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Active Little Boy!

James is finally over his cold and is doing very well. Yesterday I tried to put him in 3-6 month clothes and they were too tight. So now we're up to size 6-9 month clothes and we're in toddler size socks! It's amazing to me since he's not even 3 months old yet!

This past week has been really busy for James. We had our first play date at a friend's house. There were 3 eight month old babies (2 boys and a girl) and a two and a half year old little girl. All the kids were great and the little two year old was a huge help. She would get bottles for us and make sure all the babies were okay! James didn't seem too interested in the other babies, but still the interaction is healthy - for both of us. Also, the 2 little boys get to see their dads for the first time in 6 months today as they're both returning from a 6 month deployment!
In other exciting news, yesterday was our first time going grocery shopping just the 2 of us. James was great! Everyone was so impressed with how good he was. I had in him a carrier and he slept for most of the event.

This is the last thing I want to share - James has found his reflection. Right now he's on his activity mat staring at himself in the mirror. His reflection is really interesting, he'll stare at himself for like 10 minutes!

I'm trying to show a video. I don't know if the quality is any good, but you can see him move and hear him talk.
James smiling at Tobe. I'm a bit late on the smile - but you can still see a happy baby.

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