Couple Cute Pics

Have tons going on and lots to blog about, but for now - I'll just post some cute pictures of our baby boy. He is going to be 5 months old in 5 days. It's crazy to me how time flies! Andrew is definitely an animated, very happy boy. He is constantly smiling or laughing and we are so lucky to be blessed with such a great kiddo.

More to come soon... 

Andrew vs. Solids

When we were at our 4 month doctor's appointment for Andrew, the doctor said it was time to start introducing solid foods. He suggested vegetables, but after some extensive reading I decided to start him on a Rice Cereal and an Oatmeal cereal before jumping in with the vegetables and fruits. We decided that today was the day we were going to do this. My mom and dad were in town and we made it quite the celebration....at least for us. All Andrew knew was that he was hungry, wearing an especially large bib and could not find a bottle anywhere.

We captured the event on both camera and video so that we could all watch as our little guy gobbled up his first attempts at solid food. Here are some pictures of the event....chronologically. 

This is how it began...

 First Bite...hands trying to grasp on to the spoon like it was a bottle. 

Little does he know....

Reaction to first spoonful...I laugh every time I look at this picture. 

It does not get better for him. 

Eyes Red From Crying - but we are still trying.

 Let me just say this - he actually gagged. I did not know babies could do that - but he did. Then he spent the rest of the time spitting it out, crying with it stuck on his tongue and just completely ticked that after all of this, he still could not find a bottle. I tried maybe 4 or 5 times and then gave up. My mom jumped in at that point and put a big spoonful in his mouth, which he quickly transferred to the big bib. You would have thought we put cement in the child's mouth.

As frustrating as it was for him, we enjoyed it. And, when he is old enough, he will enjoy watching the videos of this experience. Gotta start somewhere!

We will be trying again tomorrow - fingers crossed!

 When it was all over.