Seriously, doesn’t this look like our little red-haired Jamisen? The artwork is done by my friend Jess (want routine laughs? Follow her blog!) who is working on her own cartoon book (thanks to Kickstarter – check out her project here). How talented is she?! I backed her Kickstarter project and that was before she drew a remarkable likeness to Jamisen (grin).

See the resemblance now?

Jamisen is becoming quite the little squealing talker. He has this especially adorable quality of trying to crawl away when we walk away. This is precious if you’re playing that game on purpose. It’s less cutesey and more terrifying if you’re trying to just grab something and leave him on the bed for a second. I just got back from a two day accounting course in Seattle and this is the video that Chris and Jamisen made to wake me up this morning. It helps to make the time away from home easier because I really do miss my boys. We shoot SoapQueen.TV tomorrow – and I must go review scripts. Here’s to a wonderful weekend that is both productive and filled with many baby giggles and grins.

Our family spends a lot of time near or in the water in the summer. Swimming pools and open bodies of water (including bathtubs and toilets) are dangerous places for babies to be without proper training. We enrolled Jamisen in swimming lessons at the ripe old age of 8 months. So far, he’s not a huge fan of the water but he is a huge fan of the play toys IN the water (see below).

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May this year bring you love, laughter and fulfillment beyond your wildest dreams. Here’s to an amazing 2012!

Jamisen tips his hat to all of your goals, dreams, ambitions and wildest imagination for an amazing 2012.

We enjoyed a wonderful evening with close friends and made it home to kiss our sleeping son and crawl under the covers before the clock struck midnight. I can’t wait to wake up tomorrow to an entirely new year with all the excitement a clean slate brings.

And, just a trip down memory lane – four short months ago:

Jamisen’s latest feat of impressive skills now includes sitting up on his own and his own little version of a crawl. We call it a ‘scoot’ and encourage it with vigorous games of fetch. He definitely goes the extra mile for his pacifier (aka ‘binky’). He loves eating solid foods, especially fruit (go figure, the boy likes his sugar).  We can’t wait to see what the next 7 months brings!

Hello from the weekend! I’ve been having a wonderful weekend with Jamisen and friends. We are so lucky that a new cafe in Bellingham just opened up. It’s called ‘Time in Play‘ and it’s a cafe + play area for kiddos. The play area is huge (2200 square feet!). It’s less than 2 miles from our house so perfect to pop Jamisen into the stroller and go hang out. We have played there 3 times this week already! Plus, they have Hemp Milk. It’s delicious if you want a non-dairy alternative (that’s right, you read that correctly … salted caramel. It’s amazing).

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