Dancing Machine

Our boy has rhythm, and boy does he like to dance. We hope the latent Agnost gene for musical talent has manifested in our little maestro. He's already figured out that the ipod controls the tunes, so several times a day he toddles over to the speakers, points and starts shaking his head -- it is time to dance. Right now his tastes run a bit top 40 (Rhianna's Disturbia is his favorite) and toddler tunes (he marches like dinosaurs with the Laurie Berkner Band). I wish these photos could do his dancing skills justice.

Happy Halloween -- Buzz, Buzz, Buzz

For his second Halloween, James wanted to dance around like a bumble bee, buzzing along with his favorite song (Bumblebee, by the Laurie Berkner Band, or "buzz buzz", as he calls it). He loved his costume, and was happy to put it on and explore our front yard. We didn't go much further, however, as both James and Pete were struck with the stomach flu, so most of Halloween was spent indoors on the couch. We hope next year James will get to show off his costume.


Buzz Buzz.



I'm a busy bee.



This is a more accurate picture of the day -- on the floor, eating a Pedialite pop. Poor baby.

James and the Giant Pumpkin

This October, James had his first visit to a pumpkin patch, and he loved it! A giant field filled with orange balls -- he was in heaven.


We took this one home.



After the pumpkins, we hit a giant maze of hay, and James couldn't get enough. He's going to be our little explorer.

First Birthday Party

On Sunday, August 31st we celebrated James' birthday with a lovely BBQ in the park. We were joined by close family and a few friends, and James entertained us all with his cake eating antics -- what a ham!





James' best friend Noelle had her party right next door, so we were able to celebrate her birthday as well (she was born the day before James).

Happy 1st Birthday!!!

What an incredible year it has been. Pete and I never knew we could feel such love. James has been an amazing gift this past year, and we've so enjoyed watching him grow. At the end of the year, he weighed in at 22 lbs 14 oz and was 31 and a half inches. This means in one year he gained just about 15 lbs and grew almost a foot (11 1/2 inches). No wonder mommy can fit back into her old clothes!!





In terms of milestones, James started walking just shy of a year (and now he go-go-goes even more than before -- this kid loves motion), He says a few words (I swear he says Momo for our cat Mozart, but Pete is still skeptical, but he truly does say bye-bye as well as mama -- no dada yet but we're working on it).

We'll try for more regular posts, at least monthly, so you can watch James grow into his second year. What will this year bring? Stay tuned.

James, a Movie Star?

We're still digitally challenged, but we're trying out a video post to our blog. If it works, we'll try to upload some more interesting clips (his first time crawling, perhaps). Stay tuned!

The Baby Blog Returns!!

Hooray! At long last James has returned to the blog scene. He's been so busy crawling and cruising (but not yet walking) that he's neglected his blog. We hope to be more regular now that mommy isn't teaching until the fall.