Do the tootsie roll....

The entire time we were at my parents' house for Christmas, Griffin would never roll over. I tried to tell everyone he has been doing it for a while and it is no thing at all........of course his aunts didn't believe me. Here ya go!

5 Months Old

Another month has flown by. We don't have official measurements but I'm glad since that means we haven't seen the doctor lately. He will go back for his next check up and shots at 6 months in January.

Estimated Height: 27"
Estimated Weight: 15ish lbs according to the "hold and get on the bathroom scale" method

The solids saga continues.....

We are having an interesting time introducing solids to Griffin. He has done really well overall and is getting pretty good with a spoon. The only thing he has hated so far is green beans....and right now we are still working through vegetables (at least 3 days between each to make sure there are no allergies).  I'm reminding myself that what we like or don't like should not influence what he tries. Several things have been established that contribute to a successful meal:

• a thicker cereal is better than runny
• nothing cold is accepted in the mouth, room temperature or warmer
• holding him in your lap tends to really make him lunge forward at the spoon, mouth open, like a little bird--I would prefer him eating in the high chair, but he does so well like this
• hands need to be held down or watched closely, in an instant the thumb could try to go in the mouth

This is the green beans face...........

This is the squash face..........

This is how we eat peas.......

....next on the menu is sweet potatoes, which I think will be a hit.

The downside to solids is that breastfed babies tend to have a harder time with the transition. Griffin didn't have a dirty diaper for 4 days! When he finally went, the onesie he had been wearing for pictures that evening was destroyed. I have no pictures to illustrate this story for you, you're welcome. 

But to summarize how we all felt, it was like this......

Santa!

We had quite a time on Saturday trying to meet Santa. The Bass Pro standby line for those without passes at specific times was 3 hours long. Drew didn't care where the Santa was from so we headed to the mall. After about an hour in line there (including a diaper change, in and out of the stroller, a bottle warming with a cup of hot water from the cookie place) we FINALLY got our turn. He was a really nice old man in person but puts on his meanest face for the photos. Griffin didn't like or dislike him. He was just content like usual. Already looking forward to what next year might bring!

 

Hello cereal!

This past week was exciting. Griffin had his first taste of cereal and seemed to enjoy it. I don't remember, but apparently the first time a spoon/food enters the mouth is really strange. We saw some very funny faces. 

Give it to me!

Can't wait to start fruits.....

Getting the hang of it

Practice makes perfect

4 Months Old

We were a tad bit late taking pictures this month and even later for posting, but better late than never. Enjoy!