12 posts tagged “james chan”

We officially have to baby proof everything in our house...James is on the move and is showing no signs of stopping! 

It's hot over here...let me *crawl* over there!

In the last 2 weeks, James learned how to crawl across the room in order to get what he wants.  He's gotten so adept at crawling, one day I put him in his room only to see him crawl out the door and into the hallway bathroom so he could examine the linoleum.  In the past week or so, he's also figured out how to sit up from his belly.  He's been sitting by himself for a while now, but just recently figured out that we don't have to help him get into position...he can do it himself!  These two new skills opened up a new world for James, as he's now able to crawl over to toys he wants and sit up to play with them - he's also unfortunately (or fortunately for him!) learned that getting things off his shelves is not so difficult anymore...

These toys look promising

To keep James entertained, we now carry him in a Deuter Kangroo Backpack.  He loves being able to check out all the goodies at the Farmer's Markets, getting samples at Costco, and partying with the big kids at the Shoreline Amphitheater.  Did I mention that he loves to eat?  James has now graduated to eating practically everything we eat (including steak, pho, and even sponge cake!)  His favorite treat right now is peaches and apricots - he even helped us eat our salads at Pluto's...
 

I want Plutos, Daddy!

I know it's not Halloween, but we got this from a friend and by the time Halloween rolls around he won't fit it most likely - so here's a picture of James trying to audition for a part in a KFC commercial.  He's doing the expression of the chicken before it finds out what Colonel Sanders has in store for it!

Who you calling chicken!??!

I won't name names, but *somebody* just recently got pretttttty mobile.  

I wonder what he's thinking.  Either it's "look at me and what face I can make!" or "I'm majorly constipated, leave me be."

What the...?

Yellow Tulips - Love, Dan

"I cannot tell you anything that, in a few minutes, will tell you how to be rich.  But I can tell you how to feel rich, which is far better, let me tell you firsthand, than being rich.  Be grateful...It's the only totally reliable get-rich-quick scheme."
-BEN STEIN, actor comedian, economist

Having finally finished Schulz, I started a new book the other day called thanks! How the new science of gratitude can make you happier.  It started making me think how many blessings God has showered Dan, James, and me with, and how much I tend to take things for granted. 

It's funny how it's so easy to find things to complain about.  The house is a mess.  Haggling customers are always disrupting dinner.  The computer is monopolized all day.  Health insurance is too expensive.  There's too little work.  There's too much work.  Why are people perpetually dissatisfied with what they have when there are so many things to be thankful for?  I began to think about things while I was taking my shower today, and began to realize how blessed my family and I really are.

Dan and I have been so greatly blessed with work lately.  While I don't always enjoy work because of the driving, the stress from performing, and most importantly - the sheer amount of time that Dan is on the phone and internet having to deal with haggling customers (people seem to always call when we're out for a meal!), it seems like the poor economy hasn't effected us and we are constantly getting more and more gigs.  We live comfortably and can afford to get what we need, to eat what we want, and have the freedom to have a schedule few people have.

We're also blessed as a family; James has been bringing Dan and me so much joy each day.  It's not hard to see how much we love him (I think that for every post I make, there is usually 3 for James!), and although we lose a lot of sleep, have a lot of stinky diapers to go through, and have little time to ourselves, I just can't imagine life without him.   As a couple, Dan and I are prone to arguments, can get bored with each other, and like to pick on each other at times. While he can "be a butthead", he's also sincere, devoted, helpful, and hardworking.  I really enjoy when we reconnect each day in a romantic way - whether that means a pot of yellow tulips as a gift, or a quick peck on the lips and hug.

Many of us take our extended (for lack of better word) families for granted.  I thought about when my sister and I used to live under the same roof - we bickered a lot, didn't talk much because we saw each other all the time, and pretty much acted like it was no big deal to hang out - in fact, I would rather hide in my room than go shopping with her.  Now that we're living under different roofs, I look forward to seeing her and actually enjoy running silly errands with her.   I also realized how hard working and funny my parents can be. 

I'm probably going to have to finish the book before I can really see the full scope of what I'm missing - but for now, I'm just grateful for the little things I noticed in my 10 minute break from it all.

It never ceases to amaze me how fast James is growing.  At times he seems sooooo tiny and that he's not growing fast enough - I want him to start sitting up, crawling, walking, talking, dancing, eating and doing all those "big boy" things

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Look at me sit!

and allllll by myself!

Then he trying out something new like eating "real people food", like he did today - it only took three people to get him to try it - Elaine to hold him, me to feed him, and Dan to take the picture!  But he ate it all up - and LOVED it!

James' first solid snack - April 16, 08

*sigh*  Now I want him to slow down in growing - he's growing up just too fast for me!!!  Next thing you know, he'll be going to college!!! 

Guess who learned how to copy mommy and hum?