James's Newborn Photos

I was trying to put together a facebook cover collage, and became frantic when I searched and searched through my computer and could not find James's newborn photos. I searched Josh's computer, searched through our CD's looking for the CD copy. I looked for about two hours, and was about to break down crying, thinking I would have to contact Josh's sister and hope she still had copies. At the last moment, I remembered one other place the CD might be. Not only did I find his newborn CD but also the CD with my maternity pictures on it. My whole night took a turn for the best, and I couldn't have been happier. I recently posted some on facebook but they turned out a little small. I need to have these printed so I can put his baby photo album together. Here are my favorites in a little better quality than whats on facebook. It's hard to believe he was ever that little!

Look at his little sweet face! He still sleeps like this sometimes.

Little foot! Can't believe how big he's gotten since this was taken.

Josh was so worried he'd pee in his uniform. But I love this photo so
much. My little baby in his daddy's uniform. A little Friedman to
carry on his daddy's last name. Couldn't have been more perfect.

This one is my all time favorite. I love this little guy so much <3

I'm only a little over a year late on showing these, haha oh well, better late than never!

Lazy James

So I'm having a bit of a debbie downer day. I didn't sleep that well last night, and upon attempting a nap--I couldn't fall asleep. So I just feel like doing a little whining. Mostly I would like to whine about how lazy James can be. He's still not walking, we're not any closer to walking either. He cruises like there is no tomorrow, loves walking along walls, furniture, toys. Just about anything he can, he will stand up and walk around it. He doesn't even put much support on them anymore, but he will only move sideways. When it comes to getting him to walk forward, he won't hold your hands, and when he stands up holding onto your legs, if you move even slightly he plops down to the floor and throws a fit. Oh, and don't you dare say anything to him with the word 'walk' in it, I swear he gets super mad when he hears it. So it's not that he 'can't' walk, it's that he doesn't want to walk. It's super frustrating for me. As much as I want him to be my baby forever, I'd like for my little one to learn to walk since he's now 14 months. I though for sure he'd take advantage of the opportunity to walk while he stayed with Gran & Pa for a whole weekend....but nope. Nothing. I'm trying to be patient, but there is honestly nothing more I can do! He's got walking toys, but he refuses to use them to help him walk. It's James way or the high way.

James petting Kobe & trying his hardest to be nice.

Super wonderful, we might be hitting the terrible twos early. Or maybe it's just a toddler thing. But James now loves to hit. When you do something he does like, he'll smack you in the face. I would choose hitting over biting any day, but when you tell him NO he just laughs. It only becomes, not funny, when you put him down or walk away. The joy of having a toddler.

Well, I suppose I'm done whining for now.