James at 3

Time to resurrect this blog, considering it's been almost two years since I last posted. Whoops!

In the interim, we have packed up our entire lives in Worcester, moved to Canada, bought a house, travelled a bit, and just generally settled into a new suburban Canadian life.

James has also recently turned three. He is a happy, kind, and much-loved little boy. He continues to be a good eater (and follows our rule of 'you don't have to like it, but you do have to taste it').
He started soccer this summer and still loves to read books. Particular favourites lately have been Curious George, Where's Waldo books, and any Robert Munsch books.

On his actual birthday we took him to Centreville, a small amusement park on Toronto Island. He loved all of the rides and was very proud when he rode some of the rides by himself.







He currently loves all things superhero including Spider-Man, Ironman, and the Hulk, which directed the theme of his third birthday party.

James at 13 months

 

 

 

Eating

James is still eating well and enjoying a range of different foods. Pasta is still a favorite and he will specifically eat it first during a meal. He is still breastfed once in the morning.

 

Sleeping

There hasn't been much change with James's sleeping. He usually sleeps from 7pm to 5 or 5:30am, with 2 naps in the day.

 

Appearance

His hair is still lovely and curly and rather red. His rash has now cleared up after we stopped using a certain washing powder. He is entirely in 12-18 clothes now.

 

Development

James is great fun at this stage and is learning so quickly now. He seems to understand so much more of what we say, which is tremendously exciting. He is cruising around the furniture quickly and seems very proud of himself.

 

Pictures from the past month

Family trip to Eastnor castle

 

 

 

 

Trip to Delft, Netherlands to visit with old university friends

 

 

 

 

 

Visiting with old uni friends in delft

 

James's first birthday party

We had a small family gathering to celebrate James's birthday a few days after he turned one. The weather was clear and it was nice to be together to fete dear James....and the bouncy castle arranged by his Nana helped too!

 

 

12 months of James!

 

 

 

 

 

The cousins made valiant attempts at the piñata!

 

In the end, we took it down and just smashed it!

 

 

 

James at 12 months

*** We're a bit late with this post, but better late than never!

Eating

James is still a great eater and enjoys eating a range of foods, although fruit and pasta seem to be his favourites. He will now feed himself his yogurt and insists on being given a fork or spoon with which to eat his meal. This can be pretty messy and slow but it is great to see him developing his fine motor skills. He is now only breastfed in the morning and is offered whole milk at meals and throughout the day.

Sleeping

He continues to sleep consistently through the night but has moved his wakeup time forward to around 5 am. It is rather early but at least he is sleeping! He still has two naps a day, which range in length from 45 minutes to 90 minutes.

Appearance

At 12 months he weighs 24 pounds 15 ounces (11.35 kg) and is 78 cm long. His hair continues to grow longer and is rather curly in the back. James wears 12-18 month old sized clothes with quite a few 18-24 month items.

Development

His understanding seems to taken off this month and he seems to understand directions a lot more. He will pick up the correct stuffed animal if you ask him to bring it to you. He is crawling really fast now and can pull himself up and stay standing for a lot longer. He is a bright and inquisitive little boy and has really started to get into EVERYTHING this month. He seems quite a ease in social situations and doesn't seem too shy with strangers. He is still really happy at nursery and starts to clap when we approach the building.

Pictures from the last month

 

Carrot cake on his actual birthday

 

 

Usual scene in his bedroom

 

Into everything!

 

Family trip to Goodrich castle

 

 

 

 

 

 

James at 11 months

 

Eating

James is still eating well, with 3 meals a day and an afternoon snack. He will eat pretty much anything we put in front of him, which we are grateful for. As it is berry season, he is eating loads of raspberries and strawberries, and continues to enjoy his peas. He is still breastfed in the morning and night and we are trying to get him used to drinking whole milk now.

 

Sleeping

No real change here: he is still sleeping 11 hours at night with two 45-minute naps during the day, although occasionally he will nap for longer.

 

Appearance

He is getting bigger and longer and now weighs 23 pounds, 8 ounces. He is wearing mostly 12-18 month clothes now, with the odd pair of 18-month old trousers.

 

Development

James has made significant physical developments in the past month. He is now crawling and is also balancing on his knees. He seems a lot more in control of his body and can get around really quickly.

He is talking and babbling a lot more now, and is able to communicate when he wants something with grunts and pointing.

 

Pictures from the last month

 

 

 

 

James's christening

 

 

 

 

Visit to Canada

 

 

 

 

 

Around the house

 

 

Outtakes from his 11-month pictures

 

 

Block throwing!