Trying New Things

This is Audrey.  She's my little 5 1/2 month old.  She had a milestone of sorts this week--solid foods.  Yum, runny oat cereal.  

 The above smile didn't last long. 

Then, the smile came back because we were done.  I forgot the funny faces that little ones make when they find themselves in the strange position of having their parent shoving plastic spoonfuls of stuff in their mouth.

I've been resisting starting solid foods (which is something of a misnomer--these first foods are pretty runny, maybe we should call them spoon foods instead) for a few reasons: I think we started Abby on them too early and I'm pretty convinced that it changed the way she nursed after that; it's just another thing to do/clean up/think about; I'm not looking forward to the smelly diaper bombs that inevitably come with spoon foods.  

 And look at these cheeks--akin to smooth, raised bread dough.  Totally smoochable!

 

Someone else in the house is doing something new lately, too--this guy!  Ben is starting to dabble in coffee drinking!!  I know!  Who would ever have thought?!?  He's growing up so fast.  :-)