Having reached the significant milestone of being six months old, Sean has been trying a few other things lately. We have made the initial start of rice cereal (though still more milk than cereal) and that "almost" works. He's hit or miss on interest, hit or miss on swallowing, and hit or miss as to whether he and I will be wearing more than he eats. But its ok; after all, the experts say food isn't supposed to really be a part of his diet yet, we are really just tasting. We might venture into sweet potatoes this week, but then again, maybe not.
We reached another fantastic skill that he can clearly do: rolling from back to front. Doesn't sound all that challenging since he's been able to go from front to back for several weeks--but try it! It is actually harder to go back-to-front than front-to-back...who would have thought it! This is clearly in the "can" realm...
One thing Sean does that everyone is still mesmerized to watch is "feeding" himself. Ever since he realized he could touch a bottle with both hands, he's been a little helper. Sean and I went out to a restaurant with a friend and her 10 month old and both watched as Sean just tipped his bottle back and fed himself.
Given this shot in the arm, I introduced the sippy "cup". It is a great hybrid really between the sippy cup and a bottle in that it has the traditional sippy shape, but the top is soft like a bottle nipple. It also comes with removeable handles, so now he can really get the fingers in on the grip! So here's to the "almost's", the "can's", and the "we'll get to it when we want to's"
