just checking

Hollis is growing up so fast... tomorrow he will be 7 months. Totally incredible.  He just fell asleep in my arms, an insisted that he be held and rocked.  This is new for him, he usually falls asleep "to the boob" by 7 pm every night, unless the little man is teething.   Tonight when I was trying to put him down, he just kept laughing and talking.  Every time I lied him down, he would roll over and try to suck on my face or head.  He was being so silly.  Then I picked him up and rocked him, he fell right asleep.  I put him down on the bed after a few minutes and he woke right up immediately!.  So I tried again, this time I swear I could see him peeking from under the eyelid, making sure that we were up and swaying, and not fake swaying from the bed.  When I finally got him to sleep this time I kept him in my arms as we got to the bed, and now he is sleeping on my lap.

It has been a rough 2+ weeks friends.  Brother has had walking pneumonia, Dad has had the flu and is now recovering from pneumonia and Hollis has been teething and sick, me just sick and tired.  Really tired.  Uncle Sean arrived from PA last week and it has been great having family in town.  Aunt Kelli should be here in one week.  Holy smokes, dreams are coming true for us.

The food fight

There was no real fight, really.  We discussed when to start feeding Hollis and although I wasn't sure if he was mimicking or trying to show signs of hunger, I decide to feed him just before 6 months anyhow.  Now 2 weeks past he 6 month birthday he is just showing some signs of digesting the food and still very little interest in eating grown up food, aside from bananas, avocados and winter squash.  Its funny those are probably my favorites too out of all that we tried, which confirms the whole breast milk dietary preference conditioning theory for me.

I started out at five months with some tastes of rice cereal (not interested) green beans (not interested) and banana (wow, loved it). Later at 6 months we  tried again, but with a full serving of green beans because we had them in the freezer.  We had two quart bags frozen from the harvest season.  We had barely used any of our stored green beans but those few times we did, we like them.  We liked them sauteed with soy sauce, sesame oil and sesame seeds.  For Hollis I blended them up with some water and froze them into cubes. His first meal went well.  He ate about 2 full tablespoons all up.  And then... and then... and then our every five day pooper began pooping every hour.  Seriously all day and all night.  I stopped giving him green beans and went to winter squash.  I saved the last 5 or so squashes from our CSA and cooked and froze them with Hollis in mind.  He loved it!  And it is was much better on the other side too.  For him and for me.  I have tried carrots, sweet potatoes, bananas, home made rice cereal, golden beets, pears and avocados.  Tonight I tried some of the applesauce I made with a good friend during the fall.  Hollis never made such a distastful face.  It was if I made him lick a lemon!  Applesauce.

Adventures with food, I never thought I would love feeding anyone more than feeding myself until I met Hollis.

Moving

A little over a week ago today Hollis started scooting.  He was really motivated to reach a clear plastic container full of bingo chips, and he made it and the family rejoiced.  I am proud of our little mover.

And now a must admit a little scared.  It seems as though no matter how clean the floor is, how baby-proof the room seems... Hollis finds something terrible to put in his mouth.  Just 5 minutes ago I pulled a long pine needle from his hand? Yesterday it was a twist tie.  The day before...a piece of a post card.   

He loves the washing machine, which like every family with new child, is always going, always agitating always rinsing and extra rinsing all the pee, poop, baby food, and returns from all of our belongings.  Today I sat in a poop on my chair that I somehow didn't notice he had made while I held him on my chair with his diaper on? 


Everyday he grows and moves a little more, it is exciting and frightful this world of parenting.