Nummies

I never thought the day would come when James could really eat and enjoy his food, but that day has come at last! John loves to tell the story of how I lamented that James was still refusing to eat much more then a couple of ounces. But that is a story for another day. Really, there wasn't anything that he LOVED to eat, except mashed banana. And of course he had a reaction to banana so that is off limits for a couple of months before we try that again.

He has developed quite a repertoire of food that he will eat. His favorite thing is to feed himself, and he does really well with his "easy dissolving" stars and wagon wheels. Or his FAVORITE are the cheese puffs, also easy dissolving. Whole milk yogurt was also a big hit, he can eat 4 ounces without blinking an eye, and he opens his mouth in anticipation...yum!

Super Yum!

• Sweet potatoes
• Yogurt
• Crackers or biscuits
• Guava

Yum!

• Carrots
• Squash
• Oatmeal
• Apple sauce
• Peaches
• Pears
• Apple and cherry sauce
• Squash and corn
• Barley cereal

Yuck!

• Green beans
• Peas
• Cottage cheese
• Rice cereal

Oh the places he will go

I wonder where these tiny feet will take James...so far he still needs our assistance, but every day he gets braver and more balanced on his two little feet. Here he is checking out the backyard.

He knows when he is brave, look at that satisfied smile!

Zion wanted in on the action, so he came to look out the window too.

The one handed walker. This leaves one hand open to grab at toys or whatever else is left on a low table. You can't leave anything at his eye level that is unable to withstand his mighty throw. Oh, this is too much fun!

Baby's first Christmas!

The Turner family had a wonderful Christmas this year! For the first time we avoided the holiday traffic and let everyone come to us. Ah, it was so nice not to be stuck in traffic or in an airport. James' Grandma, Uncle Morgan, Auntie Julia and Cousin Clover came to visit. Grandma came from sunny California to brave the East Coast weather. Uncle Morgan, Auntie Julia and Clover drove down from New York, and found the DC weather much warmer then back home. We ate at Dixie Bones, played countless games of Scrabble, built Ikea furniture, feasted on fudge and other low calorie Christmas goodies, and opened presents. A lovely time was had by all, especially by James because he got so much attention! Zion and Clover both took turns wearing the "Santa Dog" outfit, and they had a great time wrestling and doing things that dogs like to do.

James also had a few firsts over this past week. He can now pull himself to standing from sitting. He is always very proud once he stands up and has a large grin on his face. He is also trying to walk with only one hand holding on, he is very brave! He loves his soccer ball, and will dive for it when it is passed to him. In addition, his new "Busy Zoo" is living up to his name as it keeps him very busy.

Auntie Julia made us a "Christmas Angel" for our tree. James really was the best present we could have ever hoped for this Christmas!

Merry Christmas!

Joy to the world, the Lord is come!
Let earth receive her King;
Let every heart prepare Him room,
And heaven and nature sing,
And heaven and nature sing,
And heaven, and heaven, and nature sing.

Joy to the world, the Savior reigns!
Let men their songs employ;
While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat, repeat, the sounding joy.

No more let sins and sorrows grow,
Nor thorns infest the ground;
He comes to make His blessings flow
Far as the curse is found,
Far as the curse is found,
Far as, far as, the curse is found.

He rules the world with truth and grace,
And makes the nations prove
The glories of His righteousness,
And wonders of His love,
And wonders of His love,
And wonders, wonders, of His love.

Merry Christmas y'all!

Love,
John, Paige and James

Escape artist

James is really starting to pull himself up onto things. Today he was experimenting with different ways to move around his crib.

Here he is caught in the act!

Getting ready to stand up...

...actually, he'd rather chew on the rail.

Hello little monkey!

James is starting to think about climbing and pulling himself up onto things. I am a little nervous he is taking after his Uncle Morgan who could climb up the kitchen cabinets before he could walk....

Soccer!

James loves his new soccer ball that his Nana and Papa sent him for Christmas. John and James love to play soccer in the evenings, check out this sweet video of my boys playing soccer!

Photo Sharing - Video Sharing - Photo Printing - Photo Books

If you are tired and you know it

If you are tired and you know it, by all means fall asleep! We were all playing nicely by ourselves (more later) and I looked over and Eli was fast asleep. Asleep with the radio playing Christmas music and with every light shining brightly. Sorry Eli, I guess I missed the "I'm tired" cues!

If you are tired and you know it, you might want to think twice before you dress your child. Honestly, what is James wearing?

Ok, this is much better!

Yesterday was my last day with Eli, and our first official "quarantined" day. Little James came down with a little bit of a cold and we didn't want the boys sharing germs. So they both had a corner to play in, rather then the normal free for all. They boys were sweet to me on my last day - I think they knew I was functioning on very little sleep after being up with James all night.

We'll miss you little Eli! Make sure you ask your mom to invite us over for play dates!

Sweet babies

Here is a picture of all the babies from my CALM (Caring for and loving mothers) Bible study. We had our brunch today and all the sweet babies posed for a picture. I am very impressed that they are all looking toward the camera, not to mention that they all look rather content. What smart and happy babies we have out here in Virginia!

Here come the updates

Here are some random updates for your reading enjoyment. These are all things that made me smile, and even chuckle this past week.

James really wants to try everything that I drink, so when I am drinking my soda he gets really excited and wants to try. I don't actually let him drink the soda, but he likes to gum on the cold bottom of the can, and then he still feels like he got to "try" it.

James and Eli are such cute boys, especially in blue! Here they are looking sweet and adorable.

Here is Eli, the one sock wonder. Honestly, little boys can never keep both socks on their feet at the same time. It is really a mystery to me.

James was no different. Notice they both lost their right sock..... coincidence? I think not.

And last but not least, check out James sagging his pants. I was busy getting something ready in the kitchen and looked over and noticed his pants were almost to his ankles. I am not sure how he accomplished this but it was pretty funny just the same!

James was 7 months old yesterday! Hooray for James!