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Another Exciting James Update!

Earlier this month James had his 4 month checkup. He's now 27.5 inches long (that's above the 95th percentile) and 16.8 lbs (75th percentile). The shots and everything went well for James and developmentally he's doing great. At the appointment we got the go-ahead to start feeding James food.

So far we've tried fresh bananas mixed in with rice cereal, pears, peas, and carrots. Any guess what he was eating when we took this picture?Carrots are by far his favorite. Weird, we know, but he loves them.

James is also learning to roll over, he did it twice this morning. He doesn't love belly time, but it's important developmentally, so we have him on his belly a lot these days.He loves the little tractor from Grandpa and Grandma Walters and will push it between both hands. It's funny to watch him because it takes a lot of concentration to move that little tractor.

James was also lucky enough to have his first trip to the zoo last week. Tobias' good friend from all the way back in boot camp, Andy, was here for a couple of days. Andy, who was also one of the groomsmen in our wedding, is James' God Father.This is a picture of Andy and James at the zoo. The only part of the zoo James really seemed to enjoy were the flamingos.

Tobias and James have really enjoyed spending some time together. Tobias is really going to have a hard time being gone for so long.

Tobias and James reading the comics together.

Busy week for this guy - eating, jumping, playing, and spending time with his dad.

Comments

Marthaa said…
Wow! He looks so big! Super cute. My TA was in the room when I was looking at pics and even she was surprised that he was only 4 months - he's big! You can tell a lot is going on in his short little life! Props to mom and dad for giving him such a stimulating little existence!!! Love ya guys!
Marth

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