Solid food

Boyd tasted his first solids today - bananas, yum! He loved it. Seriously, the kid was grabbing my hand and the spoon for more. He was definitely ready. We can't wait to introduce some other items into his diet. Next will be avocados mixed with a little breast milk.

D had to hold Boyd's arms down so he wouldn't swipe the spoon out of my hand!

Boyd - 6 months

Our baby is 6 months old (as of August 14)! I know D and I aren't perfect parents and we make our share of mistakes, but Boyd seems pretty healthy and quite happy, so we must be doing something right!

Recent milestones:

• Fine motor control - lately he has been digging his thumb into anything he can - mostly my skin! Continuing the hand waving, and putting his thumb and middle together while moving his hands around.
• Grabbing & showing preference for toys.Actually, he is swiping anything within reach - our clothes, my hair, fingers, our food and drinks - you get the picture. He's SO fast and strong too - one moment of inattention and he has grabbed something
• Sitting up longer and sometimes is able to push himself up from a propped position.
• He loves the sound of his own voice and is getting LOUDER. Quite the chatterbox.

I realize that I'm behind on blogging some past out-of-town trips that we've taken...will try to post those soon!