James can now stand without holding on for a few seconds at a time, and only needs one finger to balance most of the time. He can push his walker along but doesn't really see the point, so only really does it with plenty of encouragement. He can climb the stairs. He can also climb onto the bed and the sofa, and is getting better at getting down backwards.
Daddy's electric guitar and amp provide an irresistible attraction. James can now switch on the amp, fiddle with the settings and play notes to see how they sound. This provides endless fun. Other fun things to do include throwing all his bath toys into the bath, opening and closing wardrobe doors and pulling all Mummy's jumpers out, and posting things through the cat flap. We have got out his trike which he loves, he rides along on it with a very serious expression on his face and protests loudly when taken off it.
Teeth situation: still the same as last month. That fourth top tooth is still just below the surface. Nursery keep saying they think he's teething; I can never really tell.
The big event this month was James's christening and birthday party on 31 July. The baptism itself went well, with Ginge and Jess as godparents. Then we all went to the park for a picnic. The following of James's relatives were there: his mother, his father, two grandmothers, two grandfathers, two great-grandmothers, one great-grandfather, one aunt, one uncle, one uncle-in-law, two great-aunts, two great-uncles, three cousins once removed. Plus quite a few of our friends too. The sun shone, cake was eaten, cricket was played and a good time was had by all. James got lots of lovely presents too.
We also had the NCT group first birthday picnic this month. It was lovely to see how all the babies were doing - a couple were walking, a couple not even crawling yet, and the rest, like James, somewhere in the middle.
