Ever since Boston was a newborn he wasn't the best eater. Seriously. It was always so hard trying to feed him. As time went on and he grew older, it was time to start eating solid foods. So at six months he started having baby food and cereal. He actually wasn't too bad at this. BUT!! Something changed in late August. He would NOT eat baby food anymore. He would cry because he didn't want it, I would cry out of frustration,. It was just a mess. Poor Jeff didn't know what to do. So I tried feeding him 'real people food' like oatmeal, bananas, apples, etc. NO. He would take a few bites but wouldn't do a meal out of it. Oh the frustration. It was so hard when it came to feeding time. With his first birthday creeping up on me, I know he has to eat real people food. SO! I committed myself to try even harder!!!!!! Oh and did I mention he doesn't like his high chair?? That makes it A LOT easier (ya right). BUT I found what he likes---mandarin oranges!!! I mean he just stands there holding onto my knees and just can eat so many. This is just a huge relief. I know he can't just eat those, but he also really likes bananas now, crackers, cheese, oatmeal, and everything Jeff and I eat he always wants bites. I'm just glad it's getting better because this was a serious stress for me! So I had Jeff take a picture of how he just stands there always wanting more mandarin oranges.
Click on the picture and make it bigger because he just has the best face...it's pretty funny.
Now this is just funny. He put the bottle on this chest while eating...all the while playing with the wheels on the truck. It was so funny looking. He's so smart.
This little guy, I swear, is getting so smart. He loves his binkie and looks for it. See? He went through my diaper bag, pulling everything out and once he found his binkie he was on his way. Guys, I swear he loves that thing. Jeff and I hope to ween him off of it around Christmas...when we're both home.
K now don't judge me for this next picture. He has been doing it so I wanted to document it, because let's face it, it's kinda funny. So once I heard the splashing I ran in there and told him no, but then decided to quickly run and grab the camera and take a picture. I'll have you know that after this I took his hands out and washed them.
Gross? Yes. Funny? Yes. I need to learn to keep the toilet seat down from now on. Jeff has been reminding me but it's just a habit I need to get into!
That's about it for now...did I mention he'll he one in less than a month? Man. I am shocked by that. In other news, Jeff is doing great in school. He just got a 96% on a test and was top in the class (along with a friend of his). He's really enjoying it and tells me all sorts of health care stuff. He says it's a lot harder than he anticipated though, which I guess is a good thing that he is challenged. He's working in the mornings and school at night, which means I rarely see him, so we cherish the weekends. I'm doing great too. I'm working on these last few pounds of baby weight and I'm getting really close. I just signed up for a 5K (3.1 miles) on Boston's birthday, which I think is pretty cool because that's my way of celebrating his birthday...with a race! I'm hoping that'll be the day where I have shed every last pound of baby fat. Things are going great here, we're really enjoying our family and life here in Spokane.
