Now that Nathan is in school James and I are getting some real quality time. I was kind of worried about this, because it is much easier to care for an almost toddler with a 3 and a half year old for entertainment, but it turns out that James is pretty fun all on his own. True, he likes to pick up toys, pretend they are phones, and say "Hello?" over and over and over and I get tired of pretending to say "hello" back by about the 27th time, but we do other things, too.
He LOVES to "read" as you can see above. "Go Dog Go" is "go, go, go." Any train book- a Thomas book, Freight Train, or That's Not My Train- is read in the same way, except he says, "Whoo-whoo! Whoo-whoo!" as he turns the pages. My favorite, though, is when he reads Good Dog Carl. He turns each page, eyes wide, saying, "Uh oh! Uh oh! Uh oh!"
He wants to do everything his brother does even when Nathan is not around. This week he went into the bathroom and stood by the toilet, saying "Up! Up!" until I put him on the potty and gave him a book (just like Nathan does before bathtime). He was so pleased and while I have no intention of potty training any time soon, I have no problem letting him sit there and read books.
I know we were obnoxious about what a sweet, adorable, perfect baby James was, and I was a little worried he'd be less perfect when he got to be a toddler. So far, though, he's even better. We love this little guy.
It is a little weird just how great James is. How can little boys be so perfectly happy all the time? He is a real sweetie pie.
Posted by: Grumpaw | September 20, 2010 at 12:14 PM
I really don't think it's obnoxious when you have a good baby and say you have a good baby! Good for you, I always think! James is adorable and sweet and he is talking *way* more than his friend Veronica, so clearly that's his thing, right?
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Posted by: Grirmhyacinth | July 21, 2011 at 01:01 AM
I fell in love with him when we were together in Missouri.So it's really fun to see him now. I Skyped with Jan and Nathan tonight and it is so good to see them so happy.
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