More Exciting Developments

I realize it's been about a week or so since I've written last.

We all had a Great Thanksgiving. My mom was able to take care of Jamie that morning for us. We spent the morning volunteering at Valero (Trey's work) for their Annual Thanksgiving Dinner with the Troops stationed here in San Antonio.

We both had fun doing that. Then, when that was done, we went back to my mom's house to eat Thanksgiving Dinner together. We were there for a little bit longer, and then went to my inlaws for the evening. It was fun for all of us that day.

Well, today we had a pretty good day at church. Jamie again cried when he realized we weren't coming in with him, but he was fine. He again lasted the entire time.

It was fun at dinnertime today. I was feeding him applesauce, and put some on the sppon for him to put in his mouth. He took it a step further, and dragged the spoon against the bottom of the bowl, got some, and put it in his mouth by himself! He learned how to use the spoon!! :D That was really cool! Daddy got to see it too. We both cheered, and he clapped his hands.. :-) :-) He's so cute!

Jamie also rediscovered the word "no". He's starting to say it to everything we say! I guess this is his "NO" phase. Oh, well, we'll just have to wait it out. I'll enjoy it while it lasts and laugh along the way.

Another Exciting thing that is happening is with Jamie. Jamie is still mostly pre-verbal, but he is starting to point to things as if to ask what they are. He is also figuring out everything has a name. We are giving him the names of things, and I think this will help him to learn more words. We are also trying to read to him more.

We are having a great time with our Jamie. We enjoy him everyday.
Here are some pictures taken at Jamie's 2nd birthday party. These are the ones I have.

Here is Jamie playing with one of his presents!


He is playing with another present. He enjoys this one as well.


This is a picture of his cake. It was yummy!

A Great Discovery!

Well, Today in church, Jamie went to Nursery, as usual. Jamie wanted me to stay with him and help him, but I just gave him to someone in the nursery and left him. He cried for a few minutes, but he lasted the whole time this time! :D Yay! Jamie was such a Big Boy! We later found out that Jamie was a little fussy, but did fine. Hopefully, with time, he won't cry as much when we leave him. I think as he gets older, that will only get better. :-)
By the way, I think Jamie's adjusted to the new time ok.

Every week is always pretty busy, but it was kind of relaxing for us. We got a Friday night at home to relax all together. That doesn't happen very often anymore. We were able to clean up the house and things.

Nursery Update

I said I'd keep you informed of what happened today in Nursery. We switched this weekend to Daylight Savings Time (an hour earlier, so we gained an hour). I think that really messed up Jamie. He seemed to be tired and cranky..and it's understandable. He wasn't in Nursery for 10 minutes and heard him crying. He wanted Mommy, and Mommy came into Nursery. Daddy went in too, but not at the same time. I'm really hoping he'll make the adjustment in time smoothly and quickly..but it's different for every child, I'm told. {Sigh} Hopefully he'll do better and adjust.

Jamie has such an attitude. This week, he's started to take us by the hand and actually leads us to what he wants, or where he wants to go..! So cute!
He actually led me to Nursery before Sacrament Meeting. I told him we had to go to Sacrament meeting first then nursery. I am hoping next week will be better. He may not say a lot at any one time, but I think he understands more than he lets on.

A Trip to the Doctor!

On Friday, Jamie went to his 2-year old check up! He wasn't excited at all to be there, in fact, as soon as we walked in, he wanted to go home! Poor boy! There was really no choice though, some things have to be done. He is growing beautifully, and we found out from his last check-up, that he is now 33 pounds and about 3 feet tall. He is very tall for his age, but it's just right for him. He is doing great!

We'll see how he does in Nursery today. I'll keep you posted.

Things are Getting Better!

Well, what a week and a half we've had!

On Halloween night, we were able to pick up our 2000 Honda Accord! Jamie's Grandparents were able to take him out Trick-or Treating. All of us are feeling better, but Trey is still recovering. It shouldn't be long now! :-) Things are going smoothly in terms of dealing with the aftermath of the accident.

Mommy will be nervous when she drives, as she was driving at the time of the accident. We'll see how it goes. I think I'll be ok. :-) As for Jamie, if you were wondering, does not hesitate to ride in the car, despite the accident. :-) That is good.

Jamie has a new saying that has me laughing at times. I had wanted to make things fun in the bath, so I started counting 1-2-3 whee. Jamie caught on fast, and sometimes when I count now, even if I don't get to three, he'll say whee..It's funny. He's so amusing at times. He said another two-word phrase too 'door, hi'.

We'll have to see this Sunday how Jamie does in Nursery. I'm hoping he'll do better than last week.

Jamie is doing very well in swim class. He loves the water, and although he's unsure of himself at times, he loves to splash and play! He can hold on to the edge of the pool and scoot with his hands along the side by himself!! I found he didn't need help! That was neat to see him do today.