Steps, bonks and squirts

I took five steps in a row, holding mom's hands! I'm a precocious little wonderboy!


But I bonked my head a couple of times in the last two days, mainly because mom keeps trying to respond to me too quickly (fork falls from carried plate, lands on forehead), or trying to carry me when I'm fussy even though she has to do something else too (her head bonks into mine because I'm thrashing about, being unhappy). She seems to feel really bad about it, though, and has slowed down and lets fuss a little longer when she has to.

I've started solid food, too! Rice cereal is yummy, and STICKY. I'm figuring out how to keep my little tongue out of the way, but I love it so much i keep grabbing for the spoon myself.

One great thing about being a modern baby: the "Squirt" refilling feeding spoon It's basically a squeezable bulb attached to a spoon -- so mom doesn't have to dip the spoon into the food, but instead just squeezes between bites. Very helpful with a baby like me, since she can't shovel it in fast enough to keep me happy. And itminimizes the dribble mess.

They still have to muck out and disinfect my neck creases after every meal, though :)