27 Week Old Report!

This week Daniel started to eat solids beyond rice cereal.  He tried carrots!  I felt so proud to have made his carrots, too.  His reaction was one of mixed emotion.  He seemed surprised and grossed out at the same time!  Though he made gagging faces, he opened his mouth as if he wanted more and more!  He had about 2 tablespoons the first day, and then finished up the serving the next day. 

Daniel has been so patient and calm this week. I am able to do lots of house chores and errands with him along in tow.  He really just looks at things in his surroundings and smiles. It is very sweet to watch.   He also plays contently on a blanket with toys, though he is starting to roll over from sitting position and get into a push up position.  I think he is just starting to learn how to push up, which means all fours is next!

Your best time of the day is still probably bath time.  You are positively gleeful when you are placed in the back.  The tub we have has a formed lounge chair style back, so you are reclining.  This gives your legs a great chance to stretch out and SPLASH.   Your dad recently started to put a towel on the ledge of the big tub to shield him from your splashes.

It snowed again this week, so we didn't spend too much time outdoors.  You are getting less satisfied having the fleece car seat cover blocking your view of the world, but it is so chilly that I don't let you pull or kick it off for good.   You are also getting so heavy to be in your infant car seat carrier, but I lug it around anyway when we are going to the sitters or out to the market.

Your Aunt Rachel came to visit us this weekend.  She was off of work and decided to come to play.  She loved to watch you eat your carrots and even helped me prepare some for you.  She also was there when we took you into the snow for your first experience with sledding.  She videotaped it for us! 

You are really growing up. I  can tell you are getting enough calories in during the day because you aren't waking at night! You are sleeping through the night most nights, though you do wake for a snack around 10 PM and do wake around 6 AM for breakfast.  Another sign you are growing and getting enough food... your 6 month clothes are too short for you!  You have got long lets and a long torso! (And long arms and a big head ... so really, you are just tall!).  You aren't really chubby though.  You are pretty trim!