Army Crawl

Jack took his first scooches toward mobility today. Naturally, the first time he did it, I didn't have the camera ready. And of course, his second attempt was not nearly as glorious as the first. At any rate, it's clearly time to baby-proof the living room, and either get some baby gates to block off the other parts of the house, or baby-proof that too. (With Cassady's room, it'll probably be much easier to just go with the gates!)

Lil' Swimmer

Jack had his second "swim" in the pool today. The water was still a bit chilly, so it took him a bit to warm up to the experience (pun intended!). I haven't gotten around to buying him a baby raft yet, so he sat in his bumbo on the first step. He still really wasn't into it, so I carried him around the shallow end for awhile - which he very much enjoyed. After some quality time in the water, we headed for the shade, where Jack played with some pool toys and people watched. All in all, it was a great afternoon!

PS: The hat was borrowed from Daddy, since Jack's head is too big for most baby headwear :)

Peachy Keen

As you may have guessed based on my clever blog post title, Jack had his first taste of peaches today. When I say "taste", what I really mean is that he chowed down. He loved those peaches! He ate an entire 4 oz jar - just for breakfast. (To put this in perspective, the 4 oz jar of applesauce took him 3 days to eat.) I think I'm going to add in another meal of solids, because after wolfing down the peaches at breakfast, he then ate an entire jar of carrots (mixed with oatmeal) for dinner. It's rather bittersweet, this eating of "real foods". It means he's getting older, and we are another step closer to weaning. Before I get too nostalgic for baby-hood though, I remember that he has yet to crawl or sleep in his crib. So we have a ways to go, still :)

Mama's Boy

Jack has been in super-cling mode lately. I am not allowed out of his sight without theatrical tears and general hysteria. While I appreciate the boost to my self esteem (I feel so very loved), this new attitude makes it rather difficult to accomplish anything. We have spent the day playing together, reading books and we napped. Hey - I can't leave him alone..might as well take advantage of it!

Super Smile

We spent our day playing at home today. Jack is really into rolling around on the floor on his playmat. He voluntarily rolls himself onto his tummy, although he doesn't stay that way for very long. He scooches and will use his feet to sort of push himself off solid surfaces, but he really has no interest in crawling just yet. I have the feeling that once he gets going, it will be hard to keep up with him. So I am okay with him taking his time :)

Apple Of My Eye

Well, technically it was applesauce. And really it was all over his face, rather than in his eye. (Or mine, for that matter!) Nevertheless, Jack had his first taste of apples today, and while I can't exactly report that he loved them, he ate 1/4 of the jar before making his cabbage patch face. I'd say we were successful, overall. He seems to prefer fresh fruit over those little jars, so I plan to make some applesauce for him soon. After his foray into the world of new foods, he snacked on a biter biscuit. Those little "cookies" are very messy! He seemed to enjoy it (he was making happy noises while gnawing on it), but I think he prefers the Baby Mum Mum. I am okay with that - the Mum Mum makes much less of a mess!

GameBoy

Another one of Jack's favorite spots in our house is Cassady's room. He adores his big sister - plus her room is full of all sorts of fun items. Her Game Cube, for example. Cassady was quite impressed that Jack figured out how to work the controller so her video game character was moving. Apparently he was buying items in the game, too. He is just so advanced!