james & the giraffe

Before I was even pregnant with James, Jimmy and I bought him his first toy- an adorable big-legged giraffe from the MGM gift shop in Las Vegas.  I thought it was so cute and would be good to have something “baby” in the house pre-baby.
I started photographing James with the giraffe when he was 2 months old, but missed months 3 and 8 (oops!)  It’s so funny to see the progression of him just sitting like a lump next to the giraffe at first and then take more interest in it.  The giraffe started out much larger than James, but he quickly caught up!   James’ shoulders didn’t even come up to the armrest of the chair at first, and nine months later, he’s got his arm slung casually over it!
At month 5 and 6, James was tackling the giraffe, then at month 7, he wanted to crawl out of the chair.  By month 9, I could barely get him to sit still and at month 11, he was only interested in his book!  The last picture I took, he was slinging the giraffe all around and almost fell out of the chair because he was climbing all over!
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Hi! I’m Megan, mom to a thoughtful teenager and spunky young girl. We call Houston home and recently moved into our dream home. I traded my lawyer hat to become a full-time blogger in 2010. I love sharing my passion for affordable fashion, home decor, organization, & fitness to help inspire you to take care of you!

32 Comments

  1. Thank you so much for visiting our blog. I have had the most fun reading yours this morning and James is precious! I love the photos — it is amazing to see how much he as grown. I can't wait to add your blog to my list of faves. It's so inspiring.
    XOXO Hooper

  2. Oh I just LOVE James and his giraffe! Such a great idea and so fun to see how he's grown! 🙂

  3. I love the pictures with the giraffe! I have three boys (and one child on the way), and I haven't done this series with any of them. I take lots of pictures and their lives are documented to the nth degree, but I haven't done this particular thing. Maybe with the new baby!

  4. That is so sweet. It reminds me of Making It Lovely's chair pics…

    I did it with Moose on his bean bag,but Monkey? yeah, second child syndrome rears its head…

  5. He is just too cute!! I love the 9 month picture…it looks like he's just chillin' out, telling jokes with his giraffe. Absolutely precious!

  6. He is adorable! Don't you just love looking at the pictures each month, they change so quickly. He gets the award for best hair ever. His smile looks just like you! Happy 1st Birthday! Enjoy his party this weekend! xoxo

  7. Thanks again for participating in the series!!!

    Your son is just darling. Fun to see him grow.

    xo,
    cristin

  8. Such adorabel pictures! It's fun to see how he's grown each month. What a doll he is! I enjoyed seeing what you did with the upholstered bench over at Simplified Bee. Very pretty, Megan!

  9. Sooo cute, and funny. I did the same thing with lilly's favorie doll, but forgot 2 months too 🙂

  10. What a lovely idea! I wish I had done this for my daughter, Payton! (21 months currently)I had her picture taken every month, but not with the same "lovey"! So smart you are! 🙂

    p.s. love your design for the bench on Simplified Bee's!

  11. Oh my goodness, he is SUCH a doll! I can't believe he's one! I can't wait to hear about his birthday party. 🙂

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