Lil Wayne

Presenting... Lil Wayne!

 Happy Halloween!
(Disregard the pearls at the bottom of Lil Wayne's necklace!)

Feeling Ducky...?

As a new mom, I definitely feel the pressure.  You want what's best for your kid... and that includes a rockin' cute Halloween costume.  But it's the day before Halloween, and all I have are a few half-baked ideas and a duck costume.  

The duck costume, which we borrowed from one of Wayne's coworkers, is actually very cute, but I was trying to come up with something clever.  Something original.  Something outside the box a little that will cause others say, "What a GREAT costume!"  I'm inspired by one mom friend who dressed her newborn as a piece of nigiri sushi, complete with a ribbon wasabi dollop on her head.  Or the photo I saw of a baby chippendale who was donned in nothing but a bow tie and diaper with dollar bills tucked in.  See, that made you chuckle, didn't it?  Super cute and clever!  

I'm sure we'll all ooh and aww no matter what, because the great thing about babies is that they look cute in everything, but I have a little bit more time.  Let's see what I can and have the energy to actually crank out! ... Though that duck costume is looking mighty adorable... and quick and easy right about now.

duck...

duck...

Goose!

(our nickname for our Lucy Goosey)

A Solid Start.

We did it!  Caedmon had his first taste of solids today, and really, it was just a taste, as barely any of it was actually swallowed.  But I know the purpose of these first few feedings is to get him acclimated to this new way of eating, and soon enough, he'll be a happy little muncher. 

I've been reading this book (of course) called Super Baby Food by Ruth Yaron, which is an excellent resource on all things related to feeding your baby, including how to make your own baby food, and I can't wait to start!  ... Wow... we've started solids.  Has it really been six months already?  He truly is growing up so fast!

Here are pictures from this first feeding:

 

Uh, Mom... What am I doing up on this chair? 

 

What is this??? 

 

Maybe this isn't so bad... 

 

I did it! 

 

Stop freaking out, Mom.  I can do it myself!

Ready for Solids?

Caedmon has been waking the last few nights for food, which he normally doesn't do.  He's also been grabbing at my drinking glass and the other day snagged a chunk of Wayne's peanut butter and jelly sandwich, and before Wayne could do anything, stuffed it in his mouth!  We think he's ready for solids.  He'll be six months on Tuesday, so it's about time... and we're starting today!

Caedmon may be ready for solids, but the question is, am I???  He will be waking up from his morning nap in a few minutes, and I'm running through how this first feeding will go... do I have the brown rice cereal ready?  How many teaspoons of cereal to milk ratio?  Where should we have him eat regularly?  What about today?  Where is the lighting best for photos and video of this milestone?  Do I have all the spoons and bowls washed?  Okay... check the book one more time, what order do I feed him breast milk and solids?  Let's review last minute tips... okay, no laughing if he spits out food, even if it's cute, so I do not reinforce this behavior... be patient even if he doesn't seem to take to solids right away... one new food every 3 to 4 days...

I feel like I'm cramming for a test.

He's waking... okay, here goes!

 

All set... just insert Baby here.