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This week we traveled to Lincoln to spend time with family. It didn't take James as long to warm up to his grandparents this visit!

Day 232: March 24

Snuggles with mom

Day 233: March 25

Happy birthday Grandpa!

Day 234: March 26

Having a little yogurt snack

Day 235: March 27

Dinner time with Grandpa

Day 236: March 28

Enjoying playing with cousin John Paul

Day 237: March 29

Enjoying the sunshine 

Day 238: March 30

Breaking out the Easter eggs already

For the video this week we have James playing on the floor.

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Day 225: March 17

"Look at those dimples" is what everyone says when they see this smiley face

Day 226: March 18

Living the life

Day 227: March 19

Play time with Gianna

Day 228: March 20

Having an ice pop with daddy

Day 229: March 21

"You did what?!"

Day 230: March 22

A night out with friends

Day 231: March 23

Helping mom pack up the apartment

For the video this week we have James playing with his friend Gianna!

Weaning Table and Chair

Here is something we are really excited about: James' weaning table and chair. It's called a weaning table because this is where James learns to start eating solid food (weaning from exclusively eating breast milk). We started using the table when James was 5 months and he needed a pillow to support himself. Now at 7 months he can sit all by himself, with an occasional slip down into the chair.

James at 5 months

Learning to drink out of his cup

James at 7 months

For his utensils we found a cocktail spoon at World Market. This is the perfect size for him right now. Also we got a shot glass with ridges for his cup. We read that the earlier we teach him to drink out of a cup the easier it'll be for him to use it by himself.  It only took about a month of him exploring what the cup was and now he has pretty much mastered grasping it with both hands, bringing it to his mouth, and lifting it up to drink the water.

The next step will be when James gets to be older and more mobile he can come to his table by himself when he is hungry. Then we will put out little snacks for him and he can eat by himself.

This is why James has a floor bed...

This is why James has a floor bed! In the picture he rolled from his bed to his play area after he woke up from his nap. I heard him playing in his room and went in to see him smiling at me! This is the third time this has happened and we are so excited about it.

Since he has the freedom to move about his room he can wake up on his own and instead of crying for us to come get him, he can start playing. One time I even found him all the way over by his shelf playing with the toys. Since the room is completely safe (for his stage of development now, we will make more adjustments once he can crawl and pull himself up) we feel comfortable leaving him in the room by himself and know that he will let us know when he needs company!

The next step we are excited for is when James can play in his room and then put himself to sleep on his bed when he is ready for a nap. We have a friend who says it happens with her boys so we're excited to see if it works for James!

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Day 218: March 10

Getting ready for nap time

Day 219: March 11

Loving the hummus!

Day 220: March 12

James says, "If pooping in my pants is wrong I don't want to be right."

Day 221: March 13

Two crazy guys

Day 222: March 14

Hanging out with daddy's phone at Hollywood Studios

Day 223: March 15

Family walk

Day 224: March 16

Story time

For the video this week we have James moving about on the floor!

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James is 7 months old! We love his happy noises--inhales and squeaks at a high pitch! He is mastering rolling over and is just starting to sit up by himself (but topples over easily!) All of a sudden he started sleeping through the night again, what a blessing! His new routine is to go to bed around 7:30pm, wake up at 6am to eat, and then sleep again till 8:30am. We are enjoying this while it lasts!

Day 211: March 3

What a flexible guy!

Day 212: March 4

Sporting the cute hat in Nebraska!

Day 213: March 5

Can sit at his table all by himself now

Day 214: March 6 

Just about to do one of those happy squeaks!

Day 215: March 7 

Story time before bed

Day 216: March 8 

Sitting up by himself

Day 217: March 9 

What a dude!

Here are a few of his happy squeaks!

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James is quite the traveler! He is almost 7 months and has already been on a plane several times. We spent two weeks in Montgomery and a week in Lincoln while Tyler was on work trips and James got some wonderful time with his Grandparents!

Day 204: February 24

Lots of love for GrandMommy and GrandDaddy

Day 205: February 25

SO happy to see Grandpa at the airport

Day 206: February 26

Hanging with mommy

Day 207: February 27

Finally tried blueberries...quite the mess!

Day 208: February 28

Snuggles and nap time with Grandma

Day 209: March 1

First time riding in a grocery cart

Day 210: March 2  

Celery!

 For the video this week we have James sharing giggles during his snack time!