A man on a mission

Josh: So I have this new plan, right.  If I want to go somewhere, I just have to wriggle along sneakily on my tummy and perhaps mommy and daddy won't notice me.  If they do though, not a problem, cos I'll just try again.  I'll get there eventually mwah ha ha.  I thought I was being original in my style but other babies have told me they do this too.  Seems a pretty good plan to me.

On daddy's shoulders

Cath: Josh's new favourite activity - adventures on daddy's shoulders.  In particular he shrieks with excitement when daddy runs down the stairs!

Bathtimes are fun - Part 2

Cath: Thought you might like to see Josh in his bath now (compare to post in October)!  He is sitting up all on his own now, and yes, bathtimes are still fun.  He likes splashing and playing with Mr Quack and Derek the ducks.  Oo and funky hairstyles.

My new wellies

Josh:  A friend gave me my first pair of wellies, so now I am all prepared for rain.  Just in time for Spring.  Well I have some growing to do, so probably a good thing that it is currently all sunny outside!  I'm modelling them for you in my cool superhero suit:

Ah the joys of solids.

Cath:  Josh is just getting smarter.  These days we often end up having a friendly tug of war at mealtimes when Josh keeps grabbing the spoon (yet at the same time this is good that he wants to grab the spoon)... And to the point that I just have to laugh and accept that there will be no escape from messy mealtimes!  There seems to be no getting away from food smeared all over my hands, up my arms, sprayed on my face and on my clothes, food on the walls, floor, chair, table, Bumbo and as for Josh, well, Josh in a nice shade of butternut orange or beetroot pink is the general end product.... There is no doubt about it though - he looks so cute covered in all that goo I can't help but smile!

So far he has had baby rice, potato, sweet potato, butternut, baby marrow, lentils, carrot, parsnip, peas, beetroot, pear, apple, peach, banana (though not a lot much to Dave's relief), yoghurt, cream cheese, chicken, chopped tomatoes with onion, and even small pieces of avo, melon, strawberries, toast and one whole piece of tuna pasta.  Oh and Rooibos tea.  He especially loves pureed pear.  Mmm.

Here is Josh disguised in shades of butternut (note the soggy pieces of carrot in the bib's pouch - a back-fired attempt at finger food):

Yummm Cornflakes box. The video.

Josh:  I went exploring via back-wiggle today and look what I found!  Daddy's Cornflakes box!  Tastes pretty good I think.

Hello solids.

Cath:  Exciting times!  Josh has been having a go at solids for about a week now.  He isn't quite big enough for a highchair yet so we decided to get him a Bumbo.  They're quite pricey so we were blessed to find one on Gumtree, second hand but half the price.  An interesting lilac colour hmm... But suitable for potential future female sibling(s) too :)  He looks so cute with his little feet sticking out and his hands resting on the arms, like he own little armchair!  Love it.  He seems pretty happy in there.  He has been sitting in it on the counter in the kitchen while I do the washing up, enjoying handling the kitchen utensils.  Especially liking spatulas.

So we started with some baby rice.  It is really just like thick formula, so not very exciting.  He is sometimes more interested in the blue plastic bowl and the spoon which he keeps trying to hold, meaning it goes everywhere.  Yes, everywhere.  But some of it does seem to get down and he eats it quite happily.  We think he is becoming more vocal - he certainly lets us know when he has had enough!!

Then we stocked on some more interesting veg and we got going with making some exciting purees with helpful ideas from the Baby Sense food book (thanks Granzy!).  Sweet potatoes, baby marrows and butternut is recipe 1, then carrots, parsnips and butternut is recipe 2.  They're yum!  Packed them into ice cube trays, then into zip lock bags - a fortnight of meals?  He seems to really like the veg - chows it down.  And attempts at the blue bowl too.

So with about 4 milk feeds, 1 baby rice and 2 veg meals, we really are feeding him all day!  He is getting 2 or 3 naps in there, plus play time in between - his toys are very interesting now (taste good too) and just about anything else he can get his hands on!  Bath is around 7:30 and he asleep usually before 8:30.  He is sleeping well most of the time - since starting solids last week he has had another 11 hour stretch at night (haven't had that in a while), but then also a 2am, 3am and 6am waking one night too hmm....  In summary we are loving him to bits, our bright, energetic, smiley, giggly and oh-so-cute little man!