First sign?

I've been trying to use sign language with N. I'm not all that consistent with it, but I'm trying. I think he used his first sign on Saturday... we were in the car, and I was sitting in the back seat with him. He's gotten into the habit of wanting to nurse while we're driving (started that bad habit when we were driving the 4 hours to visit his Babka), and I'm quite sure he made the sign for 'milk'! Usually, his sign for milk is to grab at my shirt and try to pull it off.

You don't want to see me angry....

N has a new angry cry... a deep loud groan. Sounds to me like he's turning into the Hulk! Maybe that should be his Halloween costume.

He also likes to make a new high-pitched short laugh. Over and over and over.

Peekaboo!

We play lots of peekaboo... I hide behind the shower curtain and do the peeking. He also enjoys having a blanket, his clothes or whatever else I find put over his head. He'll pull it off and I'll call peekaboo!

Last night, he ran the whole show. He pulled the blanket up to cover his face and waited for me to call "Where's N?". Then he'd drop it and giggle when I'd shout "Peekaboo!".

First Tooth!

Today was the day... N finally cut his first tooth. I should have guessed since it's the first time he's shown any interest in his Raz-Berry . He was chewing on it like crazy most of yesterday. However, he's determined to not let me touch it (his tooth that is). Any time I try to feel his gums, he clamps his lips shut and pushes out my finger. I only noticed when he gave me a bit of a bite while pushing my finger out.

His other new thing is gargling. We were playing on the bed and he would lie down on his back, gather up a bunch of saliva, and make gargling noises. Aaaah, he's a classy boy.

Six months and starting solids

Six months old last week... the time has flown by!

My little darling started eating solids with limited success. First off we tried a baked sweet potato. That went ok. The rice cereal was a huge disappointment. First day, he would push it out of his mouth and let it dribble down his chin. Then he remembered he can blow raspberries. N had a great time blowing it back out, mostly all over me. After 2 tries of that, we gave up. Then he caught me eating watermelon and thought that might be good. He gummed his way through a few small pieces, mostly getting the juice.

This weekend we went to visit his aunt, who gave him a pickle. That was even better than the watermelon! (not really on any first food lists, but it didn't seem to bother him - at least it was home made).

Today we tried a steamed pear. Again, back to blowing raspberries. We'll try that for one more day and then move on to a new vegetable.

Looks like it's time to move the high chair off the hard wood floor and onto the kitchen tile if the raspberry blowing keeps up. That and I need to start wearing a bib.

Pushups in his sleep

N has been having a more difficult time falling asleep recently. Usually I would nurse him as soon as I saw the first yawn and he'd go right to sleep. For the last few days, he would nurse for a bit, then roll around, nurse, roll around and cry for a couple of seconds, then eventually roll on his stomach, do a push up and look at me and smile. This would go on for a while and eventually he would fall asleep.

Tonight, after he had been asleep for a while, I heard a cry on the monitor. I went up to check on him and saw him lying on his stomach. Then, he did one of his push ups and smiled. When I got close to him, I noticed his eyes were still closed. Then he would lay down again for a few seconds and do another push up. Smiling and sleeping all the time.

He is just too cute!

First Folk Fest

N went to his first Folk Festival last weekend (unless you count last year when I was pregnant). We only went on Sunday, as the weekend was stinking hot here and spending the whole time outside would be too much for my little boy. We brought an umbrella for shade, his cute new hat from his aunt and uncle, and a few toys. Didn't really need the toys, as he was quite happy to flirt with anyone close enough to catch his eye.

It was a good day. Maybe next year we'll go for the whole weekend.

Check out N sitting all by himself! Just started last week and already he can sit alone for 10 minutes at a time. He likes the new view.