Friday, October 31, 2008

I Knew There Was a Difference, But Wow....

Last year on Halloween Jameson got an accidental costume, and today it occurred to me that I should see how that outfit fit one year later. The clothes have been passed on to the Halls, and I don't have any badge stickers, but we still have Nathan's funeral hat (unfortunately with one more funeral's experience since last year) and the bouncy seat is at Grandma's for a little baby in their church.

So, this is a picture from last year:


And here is Officer Jameson on his second Halloween:


A year ago:


Today:


I knew it was going to be cute to look at the pictures and compare, but wow, I had no idea how much he has changed. From my little round chubby baby to a lean little boy about to walk. We've been working on his walking, and tonight he stood on his own for a few seconds, until he realized he was doing it!

The chair has a nice memory for Jameson, who spent a few minutes exploring it and trying to climb into it.


He did manage to get into it properly, although shortly after this he leaned too far forward and fell out, but landed on his hands and feet.



He liked Aunt Leah playing dress up.


She was going for "bumble bee" but the hat is a nice touch.

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

A Good Weekend

Jameson and I were up in Phoenix this weekend, visiting with family. First we went to see Grandma, and went to see the condo she is in the process of buying. We couldn't get inside, but we wandered around the grounds. We saw many cats, and found this adorable Jameson-sized bench in a wash.


Jameson spent the night in Ariadne's crib, but he was too tired to care. In the morning he watched Grandpa make eggs.


As we got ready to head out for the day, Jameson and Ariadne shared a little snack.


Mom, want a goldfish?


Here Ariadne, you need to eat more!


We went to the Phoenix Botanical Gardens, planning to see the gardens and do the pumpkin patch. But the line for the hay ride out to the patch was so long that we skipped the gardens. Jameson was very patient, and it was worth the wait. They had a hay maze to get into the pumpkin patch, and Jameson was very interested in watching Isaiah run around getting lost in it.


Once we got to the pumpkins, Jameson was thrilled. He crawled all over, rolling the big balls as much as he could.





But after a few minutes Jameson took off away from everyone else. I was too busy taking pictures and making sure he didn't get stepped on to see where he was going.


He found a friend. He was really interested in the sheep until I took him inside, and then it was scary. He didn't like the ponies either.


But this little pig and goat were just the right size.


Isaiah really likes tractors, but we got him away from it eventually. Doesn't U-Ann look like a movie star?


Back home, after a nap, the boys played.



And we went to the park. Ariadne loves to swing. Jameson liked it at first, but it got a little scary. In the video at the end you can see him sucking his thumb to calm down.


Isaiah played T-ball in Colorado, so he wanted to play here as well. He only had one out!


Jameson tried.


Chasing the ball is fun too!


Jameson and I went down the slide a few times, but he mainly liked trying to climb back up it. Ariadne tried to be patient with him.


Finally all the cousins took a bath. Isaiah and Jameson played together for quite awhile. Isaiah thought it was funny that Jameson didn't know how to spell with the letters.


Isaiah helped get Jameson clean.


It's a good thing they have a big tub!


Before we left Monday morning, they pulled out all of the kids music toys. Aunt U-Ann put a jingle bell strap on Jameson's leg, but he didn't really like it. He did really like the piano, and made a good amount of noise, but he was also very tired and for some reason kept trying to eat the keys.


Finally a video. Sillyness at home, then fun at the park.

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Communication

Jameson is getting good at listening and talking. Today I asked him if he needed a diaper change, and he wandered off. I followed him to his room, where he was pulling a new diaper out of the box for me. Later this afternoon I was telling this story to UAnn on the phone, and Jameson went and brought his diaper powder out to me. And then, when I told how much Jameson likes bananas, he started crying and crawled over to his high chair. I think he understands more than I realize!

He is not also officially talking. I think we're going to call "uh-oh" as the first word, because he has been using it very consistently, although he uses it even if the "uh-oh" happened because he threw his toy and they hit the floor.

He also says "bye-bye" when we're getting ready to go somewhere, when someone else is at the door, or when he is tired and wants to leave.

He's got "Hi", "Hello", "ki-ki" (cat), and the "There-you-go"/"Thank you" pair when we give him things or he gives them to us. He will immitate some of the sounds in a few songs when we sing, and he's been immitating us for awhile in counting to three (and something exciting usually comes at the three). Today he's started doing it on his own.

Friday, October 17, 2008

Family

Grandma, Aunt U-Ann, Isaiah and Ariadne came down to visit last week. I forgot to keep Jameson's carseat at home, but we worked it out so he could ride in Ariadnde's seat. He liked this new car.


We went to eat. Isaiah colored while Jameson tried to pick up the different colors on the tiles.


When he was little he liked lemons, so I tried to give him one now. He chewed on it a little, but it was surprising!


We tried to get a group picture.


This is total chance. I have three more pictures with only Isaiah looking at the camera.

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The next day Jameson got to play outside.


He wants to garden. Later he followed me out to my herb bed and climbed right in. And he ate a little dirt. No pictures of that, since we had to head inside for clean up.

Here is a video of the restaurant and playing outside. Isaiah liked scooting Jameson around, and Jameson wanted Isaiah to get him out of the chair. If you watch carefully when Jameson moves the planter, you can see a lizard that he disturbed running for its life.



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We went to a party and Matt and Adina's, and Jameson wanted to play chess. He was pretty good about not banging the glass pieces on the glass table.


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I caught my little baby sleeping like a frog again. I think he was cold.