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James turned five months old a couple of days ago. His developments over the past month have been astounding, and I am sure they will continue to be so. His biggest accomplishment has been to start deliberately reaching for things, which he started to do around 4 months, but has since become better able to actually grab things... and pull everything toward his mouth.

He has also continued to experiment with his voice, steadily expanding his vocabulary. During certain times of the day, he will just talk and talk to whomever is nearby, or to himself. He laughs and giggles - it is a real joy to see and hear.

James is working on turning over from his back to his stomach, but isn't there yet. His cousin Quinn is now doing it, and since James got to see him over the fourth of July, I am sure he is eager to compete!

I'll post some of the many (and I mean MANY) photos from our trip to Florida sometime soon. We had a great time visiting my parents, Aunt Jennie, Uncle Tim, cousin Quinn, my grandparents, and my Uncle Mark, Aunt Kathie and cousin Mel.