Trust me, we're treasuring every minute of it. He's such a joy! He's cooing and smiling so much now and occasionally laughs at the mirror. He's also showing his independence more- especially when it's time for a nap. He often prefers being left alone in his crib more than being rocked in a swing or using a pacifier. And in case you haven't seen him in person, he definitely inherited those Woodall genes and is getting crazy heavy. At least I'm building up my arm muscles!
Having James the last three months has had it's ups and downs, but every day, I look around and ask myself, "can life get any better than this?!"
It's crazy that only a few months ago he looked like this...
And now he's like this...
THEY GROW UP SO FAST!!
The Beatles performed live in Hamburg, Germany over 1,200 times from 1960 to 1964, amassing more than 10,000 hours of playing time, therefore meeting the 10,000-Hour Rule. Gladwell asserts that all of the time The Beatles spent performing shaped their talent, "so by the time they returned to England from Hamburg, Germany, 'they sounded like no one else. It was the making of them.'" Gates met the 10,000-Hour Rule when he gained access to a high school computer in 1968 at the age of 13, and spent 10,000 hours programming on it. 
In Outliers, Gladwell interviews Gates, who says that unique access to a computer at a time when they were not commonplace helped him succeed. Without that access, Gladwell states that Gates would still be "a highly intelligent, driven, charming person and a successful professional", but that he might not be worth US$50 billion. Gladwell explains that reaching the 10,000-Hour Rule, which he considers the key to success in any field, is simply a matter of practicing a specific task that can be accomplished with 20 hours of work a week for 10 years. He also notes that he himself took exactly 10 years to meet the 10,000-Hour Rule, during his brief tenure at The American Spectator and his more recent job at The Washington Post.
