Stinky!

Daddy and Mommy learned this weekend just how stinky veggies make a baby's poop. They thought the poop from the rice and oatmeal cereal was bad. Ha!! Then I showed them what I thought about the squash I ate. Momma said it smelled like rotten cream cheese! Ewwww.

STTN!

Not only am I a big boy who sleeps in his own room, but for about the last week or so I am also a big boy who sleeps through the night! Daddy and Momma think it is some sort of miracle. I go to sleep around 6:30 or 7:00, daddy gives me a "dreamfeed" around 10:00pm, and then I wake up around 6:30am. When I wake up during the night I fuss for a minute, then put myself back to sleep (for the most part). Today, I even let daddy put me down for a nap after I had my bottle but was still awake!

Squash!

I had my first veggie yesterday (4-24-10). It was butternut squash. I liked it ok, I guess. I had a better reaction to it than my first bite of rice cereal. I am sure I will get used to it, but at this point I like my oatmeal much better.

I can help, too!

For the last week and a half or so, I have been really enjoying grabbing onto my feet when I get changed. Every time Mommy or Daddy changes me, they pull my legs up really high, so now I like to try and help them. I grab onto my feet, and if my tummy isn't too full I like to put my toes in my mouth.

Solid foods

On April 4, 2010 I ate my first bites of rice cereal. I did not enjoy it at all, but I was a trooper and tried my best. Mommy and Daddy caught it all on video, they thought it was pretty funny. Mommy and Daddy made 2 tablespoons of dry cereal mixed with milk, but I only got a few spoonfuls of it - and most of it I spit out. But, everyday I took to the cereal a little more, and after about a week I think I almost enjoyed it.

Just a few days ago I tried oatmeal cereal which I like a lot better. Now, when Mommy gets a spoonful of it I open up my mouth eagerly. The doctor told us that after I get up 2 tablespoons twice a day I can try yellow veggies. Yummy!

Hooray! I slept in my own crib, in my own room!

On my 5-month birthday I spent my first night in my own crib and room. I took to it with no problem. Mommy and Daddy say next milestone is to sleep through the night.

I hate to sleep!

For the last week or so, I have been having the hardest time staying asleep at night. I used to just wake up once (around 4am or so) to eat. Mommy would bring me into the bed and feed me and nurse me, then let me sleep next to her and I would stay asleep sometimes as late as 7am. This made Mommy and Daddy very happy.

But then I started to wake up around 2 also. But last night I decided to wake up at 12am, 1am, 2:30am, 5am, 6am, and 7am. Ha! Mommy and Daddy are so tired.

Mommy read about something called "4 month old sleep regression" and it says that I am probably going through some big developmental changes right now which are affecting my sleeping. The article said that things will most likely go back to normal soon enough. Darn it!