My First Christmas

Mmmm, yummy lights. Mmmm, yummy carpet. Mmmm, yummy wrapping paper. Mmmm, yummy toys. (I love Christmas!)

Merry Christmas!

I Can Fly, I Can Fly, I Can Fly!

Okay, fine, so maybe that's a bit of an exaggeration. But at least I can sit now! Next thing you know, I'll be crawling! Whoo hoo!



Somewhere along the line, I also picked up this nasty habit -- although mom and dad (dad especially) are glad to report that I don't indulge much (yet?).

Tree Trunks

Aww yeah, look at those tree trunks -- tipping the scales at 21 lbs. ("off the charts" in relation to my height, or so my doctor exclaimed), I'm a definite linebacker in the making!

Yum yum!

So in the last month I graduated from straight formula to supplementation with rice cereal, followed by bananas and now even to avocado and sweet potatoes! Mmm, mmm. This video here isn't my first try at eating solid foods, but better late than never, I suppose. And for those of you who aren't my Mama, feel free to skip through it -- it's a solid 9:16 of watching me eat!

Sweetly Sings

A couple of months ago, I made a new best friend when dad and mom's GPR resident friends came over for dinner. Nick Seaboyer, April's fiance, brought his guitar over and gave me a personal concert to help put me to sleep. He's was so nice to me -- made up a song right on the spot for me and everything! I mean, how cool is that?

James and the Giant Head

As you can see, eating + sleeping = big chunk. In other words, I'm definitely growing. Everyone at the last two family reunions I attended -- Tangs and Baileys -- were impressed at what a big baby I am. I may not look much like dad in the face, but at my age, dad was getting a lot of the same comments. In fact, people used to say he would turn out to be a football player for sure, he was so chunky. If you know my dad, you'll know how differently he turned out, so who knows what I'll look like in a few years?

The past few weeks, although tumultuous for the rest of the family, have all been part and parcel for me -- what do I know differently anyhow? Relatives coming out of my ears, enough time spent in my carseat to make a person sick of traveling for life, plane trips, and through it all, the constancy of mom, my bottle, and my sweet dreams.

Here's a clip of yehyeh and I making friends when he came to visit in Edmonton:

I can smile!

The other day mom took the boys to the park while Lilly went to a birthday party. I went on the slide with mom for the first time -- possibly the funnest experience I have ever had up until now -- just check out the excited expression on my face as we go down!


Actually, Mom's believed in my smiling for a while now but dad has been a little more skeptical. This photo proves it -- how cute!