Stats Update

James had his fourth month check-up today. He now weighs 16 lb 5 oz and is 25 1/2 inches long, putting him in the 75th percentile for both weight and height.

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving was crazy this year with all the rugrats - the newest Ryan didn't make it but there were still 5 young ones - in order of seniority: Michaela, Nate, Connor, Ryan and James. Here are a few pics:

And another attempt to catch him smiling

Recent Pictures

Here are some recent pictures:

Recent Videos

It's getting harder and harder to record him as he is obsessed by the camera and as soon as he sees it stops what he's doing (particularly smiling) to watch it. Here are a couple of efforts from last week.

Update

James had his (almost) three month check up today and is doing well. He continues to grow and is now 14 lbs 2 oz.

The Catskills

So we spent the weekend at our friends Sam and Amy's house in the Catskills - Tannersville to be precise. On Sunday we went for a long hike in the woods/mountains. It was pretty tough terrain but Mike carried James the entire way - it was his first time facing out in the carrier and he was much happier being able to see everything. Here are a couple of pictures.