Seven months old!

Look at our big boy!

Jason celebrated his seventh month ex-utero by rolling over from back to tummy. He did it once while I was starting dinner, and then screeched and flipped onto his back when he saw me watching him. But once he saw how impressed I was, he did it over and over and over and over and over again.

Unfortunately, our attempts to introduce fruit into Jason's diet have been, um, fruitless (lol).

First we tried bananas:

And then we tried peaches:

And today I tried bananas again, since Jason's cousin Chad loves them so much:

We'll try some apples tonight, but so far Jason's favorite food is yogurt, with oatmeal and squash a close second. 

Tomorrow Jason is going to brunch for the first time! 

Growing so fast!

Jason had his six month checkup this past week. He is 15lbs 8 ounces, and 26 inches long, so he's definitely spurted over the past month or so! He also is starting to demand constant stimulation from us, which is why I'm writing this while sitting in the chair at the hair salon.

He holds his own bottle now!

And sits up like a big boy!

He chews everything, including his bib.

And he is generally well-behaved during his checkups, except this past Wednesday. He peed on Dr. Cutler and cranked when the nurse gave him his oral vaccine. Then he turned into a Tasmanian Devil of Rage after his shots. I took this picture in the waiting room, before all the screaming.

This morning we gave him some whole-milk organic yogurt for the first time. He liked it for a few bites, but then lost interest. He's more of a veggie and oatmeal baby so far, but this week we can start trying some fruit! 

Post-diaper explosion nap. He looks so innocent when he doesn't have poop smeared halfway up his back.

Six months old!

This will be quick, because Jason is in bed and that means I have some time to read before I pass out for the night!

Jason is working hard to develop an impressive vocabulary.  When he wants to get our attention (or the attention of his stuffed owl), he'll let out a loud "HUUUUHHH!" He also shrieks like Tarzan to shake things up a bit.  But my favorite is when he says "uh buh buh buh buh."  I think he's either trying to say "bottle" or "I'm sorry I like to grab your hair in my little fist and rip it out of your scalp, Mommy."

Chatterbox.

For an infant, Jason has impeccable comedic timing.  Tonight, Dave was pickling eggs while I was feeding Jason some delicious purred acorn squash.  I commented on how atrocious the egg pickling process smelled, and that led to a debate on the various cuisines of Jason's ancestors (Polish vs German vs Italian vs Other Assorted Western European Nations).  I believe that a steaming bowl of spicy puttanesca beats whatever boiled dumpling or porcine byproduct German/Polish people eat, and Dave disagreed.  Finally I said "We'll have to let him do a taste test when he's older to see what he likes best", and Jason swallowed his mouthful of squash, looked Dave in the eye, smiled, and said "Mmmmmmm."

My little epicurean.

Now I'm craving puttanesca.  Funny how no one ever craves sauerkraut! #Fact

Baby's first road trip

For the Fourth of July weekend, the three of us drove down to Pennsylvania for Dave's uncle's retirement party. Jason was a superstar traveler and didn't fuss at all on the way down.

On our way!

Lots of grass.

Once we got there, Jason was introduced to his Klepeis relatives and spent several hours collecting compliments on his cuteness and behavior.  There was also a white elephant gift exchange, and Dave and I ended up with some fantastic gifts.

Dave got a new book. 

I got a new wine glass. 

The next morning, Jason accompanied us to breakfast. 

Just hanging out with his bugs.

Jason has spent a lot of time developing his screaming skills. He's almost reached glass-shattering frequencies.  I would try to post a video, but I don't want to fracture anyone's eardrums.

Back up your files

This update will be light on the pictures, because my phone recently had a grand mal seizure and has gone to a better place. Because Dave is the best husband ever, he ran right out the door and got me a spanking new one, but sadly allllllll my pictures and videos were lost (sad face).

Jason has been maintaining a high-fiber diet chock full of grains and veggies. So far his favorite veggies are sweet potatoes and peas, but I'm planning to whip him up some green beans this weekend. 

Last night we took him out to dinner with us for the very first time. He fussed briefly but spent most of the time singing to himself. 

Jason has yet to roll over from back to tummy, but we think that's because he just doesn't want to. He loves sleeping on his side, however. 

He has also discovered how cute his own feet are!

 

Other recently acquired skills include singing himself to sleep, blowing raspberries, sitting through his nightly bedtime story, and stabbing us in the fingers with his sharp little fangs.

This weekend will be our first overnight trip with the monkey!

Five months old!

Jason turned five months old today! Since he is an oatmeal pro at this point, we moved on to veggies.

Grains are SO one month ago.

Jason's first experience with veggies was a big helping of carrots.

Organic, boiled in filtered water, and puréed with love by his neurotic mother.

Jason was put off by the texture at first, but ended up gobbling almost the whole bowl.

Jason also has some new toys to show off! 

This birdie isn't really new. I found it packed away in Jason's closet, so I gave it to him and told him it was a present from Daddy. We call it the Daddy Bird. Jason loves it.

In this picture, Jason is chewing a nifty hand-shaped teething ring from his Babci.

This is Jason's activity table! He's still a little small for it, but we prop him up by putting his stuffed elephant behind his back so he can reach all his little toys.

Rice Baby

We gave Jason some homemade brown rice cereal last night!! He gave it mixed reviews.

To quote from one of Jason's future favorite movies (Anchorman), he was in a "glass case of emotion" during our rice cereal experiment. I think he finally made his peace with it towards the end.