Little Tidbits

I just wanted to share a few tidbits of normal life. Nothing super interesting but things I know I will enjoy reminiscing about some day.

I caught Rylee reading to James after he had woken up from his nap this week.

James sitting up like a big boy while shopping with mommy! He is starting to do a cute scrunchy monkey face that the kids find hilarious. I was trying to get a picture of it but only caught a side view. And then I was blocking the tomatoes. :)

I was working on some sewing projects and Rylee found a scrap of fabric from a previous skirt I made her. She found a way to drape it on her to make an outfit. Then she posed on the stairs while Cade took pictures of her. She told me this week that she wants to be a mom and an artist when she grows up.

I have been wanting to update the kids room for a while now. I am also obsessing over quilts lately and really wanting to try my hand at one. So I thought making the kids quilts for their beds was the perfect project. I started super simple with Cade's. I involved him in the planning and colors because I really wanted him to love it! So here is his completed quilt. It is not perfect but I sure had fun making it. I hope to start Rylee's soon!

All about James

 I intended to write a bit about the family in general, but as I scrolled through my picture to jog my memory pretty much everything surrounded around James. But isn't that the way it goes when there is a baby in the house? Everything revolves around him. And the whole family is okay with it. We love this guy to pieces.

Rylee loves to help feed James (who loves eating from a spoon). Sometimes while I am trying to get dinner ready and Cole is not home yet, I really do need her help in feeding him. She is more than happy to help.

Cade reading to James

Or trying to anyways...

Rylee, James, and I had lunch with Cole in his office.

 James loves to do whatever everyone else is doing. So when the older ones are playing Legos, Legos it is. 

He is very persistent.

James has made some milestones this week. He started crawling for real. He has been flopping and scooting around but he finally figured out how to use his knees. He is not very fast yet but I am sure it won't be long.

He also has learned to pull himself to standing. He did it once by his toys. Then the next day I found him after his nap waiting for me like this...

He is getting better at napping and sleeping for longer periods of time. He has started doing better when he discovered this position:

He loves it. The kids and I will sometimes sneak in while he is sleeping just to ooo and ahhh at his little baby bum in the air. Baby bums are just the cutest. :)