...Tuesday, September 5, 2006,
our Sweet Baby James
(aka Roly Poly Ole or Bubby) was born!
Here's a little photographic walk down memory lane:
Look at that big healthy boy weighing in at 9 lb-11 oz!
Sleepy little sweetheart on 9/7/06
Snuggling with Dad on 9/6/06
Big Yawn Oct. 2006
Sweet Smile November 2006
Sleepy little sweetheart on 9/7/06
Snuggling with Dad on 9/6/06
Big Yawn Oct. 2006
Sweet Smile November 2006
*****
James, you have been the sunshine of our lives this past year! You are sweet and snuggly and you love to do all your baby jobs: eat and sleep and play. Your sisters adore you and your parents are grateful you came to bless our family and carry on the Melin name. Today you are crawling, pulling yourself up on things tentatively; you can climb the first stair but you don't dare go further yet. You just cut your fifth and sixth teeth this week, so you have that cute snaggly one-year-old grin with the two teeth on bottom and 4 across the top. Your favorite toys are the See-n-Say Farm and the Farm Animal cards Aunt Lisa bought for you. You are still most interested in people and love to play pat-a-cake, peek-a-boo, and almost any silly, giggly game your sisters make up. You are very snuggly except when you're tired--I always want to rock you, but you want to lay in your bed and watch your fishies (Fisher Price Aquarium) and drift off to sleep to their music with no one bothering you. Today, though, you gave ME the birthday present when you fell asleep for your morning nap on my chest while I was consoling you after you pulled the trash can over on yourself. Awww, poor Ole Boy! Bubby, we love you and wish you many more happy healthy years like this one!