First Fruit!

Today Brenden had his first non-cereal food. He had an avocado (yes, its a fruit). It was really easy to fix. I just sliced up a fresh avocado and mushed a few of the slices with my finger and added some breast milk to thin it out. Like the cereal, he wasn't sure about it at first, but kept opening his mouth for more.



Here's a video clip of the first bite!

Here he is opening wide for a bite

mmmmm, I think I like it!

Its fun to play with my feet between bites!

Eating real food is fun!

Nothing goes better with avocado than a big bite of bib!

He hesitated at first and made lots of funny faces. Then he kept opening his mouth wide for another bite. Then he started getting more vocal between bites as if to say "more more!" And then he started playing with his food - which meant he was done!

Here's a video where he had the hang of it and is more vocal about his eating experience:

A tribute to the blankie - 5 months old

Isn't it amazing that with all the high-tech toys out there, its always the simple things that provide our children with the most entertainment?

Brenden definitely has a love for crocheted/knitted blankets. They provide entertainment as well as comfort. He loves to play with them when he's bored and hold them by his face when he's sleepy. He has a few knitted blankets that he'll bring to daycare with him and he's always all curled up in his blanket when I go to pick him up. I even catch the other kids hanging out by him so they can touch and feel the blankets too.

Here's a little photo tribute to Brenden and one of his many blankies.


Playing with/eating the blanket:





And sleeping with the blankie:

Funny Faces

I have so many of Brenden's funny facial expressions caught on film . You can definitely tell he's starting to really develop his personality. Its so much fun!

Here he looks like he's flexing his bicep

This was his second taste of cereal. You can see he's not quite sure about it...

Here he is using his bumbo seat. He's pretty excited to be able to sit up by him self when he uses it.

These next two are his silly hair pictures. We played in the water outside and his hair dried in this fun little style!