Johnbug's 6 month b-day and other January happenings

January was a month of lots of passing around colds, resting, and catching up with some friends. But, it also was a month of firsts. John's 1st tooth popped through on January 20th. I felt it as I was putting my finger in his mouth to suck on. Won't be doing that any longer to soothe him, as itty bitty baby teeth are quite sharp! It was his bottom right front tooth (if you are looking at him). Another 1st he found his toes. He loved to look at his feet, especially with his rocket shoes on, but he actually found out he could grab them and stick them in his mouth this month. Yum, quite tasty! He also started inchworming himself backwards. He's gonna be mobile within no time! However, on January 29th, a major thing happened. It was his 6 month b-day!! We had been looking forward to this all week long, as this was the day he would get real "big boy" food: rice cereal!!!! He has been interested in food all along, but I wanted to wait until his 6 month b-day, partially b/c the Dr. recommended it, but mostly, b/c I wanted it to be a special day. John made it extra special also, b/c he decided after a 2 1/2 month hiatus to start rolling over again, and he did it over and over and over again!!!! Daddy even got to see it. I was beginning to wonder if he had forgotten how to!
When daddy came home from work, the "party" started!! Here are some pictures of the day:

John looking curiously on as we prepare his food.

The first bite!!

Anxiously awaiting more!

Awyumm

Hmm, what do I think of this!

Enjoying eating big boy food!

Umm, do I get any more?? Maybe if so much wasn't spilled on your bib, you'd have more to eat

Swing and a miss!

Mommy gets a chance

John enjoyed chewing on the spoon, a wee bit more than he enjoyed the cereal!! It was close which one he enjoyed more!

The clean up!

Happy boy on top of daddy's shoulders, after enjoying a good meal!!!

This wasn't from his 6 month b-day, but had to get a shot in here of his first tooth!











We had to upload in 3 separate segments otherwise it wouldn't upload! Also, a disclaimer, the "cereal" is really runny, b/c we used breastmilk to mix it with, so that the taste wouldn't be completely foreign to him! Not sure why I felt the need to put that in there, but there you have it. If you would like to see additional pictures from January see January.