oh dear!

Jamie is talking more and more everyday. He hasn't said much that is funny yet as mostly he just says one word at a time, sometimes two. We haven't filmed him much (or at all yet) talking but we captured this tonight which was just too cute. If you can't tell what's going on, the cover to the iPad has come off...

I can stand up!

Even though Jamie has been able to walk for about a month, he hasn't been using it as his main mode of transportation. Crawling is just quicker and also, he hasn't been able to stand up by himself when he falls down. He can very easily pull himself up with even just a tiny amount of assistance, but has shown absolutely no attempt to just stand up on his own...until today that is... I took Jamie and Remmy to the park and let Jamie out of the buggy to have a little walking time and after about 10 steps, he fell in the grass and then just stood himself back up and kept going. I was shocked. I took a video which shows his many attempts to get his balance, but I swear the first time he did it, he just got straight up. Clever little man...

You can also see the video here: http://youtu.be/UVdLz9M3OH4

our little Frankenstein

Still sorting through the birthday photos, but in the meantime, here's a video we shot of Jamie walking today. He's up to about 10 steps or so now. He still chooses to crawl for transport, but I'm sure it won't be long now...

You can view it on youtube here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKlY1a_5vn8

holy cow...12 months!

We've got a lot to catch up on...mainly surrounding a certain little mister's 1st birthday(s!). We had a special visitor too...Big Daddy! But before I get to all those, let's carry on with tradition and see the last set of birthday blocks! It's been a big month for the J-ster. Biggest excitement...walking!!...well taking steps. We've gotten 4-5 steps at a time. He's still fairly wobbly, but he knows what he's doing and always claps for himself after he does it. It is too cute! He's now very good at standing. He's really coming along with his hand eye coordination. He's become much more vocal, with lots of different babble sounds coming out all the time. He's developing his temper (not fun) and some separation anxiety (also not fun), both come out particularly when he's tired. And, he's finally got his two front teeth!

Now on with the photos. Sadly, Paul's fancy camera broke the morning of Jamie's birthday so we were left with my old one, which doesn't take as nice photos. I took a few, wasn't happy with them, so we borrowed a friend's camera the next day, but only had time for a few. Here are the best:

The point and shoot camera:

Showing off his stacking abilities:

The best:

Don't I look like such a big boy?!:

 

I can stand!:

and we're standing!

Over the last few weeks Jamie has been caught standing but it's only ever been for a few seconds and when he's accidentally let go of something. This weekend though he's really made some progress. He's going for longer and longer. Doubt he'll be walking before he's one, but we're once (stance) closer:

It can also be seen here: http://www.youtube.com/user/st4cyw#p/a/u/0/LQbiBlXdPXQ

11 months old!

Friday Jamie turned 11 months old. I tried to take his block photos on my own, but that is increasingly difficult given how quick Jamie is these days. So, as we were spending the weekend in Eastbourne, we did a few more there where there were more hands and faces to distract him. You can see the best below.

This month Jamie is definitely the explorer child. He loves crawling into other rooms to see what trouble he can get into. He particularly loves Remmy's crate, opening and shutting drawers, doors, cupboards. He's getting pretty good at nesting his stacking cars in the right order. He's got two more teeth, you think it would be his front two, but nope...no front teeth yet, it's the two either side of the front two--we just call him vampire baby. This weekend he learned to go down stairs on his own. Paul's parents have a split level house with several short flights of stairs and we were following him up and down them all weekend. He's also getting very steady on his feet these days and has stood on his own several times after letting go of something and not realizing. Oh and he started swimming lessons. He was very nervous and clingy the first week, but each week he's gotten more confident and this week he was even jumping from a seated position off the edge into my arms.

Onto the photos:



Showing off some of his tricks:

How big is Jamie....SO BIG!

Bang! Bang!

The only two good ones from the photo shoot at home:



clap-clap, bang-bang

Jamie (finally) started clapping on Monday this week. The 'books' say clapping can begin between 6-8 months. Guess he's been too busy motoring around to be bothered to clap. But now that he's got it, he's definitely got it. I can't stop him, he's so pleased with himself. He also has learned go bang-bang too, though this has been going on for a while now. Here's a video to show you his new tricks:



You can also view it here: http://www.youtube.com/embed/wC-eOuAgC1o

one step closer

Jamie is getting around like a bullet these days, on all fours and on his two legs...with help. Here's some proof:



Also viewable here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiIsu4W1v3Y

And...


Also viewable here: http://www.youtube.com/embed/1BUrVG2ebiY

9 months on Christmas Day!

Jamie turned nine months on Christmas Day, so we took some seaonally appropriate birthday block photos below. It was a busy day. Not only did Santa visit, but we had all of our mine and Paul's family over too. It was the first time we've all been together since our wedding, so it was extra special for us. This month Jamie has really been on the move. He's crawling, still mostly commando style unless he's close to something or someone to pull up on, and he gets around like a bullet. He's also pulling himself up onto everything and everyone and cruising around like a champ. He loves to walk when holding on to someone's fingers. He's a very good eater, has perfected his pincer grasp, drinks from a cup, and STILL does not sleep through the night on a consistant basis. We love him to bits!

 I can now pick up lots of blocks at once!

 And flap my arms about excitedly!

what to do with snow days...

I nearly forgot! Jamie wasn't really up for playing in the snow so here's something he learned on one of the snow days:



It can be viewed here too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nK4jJC7_Wss

commando jamie

Jamie is on the move. He's really started going for things this week. He is particularly fond of the dog toys and remote controls. Won't be long before he's crawling. Time for me to start baby proofing: