A Few Videos

We've had these videos for a while but just haven't gotten around to putting them up on the blog.

The first is another video of Graham eating. As you will see, he is doing much better than the first time around! He's been on solids for about a month now and we've introduced rice cereal, apples, avocado, sweet potatoes, squash, bananas, and yams. We feed him solids twice a day, although he really doesn't eat a lot at one time. I've been making my own baby food, which has been super easy and certainly cost effective. I have given him some store bought foods as well just because it makes traveling much easier. And even though I buy the organic store bought baby foods and make sure there aren't any crazy ingredients them, I always feel better when I give him the homemade stuff.



Next, we have Graham showing off his sitting skills. I have to admit I was a bit jealous of all the little girls in Graham's Gymboree class who were sitting unassisted way better than Graham has been. Granted they were a couple of weeks older. People say that girls tend to develop a bit faster but I'm super competitive so, of course, we began to practice more at home. He's definitely shown some improvement. In the video you can see I have the Boppy pillow behind him in case he tumbles backward. Hmmm... but what happens when he falls to the side. Take a look!



Now just a clip of him playing because he's so darn cute!



Lastly, a silly video of Graham trying to mimic us as we stick our tongue out. Probably not the best thing to teach kids, but very entertaining to us new parents nonetheless.

Sugar Crash

Today we introduced apples into Graham's diet. We're using natural organic applesauce that you can buy in the store. Since we are going to Las Vegas this weekend I wanted to start with something that would be easy to travel with or at least find in the store if security took away my applesauce packs. When we get back I will try my hand at making my own baby food.

Anyway, I first mixed it in with his rice cereal hoping that it would make it taste better and get him to eat more. Well, I wouldn't really say that he eats. It's more like I try to force food in his mouth and hope that he swallows a little bit. But, as they say, practice makes perfect. And so we practice each morning. He was doing about the same with his apple cereal mix so I tried giving him a spoonful of apples only. He did a bit better with this. I was feeling hopeful! He was actually kind of opening his mouth and accepting the spoon.

They say babies have a preference for sweets and I'm sure the apples tasted much better than the rice cereal. Well, as I went in for another spoonful of apples he fell asleep! It's not like I had him sitting there as I was doing stuff around the kitchen. I just took the spoon from his mouth and dipped it into his bowl and when I went back towards his mouth he fell asleep! So funny! It is the true meaning of a sugar crash! I captured a bit of it on camera. He is still up in the kitchen snoozing away in his high chair.