Congratulations, you're five months old! Here, have a bum rash.

Yes, I know that's a cat and not a bum rash.  I'm not about to post a picture of my son's bum rash on the world wide web.  The picture merely shows how excited James is about the cats.  They've been here for several days now, but the trauma of moving has kept them huddled up behind the dryer most of the time.  Only recently have they come out freely into the rest of the house.  James saw them a few times when we were all living at Grandma and Grandpa's house, but he was unimpressed then.  But now, wow, they are enthralling.  He watches them intently whenever they come in the room, and tries his best to grab them when they come near.  That, of course, makes them run away.  He has actually made contact a couple of times, but the aforementioned rash appeared shortly after his first feline contact, so we thought maybe that wasn't such a good idea.   But the rash is apparently just a run-of-the-mill baby thing, and not some cat fungus.  Still, Daddy thinks the cats would be better off in the basement away from James's things, but we all know it doesn't matter what Daddy thinks.  

     James has been a bit uncomfortable lately, and the doctor says it is because he will soon have teeth.  Last night he (and therefore all of us) slept very little and cried a good bit.  We went to the doctor this morning, and he said that teething would cause some discomfort, but it was nothing to worry about.  Hopefully he'll be finished with it soon, though.  He rarely cries, so it must be bad for him to make him cry like he did last night. 

   On a happier note, James is able to sit up almost on his own.  He can sit up and play with toys and books for a long time with a little assistance, and can hold himself up on his own for a few seconds.  He has sufficient strength to hold himself up longer, but he forgets he has to balance himself, so he falls over.  A little practice and he should soon be an expert, though.  We have a semi-good picture of him sitting up; I'll try to figure out how to upload it here soon.