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James, Almost 1

It's James' birthday on Wednesday (two more days!) and I feel like I should post something. This year has gone by so fast, and it has been so much better than I thought it would be. James is so lucky to have such a loving big brother and also to be such a fun loving guy. His favorite song is "If You're Happy and You Know It" and he really is.  He loves dogs, airplanes, bananas (he loves bananas more than anything and will eat them all day long if you let him), and playing with Nathan's toys. He is still mostly an army crawler but is getting around more and even stood unassisted for half a second the other day. He doesn't talk a ton- he babbles, but his main consistent words are "Oooh" (for "I hear an airplane!") "DAH!" ("I see an airplane!") and "Duh!" ("Dog!").  He did pull a blanket over his head yesterday and say, three times, "Wuh Juh?" which was supposed to be "Where's James?" 
He got his cake a few days early and his feelings about cake are the same as his feelings about everything.

What I Need To Remember When Five PM Rolls Around And They Turn Into Whiny Hyenas

Today James got up from his nap and Nathan raced to help me change his diaper. He sat next to James and patted his head ("Look, Mommy, I being gentle!") and then turned to me and said "I like having a brother." James just reached out and pointed at Nathan in return.

They love each other so much, it kills me.