An Uff in an Uff

An Uff in an Uff

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Happy half birthday Leif!



I cannot believe my baby boy is already 6 months old. The days are SO LONG but the months fly by. He loves laughing, pivoting and rolling across the room, and using his voice. He loves using his hammer (plastic) although he has to use it with supervision as he gets a little too excited and ends up hitting himself in the face. He loves avocado and yams. He loves peek a boo and is starting to give open-mouthed kisses. So cute but so much slobber! He also twists his tongue in his mouth when he is trying to get your attention. He loves to closely examine things like tags and the warning label on his carseat. The boy is still not a good sleeper, so with this kind of sleep deprivation good thing he is pretty cute!



Half birthday cake



                                        Ruby helping Leif open his half birthday present from Mormor


Thanks Ruby!!

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

A boy and his dog


Leif LOVES Ruby. He thinks she is hilarious and will try with all of his might to get to where she is. She usually makes it pretty easy for him to get to her as she is his little shadow, following him wherever he is and lying down next to him. When he takes his naps she wants to stay in the room with him until he wakes up. She eyes every stranger with a suspicious eye if they get too close to her baby while we are out. We are already working on being gentle with Ruby because all he wants to do is touch her, and she will let him do whatever he wants to her, and will just lick him. Such a sweet girl.




Leif and Ruby enjoying avocado
Ruby and Leif on  their blankets
                                         



Laughing at Ruby

Thursday, March 7, 2013

Leif's new skills

Leif loves grabbing things with his pincher fingers. Loves sugar packets, spoons and anything he can get his hands on. As we eat he watches the food from our plate to our mouths, making a swipe at our hands like a cat as the food goes into our mouths. We decided it was time for food. I debated what we should start with. Everyone says something different. Start with rice cereal. No, start with vegetables. Any vegetable. Oh, just start with fruit. Oh no, definitely not fruit-then they don't want vegetables. While feeling slightly overwhelmed (and a little sad that he is growing up and will not just be breastfeeding) I decided to make it simple with rice cereal. Besides the avocados weren't ripe yet, and we didn't get any sweet potatoes in our CSA box. I have been reading a great book called Hungry Monkey. He is a chef who works as a food critic and writer, and writes about his adventures feeding his daughter. He reassures me that babies can eat anything. So first rice cereal...next pad thai!



Notice the intense concentration with the tongue sticking out. He does this now when he is focusing on doing something. Especially picking things up and examining tags on things.
His first try he grabbed the spoon as I was holding it and shoved it in his mouth.  His eyes became huge and he gagged a little. After we both got over the shock (and utter terror for me) he liked it, although it was more fun to just squish is around on the tray.
mmm...what are you looking at? haven't you seen a guy eat before?