Sitting and Eating Solids at Last

This kid is like clock work and first thing in the morning he always goes so why not save myself at least one messy diaper to wash? Besides..he loves it and maybe down the road when we are ready for serious potty training, the big toilet might not be so intimidating. You gotta admit though..he does look cute here ; )

This picture is the first time Emmett sat up on his own taken Feb 2 sitting in the middle of his playpen.

.....and some more the next day

This week Emmett started sitting on his own though not from a laying position yet. He weighs in at 17 lbs 8 oz as of last Thursday and is 6 months old today. I can hardly believe how fast the last 6 months went and I know the next 6 will go by fast too. On one hand it's fun to watch him learn all these new things but on the other hand I sadly realized how fast his babyhood is passing...soon I will have a toddler and that part of his life will be gone forever. But anyways, he is a happy and healthy kid and I'm thankful for that.


Today, he was officially ready to try solids which we did about half an hour ago. After nursing first, he had a teaspoon of rice cereal mixed with a tbsp of breast milk. I thought it looked like too little but then remembered he is still nursing and his tummy is only about the size of his fist. He made a funny face at first but then gobbled it down and you know sure enough he let us know he was full before it was completely gone. So I guess it was enough. I posted a video of his first few bites below. The videos have been coming up on here a bit squished sideways and I'm not sure why but I will post more video of Emmett trying other things as soon as I have them. Enjoy : )