Dear James

Today you had you 4 month check-up. You are growing up and doing so well and you are advanced for your age.

You are 25.5 inches long (75%), Weigh 13.8 (25%) and your head is 42.4 cm (75%)

This means you are long and skinny (but a good skinny)!

Also today was the first day that you got to have some baby oatmeal! And you loved it! You got it all over yourself and thought it was the best thing ever! You were so eager to try and do it all by yourself.

Another first for you today as well is that you spent your first night in your crib! You cried a little but then fell right to sleep.

I love you James

Dear James

Today you got to meet your cousin (2nd cousin) Madison. We went over to visit Great-Grandma and Grandpa Andrus and Daddy's cousins (Melissa and Jeff) were there with little Madison.

Madison was born the day after you.

You liked her bow

You were wondering why this girl was squishing you.

I love you James

Dear James,

You are 4 months old today! You are getting so big I can't believe that 4 months ago you were born. You are just so smart and fun to play with and I love you so much.

Today we went to go see another BYU women's basketball game with Grandpa and Grandma Edmunds. You loved it again and thought it was so much fun.

Then you got all tuckered out and fell asleep during the second half.

You love to play with your daddy and you guys have so much fun together. Every time daddy comes home you lung towards him so he can hold you. He knows how to make you laugh, and I just think it's great!

Sometimes you just play and play and play that you just get all tuckered out and fall asleep still holding on to your toys.

You're just so adorable!

I love you James

Dear James,

You do not like tummy time. I put you on your tummy and the first thing you do is roll over!

So in order to keep you on your tummy I have to put a book in front of you so you can read (toys don't work).

I love you James

Dear James,

You love the 5 little ducks song. No matter whats going on you stop and what you are doing and "sing" it with me. It always makes you happy. Sometimes if you get grumpy and don't want me to stop the song then becomes the 500 little ducks!

But you love to sing! You love it when I sing too. Anything and everything goes. I try to sing mostly Primary songs but we sing Katy Perry, Wicked, Disney...

You are going to be quite musical when you get a little bit bigger

I love you James

Dear James,

Today you went to your first BYU Women's Basketball game. You absolutely loved it! You just kept staring at all the players and were so enthralled by it all. You even got to sit in your very own seat!

Also there is a famous BYU basketball player who's name is James but everyone knows him as Jimmer, and so since you have the same name grandma made you a shirt that said "My name is James but you can call me Jimmer". It was very cute.

I love you James

Dear James,

Happy Valentines Day! You had many secret admirers who all thought you were very cute and adorable but you were mommies valentine!

You also looked very dashing in your cute little "tuxedo"

I love you James

Dear James,

Today we went to go hang out to with Jessica and Autumn again. You got to meet 2 goats and a horse and some turkeys. You really liked the goats, I think because they kinda reminded you of puppies but you loved the horse you thought it was so funny!

You also got to swing in Autumns swing and you were so happy to swing in a swing outside.

We then helped make some cookies and played with all of Autumns toys.

I love you James

Dear James

Today we went out to lunch with Jessica and Autumn. Sometime during lunch you had an epic blow out! I forgot to pack your extra outfit even though I had it out and everything, so I had to get you naked and wrap you in my hoodie and walk over to the Oshkosh B'gosh store and buy you a new onesie. I think you just wanted new cloths!

I love you James

Dear James

Today we went to go play with Jessica and Autumn. You still had a little bit of a temp but you felt a lot better.

So we went on a walk and we just walked and walked and we played with Autumn and you tried to eat all of her toys. You were had so much fun.

I love you James

Dear James,

Today we took a little drive down to St. George to visit Grandma and Grandpa. It was just getting too cold at home and we couldn't go out for our walks.

You slept the whole way down and didn't even make a sound!

When we got here though you felt a little warm and were more fussy then normal so I took your temperature and it was 101.2 I felt so bad because I knew you weren't feeling well.

I just made sure that I kept you well hydrated and fed, and distracted you with all of your books and toys which made you laugh and happy again.

I love you James

Dear James,

Today you experienced your first Super Bowl. It was the Packers vs. Steelers, and the Packers won.

You were more interested in sleeping though and slept just about through the whole thing!

I love you James

Dear James

Today we took you up to Primary Children's to get circumcised. Your dad and I talked alto about it and we decided that doing this was the best thing for you.

Before

We got there and you were so happy, smiling and laughing at all the other children, and I felt so bad because I knew what was going to happen next.

The nurse came out and got you and daddy and I went down to the cafeteria to get a drink (I didn't want to hear you)

When we came back up the nurse brought you back out and you were so very sad. You have never cried like that before :(

After

Only 5 hours later though you were back to being your happy self. You did however wanted to be held constantly and when we changed your diaper you got a little nervous.

Your such a good baby and a tough little boy!

I love you James