James is changing so
quickly at the moment that he already seems to be more of a little
boy than a baby.
He is very aware of
his surroundings and responds with a great deal of excitement when
people pay him attention – particularly his big brother.
James gets extremely
excited when he sees Harry – he thrashes his arms and legs so hard
that at times I worry that he'll do himself an injury.
The other evening, a
very tired Harry was lying down on the sofa watching a television
programme before bed. James was in his little walker on the floor and
started to gradually push himself towards Harry, who was a couple of
feet away. After about 15 minutes – and plenty of activity –
James had got within grabbing distance and promptly took hold of
Harry's bare foot and started chewing on it. Harry was not impressed
but didn't shout or kick out as I expected him to.
Instead, he got up
off the sofa and pushed James to the other side of the room, before
turning him to face the opposite direction. Harry then returned to
the sofa and carried on watching the television without saying a
word. Melissa and I were in stitches.
Mind you, we almost
as surprised the other day when Harry, without prompting, started to
share his yoghurt with James. Now Harry loves his yoghurts and, as a
rule, refuses to share them with anyone. However, he obviously made
an exception for James because he just started feeding him – and
even scraped the excess yoghurt from around his mouth. James was
delighted. I just hope this goodwill continues as they grow up.
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