Over the Christmas break, we drove several hundred thousand miles to visit relatives. James didn't complain too much about the long hours in the car (less than Daddy did, anyway), but he did require Grandma's Iphone to keep him occupied much of the time. There was a lot of snow in Virginia when we got there, and we took James out to play in it a few times. He was not sure about the snow at first, but he eventually got where he enjoyed it. We found a James-sized sled, complete with a seatbelt, and here we see him going for a ride:
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On Christmas Eve, we went to the Lutheran Church that Great-Grandpa Lundberg attends. James was well-behaved, though occasionally squirmy. He also chose an inopportune time to practice saying, 'uh-oh', the new word he had recently learned. The preacher was leading one of those group prayers, saying something about judging the living and the dead, when James chimed in with an 'uh-oh'. It was the funniest thing to happen in a Lutheran church in several hundred years.
During the opening of the presents, James was far more excited about the laundry basket on the floor than he was about any of his many gifts. He did play with some of the gifts briefly, but he kept trying to climb into the basket. Apparently we should have shopped for James at Bed Bath & Beyond instead of Babies-R-Us. He is enjoying his gifts now, however. Since he has so many to choose from, we have only gotten out some of them; we can rotate in the rest until his birthday.
James is talking almost constantly now, although Mommy and Daddy aren't always clever enough to know what he's trying to say. From the expression he has when he talks to us, it is apparent that he knows exactly what he's saying. And he has added some English words to his vocabulary as well: the aforementioned uh-oh, bye-bye (complete with the wave), up (meaning 'pick me up'), bus, and bucket. He will also sometimes repeat a word right after Mommy or Daddy say it. We'll have to be careful with that.
Meme had the great idea of getting James into a class where he can practice his jumping and climbing in a more organized setting than the living room, something like The Little Gym. We are looking into our options here in Winder, and we hope to start one soon.
Thanks to everyone who sent us Christmas cards; hopefully our Christmas cards got to everybody. We hope you all had a good Christmas, and that the new year will bring you all blessings.
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I am so glad I signed on today. What a great blog. I know you all had an incredible Christmas. Remember, once they start talking - they don't stop! It's fun, though, trying to understand them and their own language. Keep the updates coming and stay warm. Much love
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