Introduction to James, Elias, and Cora

James enjoyed Walt Disney World for the first time this weekend. We were celebrating Teri's (Tobias' youngest sister) high school graduation and 19th birthday. My friend, Marissa, did all the hard planning so the trip was stress free. Another Navy wife, Tory also joined us on the trip and the 5 of us had a wonderful time. We left early Saturday morning for Orlando and were at Magic Kingdom by 930. We had a blast even though we had to put on our ponchos due to a couple of nasty thunder storms. James is in the stroller posing with Marissa, Teri, and Tory. While at Magic Kingdom James did his first ride ever - the Haunted Mansion. Here we are waiting in line. He didn't really seem too impressed with that ride, but he absolutely loved It's a Small World . You can tell by his expression that he is loving the display in this picture with Marissa. Aunt Teri even took him on his first carousel ride. I think he enjoyed that a lot too! Sunday we went to my favorite Disney p...

James' development has been so rapid this month! It's amazing how much his motor skills have advanced. Exciting skills now include almost crawling, putting everything in his mouth, and holding his own bottle. Gotta love livin' in Florida. The weather here is perfect... for now. The miserable days are on there way! James is now mobile - which is funny. It was the fastest change ever. One day, he was only able to roll over and the next he was getting up on all fours. A couple days after that he was able to move backwards (that's right, babies crawl backwards first). While in the shower one day, I had James on the floor of our bedroom. I came out and he was almost entirely under the bed! The pictures below show the progression. All these were taken within a week. Phase 1: James is on his stomach. Phase 2: James under the bed - looking a little distraught. Phase 3: Up on all 4s. Don't mind the drool, it's still a sweet picture. In other news, James and Bandit, our d...