened. We have been exploring, and growing so much together. You have accomplished and learned so much in your nineteen months with us. At times it feels like you have been with us for so long but other times I can hardly believe you have only been apart of this world for a little over a year. I cannot imagine what life is like without you anymore. From your cute little toes to your crazy wild hair. You are my life, my love and why I wake up every morning. At times you can still make me want to scream and cry. You make me question my sanity on a daily basis. You make me do some pretty crazy things, even when you aren't around(like making sound effects for EVERYTHING). But even through all the hard and stressful times, I wouldn't change a thing. You are who you are. You are beautiful, you are smart, and you are loved.

It is hard to believe how grown up you are now. You are your own person. You love to make people laugh and you love to be tickled. You can say so many words now and have even started putting them together.  You still eat everything we give you and are very lucky you haven't become a picky eater yet(knock on wood). You wear a size 8 toddler shoe, and a size 2t shirt. You are so big!

You are OBSESSED with Elmo and Grover, well really any of the Sesame Street characters. You love trucks, cars and boats. You are such a boys boy. You love making motorcycle sounds and pointing at the planes in the sky. You love your grandpa and your daddy. You love you tup(cup) and your bloons(balloons). Your love shoes and looking out the window. You love playing outside and jumping off the couch.

Mommy is so proud of everything you do. From every cry to every laugh I'm always there for you. You love to snuggle with your mom and dad. You love your dog "see see"(Lucy). You love our new house and having two of your own rooms. You are the happiest little guy I've ever met. You continue to amaze me every day with the new things you are doing. You are the most amazing son I could have ever imagined and I anticipate every new thing you do. I love that you are growing up so well but dread it at the same time. It's hard knowing you are a big boy now and not a baby. I miss having to hold you all the time but love that you know it's okay to let go. I love you so much James and can't wait to see what month twenty brings.

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Dear James,

You are eight months old(note-blogging a bit late he was eight months February 2). I can't even believe you are this old. To me you still seem so small, yet you're so big. I can still vividly remember the early morning hours of June 2, leading up to your arrival. It still seems so fresh, so new. One of these days I should write your complete birth story so it always is fresh, and detail filled. I'm sure I've forgotten some of the minor details already but I will never forget the major moments of your eventful birthday. Fast forward 8 months and there you are. A handsome young boy with crazy hair! Yet to me you still seem so small.

I looked back at younger pictures of you recently and I cried. My baby isn't that much of a baby anymore. As you get closer and closer to being refereed to as a "toddler" I can't help but cry. My baby isn't a baby. Your hair was so dark, so thick. Your skin was so red. Your face so round. Now as I lay in bed staring at you, your not an infant. You're so old. Now that the sappy things are out of the way, James, I love this stage you're in. You can move baby! You are officially a speed crawler. It's not even like your trying to crawl anymore, YOU CAN CRAWL. Something else that is exciting is you can pull yourself up on things, to a standing position. And just today(2/11), you let go of the couch and for about ten seconds you were standing on your own. Of course once you realized what you were doing you fell, but hey, that's a start!

Your favorite thing to eat right now is....pretty much anything you see someone eating. You strive to be just like everyone else. If I'm drinking a smoothie, your drinking a smoothie. If I'm eating chicken, you're eating chicken. Something you do now, which I adore, is reach for people. If you want Grandpa, you're getting Grandpa. If you want out of your exersaucer, you now know how to express that. Sleeping is now down to a rhythm. You take two naps a day, one at ten and one at two. You fall asleep for the night by the latest 10:30. You are still addicted to pacifiers. Your favorite toy lately is the big legos. You love being able to sit on your own and play with the "big kids". You love untying everyone's shoelaces. You are OBSESSED with shoes. If there is a shoe left out where you can get it you better bet you will. You love going on walks and looking around.

You love being at restaurants. You are a huge flirt now, you love smiling at everyone. You still don't like sippy cups or water. You only get about 5 bottles a day now. You really like paper/magazines and ripping them up. I officially gave up even attempting to get you into your crib. Cosleeping is your top choice, and I don't mind it at all. I love being all snuggled with my baby. You still do not have any teeth. Although just recently it feels like we can finally feel a bump where one on the bottom is coming in, but who knows if I'm not just imagining that. You love my camera, any time I try to take pictures of you the first thing you do is reach right for it. Which has made it increasingly difficult to get good pictures of you lol.

You give kisses. If someone makes the kissing noise(and you're in the mood) you open your mouth as wide as you can and lean in. It's literally the cutest thing I have ever seen. Recently you have started having temper tantrums. If you are playing with something you shouldn't be and we take it away you let us know you didn't like that. By screaming as loud as humanly possible. You hate getting dressed and cry every single time we change your clothes. But you L O V E taking baths, and playing in the water. Which excites me for this summer when you get to swim in the pool. You love books and flipping through all the different pages. You make the "oooo" sound a lot. You are at my favorite stage right now.
I cannot wait to see all the changes that take place in the up coming weeks. I love you forever.
Love,
Mommy

Dear James, You're Four Months Old!

I can't believe I have a four month old. My tiny baby is four months old. That statement still seems so foreign, yet soon he will be a five month old. So many new things are happening with you every day James. YOU ROLLED! It took a while and you got so close so many times but finally you're a pro. You can only roll from back to belly and once you get to your belly you get a little frustrated, but still, you love rolling! Every time I put you on your back the first thing you do is roll to your belly! You love sitting and standing. You can kind of hold yourself up when sitting but only for a few seconds. You started eating solids this month!!! Although you hate rice cereal and sweet potatoes, but you LOVE apples! I also started giving you a trainer cup when you have solids to get ready for the transition to a cup, but you don't quite have that down. You can hold the handles and get the cup to your mouth, but you haven't quite figured out that you have to tip the cup up!