02/27/2007

Mommy and daddy have gotten James' cold. Both have a sore throat and a tummy ache. James was feeling well, though his nose is still a bit runny. James had breakfast and got dressed and mommy took him to daycare. He was not upset to be left there this morning. Two of his little friends were already there, and one little girl wanted to read him a book. James is her favorite. Mommy isn't feeling well today, so this day's blog will be short. More to come...

Mommy still didn't feel well at the end of the day. We had pasta for dinner and popcorn for a snack. Then daddy put James to bed and mommy went to bed early.

02/26/07

James woke up this morning and he was very runny in the nose. Daddy got James ready this morning, because it was his turn. James had oranges and peanut butter toast for breakfast. Mommy got him dressed and took him to daycare. He is breathing mostly through his mouth today, but he is only banned from daycare when he has a fever, or when he is lethargic, which isn't very often. James did well with the dropoff. More to come...

James' nose cleared up and he was fine at pickup. He didn't want to leave because Carolyn's son, Daniel, was in the playroom, and James LOVES Daniel. He says "dadu" for Daniel. Daniel is 11, but loves to play with the babies. James went home, and daddy was already home. James had dinner, and then James watched mommy and daddy throw the ball around the living room. Mommy read James' new color book to him. He points to the baby on each page when he is asked "where is the baby?" He fell asleep easily for mommy and slept through the night.

02/25/2007

All three of us woke up and we took a long time getting ready. We needed to go and get some things at Wal-mart. James was still not feeling very well, and it was very rainy. We got the diapers and some household items and then we went to the bookstore. We were looking for number, color, and letter books for James. James likes books. He points to babies, and dogs, when you ask where is the baby and where is the dog. We are working on colors, and kitty cats. We went home for some lunch and then attempted to put James down for a nap. We had tickets to the Duke women's basketball game but couldn't go because James slept too long and he wasn't feeling well. After the nap, we went grocery shopping, came home and made dinner, and then got James ready for bed. He went down easily for daddy today and slept through the night.

02/24/2007

Saturday! James and mommy woke up around 7:30, and James had breakfast and got a morning bath. Then mommy got a shower, which was tricky with daddy not home. James nearly pooed in the bathtub, but mommy knew what was coming and held him over the toilet. So, James had his first poopy in the potty, albeit reluctantly. Then we went to the airport to pick up daddy. Daddy's plane was late getting in, so James got tired and bored. Mommy let him walk around an area that wasn't too crowded, which made James happy. Daddy was picked up and we went home. We stopped to pick up some picnic food at Kroger and drove to Hillsborough to see a revolutionary war reenactment and have a picnic. The weather was gorgeous and Hillsborough is a nice town. We walked through the little shops on the Main Street and then we went back home to take a late nap. All three of us slept until 6pm, and then we had to go out to dinner because it was getting late and we were too hungry to cook. James loves to go out to eat. He made friends with the waitress, as usual. We got back home, played with James, and daddy attempted to put James to bed. James was having none of that, and wanted mommy, so mommy took over. James didn't sleep very well because he was having a hard time breathing and couldn't get comfortable, so mommy was up with him most of the night. Daddy did not get up.

02/23/2007

James slept in this morning, which was good for mommy because she had a lot to do this morning, with daddy being gone. Mommy and James had a relaxing morning. James had some toast and a banana for breakfast. The only problem with the morning was that James had a poopy right before it was time to leave, so that set mommy and James back a few minutes. James was in a great mood when he got to Ms. Carolyn's. The weather is nice again today, though not as warm, so James should enjoy some time outside. All in all, a very relaxing morning. More to come...

Mommy picked James up from daycare and took him home for dinner. James was going to have ravioli and green beans, so mommy stripped James down to his diaper and let him eat with his hands. James had a blast, but refused to eat the green beans. He spit them out when they got in his mouth. Then, mommy and James played until James' bedtime, and James went to sleep easily. James woke up around midnight and mommy took him into bed with her because daddy was not home and because James was starting to get a cold. Devon had a cold at daycare, and James and Devon share everything, much to the chagrin of Devon.

