Reflections from an old post

I hadn't looked back at James's old monthly updates in a long time, so I decided to look at all of them today and first of all, was SO glad that I wrote them, since I've already forgotten a lot of it. I had a couple of "awww" moments...it's funny how quickly you forget! 2nd of all, I loved seeing how he'd progressed to get to this point. I posted this when James was 5 months old, and I laughed inside at how things have already changed...



OLD POST
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!".


How he's changed...
1) He's SO not calm.
2) He doesn't cry with loud noises and doesn't get as squirmy with dirty diapers.
3) He's attached to his daddy, too. (He squeels and starts bouncing when he hears the garage door going at 5:30 now)

How he's the same...
1) He loves music and has started dancing (moving his body) to it.
2) He still stares at me lovingly when he's not in my arms.
3) He's happy-go-lucky.
4) He's affectionate.
5) He's a people person.