James likes to talk

I caught James talking to himself this morning and for once my camcorder was charged. He has such a cute voice.

James is still getting used to the Bumbo I bought him. It is a great little seat for him. He likes it for a few minutes and than he is ready for me to hold him again.

This is the best picture of him smiling that I've got so far.

We are headed out to have lunch with daddy today. Maybe I'll stop at the park if it doesn't rain. Anthony needs to get out and run. He's driving me a bit crazy.

I've uploaded a few pictures to flickr so click here and go see them if you want.

More Anthony

For those who are unaware, Anthony had surgery this past September to improve his hearing. Jaime and I were concerned that Anthony was not speaking. He would babble and then get very angry that no one understood him. Anthony's doctor sent us to a specialist who had a complete hearing test done. It turned out that he had fluid in his estuation tubes and needed to get them drained. The doctor also put tubes in his ears to help prevent them from filling again. Anthony didn't hear us before. Imagine being under water and people talking to you. That’s the way Anthony heard every thing for the first 2 1/2 years of his life.

The hope was that after the surgery he would start talking because he could now hear. For the first few months, I was a little worried that there was something else wrong. He really wasn't doing much better. But now almost every day there is a new word or even a sentence. His progress is amazing to me.

His favorite words lately are why and toy car.

And just to prove that yes we still do have the other two kids, here are a few current pictures.

Pam loves gymnastics.

Aaron still likes playing basketball. He is getting pretty good at it too.