Goo

Last Sunday (1/8/12), I pulled my back trying to take out your mattress to change the sheet. I should have taken the bumpers out first but I was being stubborn. For the last week, I've had to rely on everyone around me to do everything for me, for you. It has been so heartbreaking to me to not be able to care for you. I'm not supposed to be picking you up and carrying you around yet, but daddy is at work and Dede and Pawpaw are in Bessemer, so it's just me and you kid. I feel much better today physically and mentally. I love being able to take care of you.

Today you are 5 1/2 months old. What a wild ride the last few months have been. Yesterday, 1/14/12, you ate apples for the first time. You loved them!! Granna got to feed you your first tastes of apples. She loved seeing you enjoy them so much. You also showed her how much you love your jumparoo by bouncing all over the place!

You like to eat apples, bananas, squash, & sweet potatoes. You really liked peas the first couple of times you tried them but now you won't even open your mouth after the first bite. I really want you to like green vegetables. I am also learning to love green vegetables, knowing that you'll do what you see us do.

You still love to talk, but you are also learning to stick out your tongue - too cute! You love for us to blow raspberries and you're trying to copy our mouth movements. Your newest sounds are "goo" and "gah". Sometimes you even say "ma". Your hands and anything you can get your hands on are constantly in your mouth. I'm sure your first tooth is due any day now!

First bites of apples - 1/14/12

I love your laugh!!