Well, it's official. James is still my perfect - big - boy. He came in at 20 pounds, 7 ounces and 28 3/4 inches. That's 92% and 97+% respectively. He is big! His head circumference though is a bit on the small side at 43cm or 30%. That's okay. We all know he's got the brains! The doctor thought he was ahead of the curve what with the crawling, sitting, following objects as they fall, etc. She approved of us starting him on solids on Sunday and even said we can try giving him Cheerios and other soluble infant foods. Since they dissolve in the mouth we don't have to worry as much about choking, plus he can practice his fine motor skills. I'll pick up some of those foods this week. Kris gave James a graham cracker at dinner and although he made quite the mess, he did get a lot of the cracker in his mouth. I think graham crackers are too gummy though and I worry about him choking on them. I think we'll stick with Cheerios and those infant puff things for now. And James did really well with his vaccinations. He received 3 injections and 1 oral vaccination. He hardly cried at all and was his normal, happy self within seconds. Kris gave him a dose of motrin before the appointment though so maybe that helped.

James has really been experimenting with language the past week or so. He babbles all the time now. I've heard a few consonants in there but mainly it's been ah and ooh. If he talks though and you talk back to him, he'll respond and you can have "conversations" with him. It was so funny on Sunday (Saturday maybe?) when we were driving. Annika and James were having a conversation in the back seat. James said something to Annika so Annika responded in baby talk. They went back and forth for a good 10 minutes. Kris and I were laughing so hard at them.