Making baby food...

I tried my hand at making baby food this weekend. I started off simple with sweet potatoes, green peas and pears. The potatoes and pears were fresh and had to be cut up and steamed first. The peas were frozen and just had to be heated. I used my super cool new food processor to do the pureeing and was pretty happy with the consistency. Finally, I froze everything in ice cube trays and then transferred the cubes to plastic freezer bags for later use. This makes for ~1 oz. servings which is perfect for Kieran right now. All in all... a successful first attempt!

Introducing sweet potatoes!

Kieran had his first taste of sweet potatoes today along with his rice cereal. I think they were a success as he ate over an ounce and opened his mouth for more, more, more! In the end I just mixed it all together- made the consistency even smoother and went down just as well!

Introducing the sippy cup!

Kieran experimented with his first sippy-cup this afternoon and seemed to enjoy it- if for no other reason than it was yet another object he could put in his mouth! We are not so sure he get's the "drinking" concept just yet but it's a step in the right direction!

Kieran's teething toy...

Kieran loves this teether/self-feeder. We bought it for him after we noticed how much he loved to suck his washcloth during bath time (gross- I know). Right now we only put ice in it but supposedly we can put food in it later- like pieces of banana or avocado and he can suck out the goodness through the mesh (super gross- I know!) Anyway, he seems to love it so we love it too ;)

Precious Presley!

Auntie Shannon had some seriously cute pictures made recently of Kieran's adorable cousin Presley... check out a few of our favorites! What a pretty little girl! Mommy especially likes the fairy one ;)

Happy 24 week birthday!

Happy groovy birthday big boy! Kieran is modeling a vintage puppy leisure suit in his birthday pics this evening. This happenin' beige speed suit was imported from the Phillipeans some 30 years ago and belonged to his father. We just couldn't resist this little impromptu fashion show and we had to share our fun- enjoy!

Bring on the tooth fairy!

That's right folks... at 5 months, 1 week and 5 days... Mr. Kieran is officially cutting his very first tooth! As per usual, mommy was feeling around on those pink gums this evening, expecting the usual... not a whole lot... when lo and behold... there it was... a sharp, rough edge coming through in the front on the bottom right side... the very first TOOTH!!! Kieran is about to join the baby with teeth club! Mommy was very excited, as was daddy although we can hardly believe it's already here! Our little one is growing, growing, growing... in leaps and toothy bounds! Slow down little one, while mommy and daddy try and keep up!
Pics of the actual tooth will follow, as soon as there is enough to photograph!