And I Proudly Stand Up

James is infinitely curious. Now that he has mastered pulling up, he is constantly standing. I don't even know how he pulls himself up most of the time, but I regularly find him holding the wall in the hallway or scaling the sides of cabinets and tables. These photos were taken within minutes of one another.

Big Boy Coming Through

James is the first to pull up to standing. He has even pulled up on the coffee table and taken a few steps while holding on. Of course, I promptly sat him down. Such advancements will not be tolerated yet!

James' first tooth cut last week. His second tooth made it's appearance a few days ago.

I swear he has aged months in the past week!

Rollie Pollie

James cannot stay still. When he is sitting, he shuffles around the floor and turns himself in whatever direction he wants. Last week I caught him emptying the laundry basket that was on the other side of the rug.

The only place he can play safely is on the floor. I've had to literally catch him as he rolled off the bed and the changing table this week. 

He is a stunt man in the bathtub.

His days in the bouncer are over.

He has also begun to wrestle his sisters, roll over top of them, and pin them to the ground.

James has been army crawling and rocking on his hands and knees all week. I know it's only a matter of time before he's full blown crawling.

James, Strong and Silly

Apparently, James requires more space nowadays.  He has just started to consistently roll over, though he has a bit of a roadblock sometimes. 

 

While I didn't post this video on Facebook because he spits up a bit, I am secretly humored by the fact that Maddie's finally getting some payback for the many times she has thrown up on James! 

Big Boy James

James continues to outperform his sisters in all areas.  As the oldest, he continues to be the strongest and heaviest of the three. 

While the girls barely turn and lift their heads, James is perfectly content pushing himself up while talking and looking around for extended periods of time.  Maddie and Amelia inevitably fall asleep before James shows any indication of exhausting himself.

James has been swinging at toys for over a month, but he just recently discovered that he could control where his hands go.  His hand-eye coordination has improved enough to allow him to intentionally grab and pull objects closer to him.

Our big boy constantly tries to hold his own bottle.  He has always required the most milk per day and is currently drinking 4.5 oz 7x a day.
 

I suspect James will be the first to teeth as he has already begun to drool incessantly and gnaw on his fists.