Sorry, bad blogger update

It's so hard to start writing a new post when you haven't done it in a while! I'll just start with an update on James. The biggest thing is that a week ago today his first tooth popped through! The second one came out on Monday. He's been a little fussy, but not too bad. I love his toothless gummy-smile, but the little teeth are so cute!! He's also sitting up like a frog now, for little bits at a time. It's getting longer every week. I actually had him sit up in the bathtub yesterday! James' personality is getting cuter and cuter. He laughs so much now. Just the other day, I noticed that when Josh was saying funny sounding words to him, he just cracked up. He also dies laughing when I turn him upside down and kiss his chin. I'm so curious about what he's going to be like when he grows up. If I had to guess from what I notice now, here's what I would say...

*He's going to be happy-go-lucky. When he's not giving us big grins and laughs (and when he's not tired), he just has a permanent little smile with raised eyebrows.

*He's going to be a people person. He gets immediately sad if Josh or I leave the room and gets visibly ecstatic when we start walking over to pick him up. When we're with a group of people, he is very content being in someone's arms and studying everyone. He's always just taking it all in.

*He's going to be a mama's boy. OK, I just had to add this one in there! :) He does just melt my heart all of the time, because when someone is holding him and talking to me, he won't take his eyes off of me. He looks at me as if he were thinking, "I just love that woman!" and just studies my face constantly. I guess they're all like that at this point with their mamas, but I like to think it's because he's going to be a mama's boy!

*He's going to be affectionate. He loves to cuddle and be kissed.

*He's going to be calm. I'm not sure yet, but he seems like a calm person and laid-back most of the time.

*He's going to have a loud voice. He won't have gotten that from me (I get made fun by my family for my voice that stops a foot in front of me.), but he talks a lot and it's loud when he gets going.

*I don't know what this means, but he's sensitive to dirty diapers and loud, startling noises. He cries, not when kids cry, but when they scream and if I ever do something that makes a new, loud noise. He gets fidgety with dirty diapers, and we can tell he's happier when he gets a clean one on.

*He's going to love music. I'm trying and hoping to instill my love of music in him by dancing to music and singing all of the time. He lights up when we do this! If he starts getting antsy, he'll stop when I start singing and just take it all in with a smile.

I see him being a responsible, protective older brother, who is funny, sweet, and cares deeply about his family. I don't know where I get that from, it's just a hunch, or maybe a hope! :) I don't know what all of this really means, and I'll truly be happy with whatever he turns out to be! I just feel so blessed to have him. I pray all of the time that the one thing that he will be is a strong man of God with strong integrity and good character. I talked to my mom about that the other day and asked her how do you raise someone to have that. She said, "Day by day and lots of prayers!".

  

I have to also tell you a funny cooking story and how wonderful my sister is. I had a couple of things to cook for, so yesterday, I spent almost the entire day either grocery shopping or cooking. I was supposed to make a cake for lunch today with our Sunday morning class, so last night around 9:15, I very tiredly went into the kitchen to make this delicious but complicated chocolate cake. I think the reason I like to cook so much, is that I LOVE to eat, so I was thinking, "Hmmm, I'd love some of this chocolate cake tomorrow!". Stupid me, though, waited to do something complicating until it was late and I'd been cooking all day. Anyways, the recipe called for a cup of coffee. Instead of making a cup of coffee, I got my measuring cup and scooped out a CUP OF COFFEE GROUNDS and put it into the mix. WHAT WAS I THINKING??? I felt like something was wrong and couldn't figure it out until it just hit me. I was so upset that I actually cried because 1)I was tired and wasted time that I could have been spending with Josh, 2)I wasted money that I'd spent on it, and 3)I wasn't about to go to the store again at 10:00 at night, but didn't know what to do about the lunch. I called Elizabeth and asked her if she thought it would be okay, since this was her recipe. She laughed and said no. I cried more! Then, my wonderful sister called me back and said she was going to stay up and make a cake for me. Isn't she awesome?!! I just have to brag on her for a minute that I've never met anyone who enjoys taking care of other people and doing selfless deeds like this as much as her. You're the best, Elizabeth!!