James scares me

Yesterday James did a few things that were new to me.

1. He bit his lip :( I shouldn't surprised, but it's still a shock to see your infant with a bloody mouth.
2. He dances :) When a melody plays, he gets a little rythmic two-step happening.
3. He pushes footstools over to the door to climb up on them to reach for the doorknob !? Wait! What? He's 11 months old! What the hell?

Smart, but scary.

Happy New Year!

So we all celebrated New Year's Eve here in true form. I lit some candles, passed out flags (leftovers from Medeival Times a couple of weeks ago), turned out the lights, passed out wine glasses filled with grape juice (including a liqueur glass for James - it looked like a proportionally sized wine glass), and then started the countdown... 10... 9... 8... 7... 6... 5... (James starts waving his flag) 4... 3... 2... (James is brimming with excitement) 1... HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! (James is utterly confused). I started singing Auld Lang Syne (yes, I know the words), and James resumed his enthusiastic flag-waving, pausing for kisses, sips of grape juice and nibbles of cookies. It may have only been 7pm, but it was New Year's Eve for us.

Josh and I played Carcassonne with the expansions I got for Christmas. The final tally was 381 to 360 (I won). I don't think all the expansions are really meant to be played with two people, but I enjoyed it.

Now I think it's time for bed.

Happy New Year all.