Little kiddos aren't supposed to have peanut butter to avoid developing allergies, so I decided to get some almond butter for Jameson. I gave him some on a plate with little bits of a whole wheat bagel.
I don't know why I expected him to get the idea of "dipping" right away.
Yum, this makes my fingers taste good!
Jameson got to go to Philip's birthday party with Grandma, and Aunt Billie fed him banana.
Hey, what did you get? And why am I not the center of attention right now?
This morning Nathan took Jameson and let me sleep, but when I woke up Nathan had fallen back asleep on the couch. What mischief was Jameson getting into?
Hey Mom, the window is pretty cool!
Don't worry, I've obviously done this before, look how easily I get down!
Well, that's what Grandma and I decided today. I gave him a sippy cup with milk, and he crawled around with it. I don't think I'll do it again, since we ended up with milk all over the floor. But he liked it!
I found this quilt in the stuff brought down from Colorado. I made it my senior year of high school. I really wish I had had it when Jameson was born, but it's wonderful to have now!
Can you see the steggy I sewed in there?
He's starting to get better at eating with a spoon. Not very good, but better.
He spent last evening with Grandma and Grandpa, and discovered music. This guitar thing is fascinating. The fact that he doesn't go right after the camera tells me he was really interested in that sound!
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Jameson had quite a birthday. I made a big cake. We ended up with a lot left over!
Of course Jameson got his own cake.
But before cake, he had to open presents. Other people have lots of pictures of him opening gifts, so if you have those let me know!
And now for cake! We sat him in his chair in just a diaper so he could get all messy, but at first he just poked at the cake.
Aunt Leah tried to show him that the cake was food.
Starting to get it, but distracted by the spoon.
Ooh, food!
We filled up the splash pool in the backyard to clean him up.
He was pretty tired by this point, so he wanted to put his head down.
Cuddling with Grandma all clean!
We went back inside, and Heather gave him one last gift. But he wasn't too thrilled with it. That's okay, I'll take it.
But the bag is fun!
Climbing up Leah.
Relaxing with Dad. Someone gave him a "marshmallow cannon", aka a slingshot. We'll have to hid that.
I purposefully put up the streamers so Jameson could play with them. He liked it!
As I get more pictures from everyone else, I'll post more. Here's a video -- having fun with the cake (the floor was a mess!) and playing with a gift bag.
We took a nice day trip up Mt Lemon to get out of the heat. I sat in the backseat to get sunscreen on Jameson, and he liked me being there. We played peekaboo.
We went up to Rose Canyon Lake. Jameson loved playing with the rocks and leaves. Of course he tried to eat them. Jameson and I sat up in the shade for awhile, but the chipmunks assumed we had food. They were getting a little close for comfort, so we went down with Nathan.
He was fishing.
And he caught one!
Jameson was quite perplexed.
But it grew on him.
He wanted that fish so bad! Unfortunately he fell asleep almost as soon we got home, so he didn't get any fish.
Jameson is loving the new toys his cousins gave to him. When he really loves one, he makes sure he shows it with a little cuddle.
He doesn't spend any time in his bouncer any more, but he spends lots of time under it. We corral all his toys under there, and it's a great playground.
A few days ago I got home from work and found Jameson and Nathan in the baby's bedroom. I took a shower, and when I got out I heard Jameson talking very loudly to himself and banging on the door. He was going through the trash and dirty clothes just inside the door.
And this is what I found on the bed.
Look what I did, Mommy! Nathan says he has a vague memory of Jameson crawling on him, but doesn't remember being "crowned"
Jameson has been sick this week. His fever is gone, but he still is very fussy and likes to spend a lot of time cuddling. And so we've spent a lot of time reading.
There is one book we hadn't looked at in awhile, of the "Pat the Bunny" type. You know, fake fur on the dog, fake leather for the pig, even some tulle for butterfly wings. I used to try to get Jameson to feel the different textures, but he wasn't all that interested.
But yesterday, as soon as I picked up that book, he grabbed the fur on the puppy on front, squealed and petted it. Every page he immediately saw the new texture and felt it, and then would grab the book and turn back to the front to pet the puppy. He definitely "got" what the book was all about, and loved it. It is just so amazing to see how quickly he figures out so many new things. I can't wait to see what he learns next!
