9 Months
1st of all I'm in shock that he is only 3 months away from being 1 years old! Shocked that he has been here just as long I was pregnant with him! And shocked how much in love I am with him! He is a very loved little man, I get reports from nursery that he's "SUCH A GOOD BOY!" and "What a sweet smile he has." This past week when we arrived at church, Ryan and I put out our hands to shake the greeters' hands only to hear "HI Jameson!" both greeters went right to him and our hands were left waving in the wind! We got a pretty good laugh out of that! Jameson's favorite things to do is stand next to furniture...usually he'll laugh when you stand him next to something. He still LOVES to swing! Ryan hung up a swing from a branch (about 2-3 stories up!) and since it's been such a beautiful fall J has been enjoying almost daily! He loves music, stories and tickles! It seems that he's putting away the "stranger fears" and is able to relax and enjoy new people! At J's last doctors appointment he weighed in at 18lbs which puts him in the 13th percentile: highest percentile he's ever been in! lol He's also 27.25 inches long. Happy, Healthy and very talkitive little boy! He is saying "Dada" now, but he doesn't know what it really means. He's not crawling yet but he's figuring out how to scootch backwards. He is now eating some solids like: cheerios, bananas, bread etc. He just figured out how to clap! J and I were spending a day in Muskegon and his clapping skills took off! At one point my dad was playing songs to J on his guitar and when the song was over without any prompting J started to clap!! He sure loves his Grandpa! so sweet! On a sad note, just this past month J has stopped snuggling/curling into me during naps. He would still prefer to take a nap with me, but it has to be next to me. I should be glad that it lasted 8 months, but it's still hard to close that chapter! Here are some pictures over the last month:

Stephanie and Lena came home at the end of August for another visit! We had a lot of fun with them! We even got to have a birthday party for Lena! Lots of boating and pool fun was had!







Stephanie and Lena came home at the end of August for another visit! We had a lot of fun with them! We even got to have a birthday party for Lena!

At 6 months we started Jameson on foods, so far (2 months later) J has gotten through all the vegetables and almost all of the grains without any troubles. He seems to like just about everything so far!

The last 1/2 of the summer J discovered a little taste of how fun parks are! We went on quite a few play dates to parks around the area. The picture of J is with his girlfriend Lily! The picture was NOT staged, just Jameson showing a little love!

We gave him VERY watered down oatmeal for his first 'meal'...it was pretty confused on what was going on and I'm pretty sure ALL of it ended up on his bib! He made funnier faces when we tried giving him water than cereal! but it was fun!
here are some other fun pictures of our sweet boy!

6 Months

I can hardly believe I have a 6 month old, it honestly scares me how fast this is going! He is growing and learning new tricks each week! This week he learned how to barrel roll around the Living Room. It cracks me up! He also just got his first tooth! VERY sharp! He experienced his first sleepover without Mom or Dad at Grandma and Grandpas! He did very well! ...and so did I! He's getting a lot better at sitting by himself, he no longer folds forward if you let go. He tips left or right but he jerks himself to try to balance himself out. He's not to the point yet where you can set him down and back away though but it's coming soon I'm sure! He has his 6 month appointment in a couple days; I'm guessing he's around 17lbs. (at 5 months he was 15lbs) Next weekend he'll start eating foods! Crazy I can't believe him! I'll post some 6 month pictures soon, hopefully i can get a big smile to show off his first pearly white! Smiles and giggles have been a little sparse lately with the teething pains.

5 Months
Jameson is now just over 5 months! He is learning so quickly and able to explore a lot more now that he is really reaching for things. I however, have not gotten used to this new trick so I've found a chip in his hand as well as his fingers in my dinner. Toys are getting so fun for him now! He has gotten very curious in our cat in the last couple weeks and he is learning how to not only take out the pacifier but put it back in! This is still a very rusty trick, success rate of probably 20%(that may be generous). He has proven that he loves the water: tub and pools! He has taken on quite the voice...not always the sweet coos you think of; think more of a squawking bird. We're not really sure where that came from or if that is going to stick around for awhile.
I took him to the doctor for a severe case of "Newmomitus" or "New-parent Syndrome) and he weighed in at 15lbs and left with a clean bill of health expect for a patch of eczema. I was more worried about the ear he kept pulling on and his uneven belly. (What you may be thinking! lol when breaths deep or cries his left side would puff up a lot higher so of course I thought...tumor or lung problems!)All was well though.
We've been having a lot of playdates and J has proven to be pretty good at them so far! It is so fun to get together with mom's in the same stage of life as me and bounce questions, concerns and even just relate our experiences with each other. So we'll plan many more of those in the future!

I've been pulling a little inflatable Duck Tub outside as his swimming pool, the first time it didn't go well but once i warmed up the water a little he LOVED it! Plus I love the snuggle time afterward!

Ryan's First Father's Day!!