Not even peaches . . .

As many of you know, we started Andy on rice cereal the evening of December 31st. Since then, in addition to the rice cereal, he has tried oat cereal, barley cereal, green beans, and now peaches. Andy shows great disdain for each and every one of these foods. We had been foolishly optimistic about the peaches, as we had heard that almost all kids love this particular food. Well, not our kid! It's been almost of two months of daily attempts, but he still shows strong dislike for anything not in a bottle.

Sitting on it!

Sorry it's been so long since we posted - not sure where the time goes! We do have a few new things to report, along with new photos as well.

First, Andy can now sit up unassisted for long periods of time. This has opened up a new world of toys to him. He really didn't care for being on the floor previously, but now that he can see and grab the toys he wants, he loves being down on his floormat. Regardless of the toy he selects, it invariably goes into his mouth!

Andy can also now get up on all fours and rock back and forth. He doesn't quite have the knack of moving his knees, but can push off with his hands. The only problem with this method is that he then moves backward, thereby moving further and further from his intended target! While this can be frustrating, it nevertheless is an efficient means of locomotion - he can move backwards across the room in seconds!

Andy's first playdate

We had our first playdate this afternoon! About a week ago, Kris joined a suburban group for moms with small kids. This afternoon was the first event we attended - just a simple playdate at the organizer's home. There were three moms and four kids. Andy did great (although got a little tired at end). There was a 9-month old who could crawl and pull himself up - Andy was mesmerized.

Speaking of crawling, Andy can now pull himself up on all fours. He doesn't have the hang of moving, but he can rock on his knees.

Uncle Jim's birthday party

We hosted Uncle Jim's birthday party this weekend - had a fun make-your-own-taco lunch. Contrary to his expression in the photo, Andy really enjoyed seeing his aunt, uncles and cousins at the party, especially since he hadn't seen his cousins, Walter and Steven, since mid-December. Steve in particular took a liking to Andy and was pleased when Andy gave him big smiles.

Sleep is still a big issue for us here. Andy is waking quite frequently, often unhappily. We're having difficulty pinpointing the cause of the sleeping troubles, but are trying multiple different methods in an attempt to fix the problem.