Today was another milestone for Sam – we introduced him to solid food. Really more symbolic than anything else, this first meal was still pretty much liquid, 1 tablespoon of rice cereal disolved in five tablespoons of formula. Nonetheless, it involved (a) Sam sitting in a chair (b) The use of a spoon and (c) The foodstuff involved was slightly more substantial than unadulterated formula. Thus, it counts as his first non-liquid meal. Sam loved it, and wanted to ‘help’ guide the spoon to his mouth. Next up will be sweet potatoes or green beans, then sweeter stuff later on. Take a look at the gallery here.

Sammy turned six months old today, and we thought he deserved a shave and a haircut. Well, the haircut anyway. He squirmed very little, and took it all in stride. We think he looks even cuter – how about you? Check out the gallery here!

So, Sam is 6 months old today. In the picture above, he’s seen tipping over his toy basket. He likes to dive in head-first – so cute! It’s been a big week of firsts – he took to using his sippy cup like a natural, and we plan to try some rice cereal on Sunday. He can also pull himself up on the rails of the crib. So Joey lowered the matress to avoid any escapee babies scrambling around the house. His crawling, which began a few weeks back, is now even more advanced. He’s getting around with astounding speed, so baby proofing is going to need to be accelerated. Amy removed some things from low shelves and such, but we have much more to do. Sam’s 6-month checkup is Monday – we’ll update after the results are in!