I Made IT!!!!!

First of all, my major bone to pick with blogger is that you can't (to my knowledge) control the order in which your photos post. So these first 2 are actually the last two. Now in theory, I should just upload them in a sort of reverse order, but with being about 8 posts behind, it's all about getting the photos up.



I had as my goal with both kids to nurse until they were 6 months (and would start solids). I made it---as Josie started solids just before we left for FLA --on the 28th. With Eddie I made it till 10 months (albeit with a lot more formula than Josie ever had--she's had more mixed in with her cereal than anything else). If Eddie hadn't been such a crappy sleeper, I'm sure I could have made it longer, but Den's parents came to stay with us at Christmas the year he was born and they were actually thrilled (or so they said) to get up with him at 5am, so there went that.

Josie is a little bit better sleeper and knowing now how much formula costs, I think I'll plow ahead as long as possible.

She did great on the solids--I think she had a bit more of the tongue thrust reflex--a baby apparently automatically /naturally sticks its tongue out as a safeguard and this can make the first meal a bit of a challenge. She took a little while longer to get the hang of it than Eddie, but she sure was grabbing for the spoon in a hurry.



This was taken the afternoon before her solids in her new Ohio U. shirt.
This photo reminds me a bit of Eddie. With him we had borrowed a highchair from the neighbors and while nice, it took up too much real estate. Being 2nd time parents, we just used Eddie's booster seat. Man, I can only imagine any subsequent children in any family--after you've done it once, we've got this whole attitude of 'as long as she's not complaining, everything is fine---and even if she isn't complaining, everything still could be fine'. Fortunately we don't get much complaining from our kids.
This is actually her first taste. I did video tape it, but to be honest, only because I'd video taped Eddie's first meal and I wanted to be fair/consistent. She wasn't quite sure at first...

But then, oh boy. This reminds me of that rock band..KISS. Den says it's Gene Simmons. Lots of people comment on her tongue and how she always has it out...well, here you go...

That's about all I can manage for tonight. I have about 25 more pictures to post...sometime this weekend. Have also made a post about strollers (earlier in Sept. and about our friend's book, also earlier in Sept.).

Hopefully this machine will hold out long enough to get the rest of the posts up...Den is kicking me off so we can back up the computer.