So…this happened last week. I’ll spare you all the “my baby’s growing too fast! Wah!” stuff and just talk about what a joy it is to have a happy, chubby, giggling baby like Elliott. This kid….he’s seriously just the BEST. He’s so happy all the time. He adores his bouncer and spends a good chunk of his day there- sometimes he even falls asleep bouncing and takes a little catnap right there. Adorable.
He has his last feeding and goes to bed around 7:15, then sleeps until 7:00 or so. During the day he eats, bounces, naps a couple of times, snuggles with mommy, and rolls around/scoots across the floor. He’s *THIS* close to crawling; I feel like it’ll be any day now. He can really scoot, though, and he’s great at getting to where he wants to be. He can change directions super quickly and get across a room in no time.
This kid has a major appetite, so we’ve been working on solids for a few weeks now. Mostly just oatmeal, but I’ve been slowly introducing a couple of vegetables here and there. I really hate baby food and would love to do baby-led weaning if possible. We’ll see where that goes.
Elliott LOVES his big sister. LOVES. He cackles at her. Everything she does is just hilariously entertaining to him and he watches her every move. And she loves him. Cassidy is such a sweet little helper and loves making her brother laugh. I could just sit and watch them together all day. Oh wait, I do. 😉
[photo taken by my friend Cassandra]
What a sweetie! I just had my second baby in november, and I think I’m cherishing her even more than I did her brother (if that’s possible!) because now I REALLY know how fast they grow!
We did baby led weaning with my first, and it was great. I used sweet potato, avocado, and oatmeal as “carrier foods” for other fruits and veggies. If you think that “food before 1 is only for fun” and think of meals as more experimentation and learning rather than total nutrition, it really takes some of the stress off.
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amy Reply:
January 26th, 2015 at 1:57 PM
Great advice, thank you!
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Comment by Colleen — January 12, 2015 @ 6:41 AM
Oh my goodness…the two of them together! PRECIOUS!
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amy Reply:
January 26th, 2015 at 1:57 PM
I KNOW! It kills me….
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Comment by Kelsey — January 13, 2015 @ 4:54 PM