02/22/2007

James slept through the night again! He woke up a cranky butt, but some banana calmed him down. Mommy and daddy got to play with James extra long this morning because Mommy had to drive daddy to the airport. Daddy dressed James this morning, and even managed to match! James is wearing jeans Nana got him for Christmas and a football shirt Nana got him last summer. Mommy bought James some new socks last night, so we will see how long those last. James got to play outside yesterday because mommy decided that it was so nice out, dinner could wait. James liked to walk up and down the sidewalk. He does not like to walk on the grass. Mommy is reminded of when Tracy was little how she did NOT like to lie in the grass, and she refused to get up if she found herself back down on the grass. HA! There is a doggy who lives across the street with whom James badly wants to made friends. James does not understand that the cars in the street will run him over, so mommy and daddy have to keep an extra close eye on him when he is in the front yard. When daddy got home mommy made dinner and daddy took James on a walk down the trail. This was the first time daddy had been on a walk with James where James could actually walk, and that made daddy very happy. Mommy had already taken James walking in the bookstore. Ms. Carolyn said the kids are going to play outside for much of today because the weather is just gorgeous! More to come...

Well, James is in bed now. He went down very easily. Mommy and James didn't have daddy tonight, so we played with blue glitter instead. Mommy made popcorn (on the stove) for James. He LOVES popcorn. Popcorn is possibly his favorite food, besides bananas. A quiet evening, overall.

02/21/07

James slept through the night again. YAY! He woke up in a great mood and daddy gave him his bottle and some pancakes for breakfast. Mommy dressed him in his jean overalls and his gray shirt and put on his hard soled shoes. James loves his shoes and he will even show you where they go, when you ask him where his shoes go. He can also point to his head when asked and his toes when asked. Mommy and daddy are working on nose and ears now. James had a hard time getting dropped off at daycare again, but was done crying by the time mommy made it to the door. He had his yellow sippy, so he was good. Mommy got a call from Ms. Carolyn that James had split his lip while playing outside. Mommy is not surprised, though she feels sorry for little baby James. Bumps and bruises happen with a new walker. James is not usually bumped and bruised at daycare, mostly those happen at home. Daddy was playing with James recently and James fell off of the bed. Mommy scratched James on accident with her wedding ring, and daddy pinched James' fingers under the rocking chair. Mommy was trying to wait until the bruises went away to take pictures, but that might be too long a wait. Tonight we are having spaghetti for dinner and we have to go shopping to get a few things for daddy's trip. James also needs some more socks. James likes to take off his socks and toss them into oblivion. James always needs new socks.

We had James out a little late last night and he got overtired and wouldn't fall asleep for daddy. Mommy came in and sang him nursery rhymes until he fell asleep. James doesn't like when daddy sings nursery rhymes, only mommy. Mostly this is because daddy doesn't know the words. James likes his nursery rhymes in the following order: Humpty Dumpty, Pat-a-cake, Row your boat, Hey Diddle Diddle, This Little Piggy, The Incy Wincy Spider (he does the hand motions), Baa Baa Black Sheep, Little Miss Muffet, Jack and Jill, Little Bo Peep, Polly put the kettle on.

After that, the nursery rhymes can come in any order.

The split lip was not nearly as bad as mommy thought, having gotten a call from the daycare lady. James kept pointing to it and saying "uh-oh." Very cute.

02/20/2007

James wanted me to post a blog about what he does every day, since most of his extended family is far away. James slept through the night last night and woke up in a great mood. He was very hungry. Mommy made his bottle and gave him a banana for breakfast. James decided to toss his toast on the floor. Mommy dressed James in the outfit Auntie Amy got him for his birthday. Cool, Dinosaurs!! Dadddy packed James up for daycare, careful to give James his yellow sippy cup so that James won't try to steal Devon's, and mommy drove James to daycare. James had had a fever over the weekend, from the one year shots, so mommy talked to Ms. Carolyn about that. James has been having a hard time letting mommy go in the morning, but that is normal for a boy James' age. He has been wanting mommy a lot recently, which is frustrating to daddy. Mommy went to work and James played and took a nap. Mommy picked James up from daycare and said goodbye to James' favorite tree. For dinner, James had pasta and some of mommy's rice. The three of us went to walk around the mall. We got daddy a tie for his interview and mommy and daddy got some cookies. James isn't allowed cookies yet, so mommy and daddy will have to eat them later. Daddy put James to bed and James slept through the night.