Bob the Tomato

A salute to weird produce. I nearly passed this masterpiece by at the market last night, but then thought, "hmm, wouldn't everyone love to see this patriotic fruit/veg." So...a prize-winning smile for the best name for this tomato!

Exciting events...

Lydia's first cereal meal! 

 Lydia is her own little lady...she dove right into that mushy yum stuff! Micah lunged for his first food with his mouth...Lydia lunged with her hands!

 Possibly more interested in gnawing on spoon than the actual food on it.

And what may become a new familiar scene at our house.

peek a boo

The main reason this child cannot be left alone for longer than 5 seconds...

more milestones

Some might think this girl is ready for solids.

 Micah's new big boy bed. Yes, it could sleep 12 small children. This might be the last time we buy something via the internet just by looking at a picture (in other words, without asking dimensions....or if anyone in the galaxy sells sheets of this particular size).  But it is really cool!

 Bonding with Dad and Mom.

do we blend in?

When I put Lydia's new outfit on yesterday, I couldn't help but notice that she looked not just cute, but oddly familiar.

 

Yes, a bit like the local cell phone company mascot.

And an outtake....just because it's funny.

reconnecting

From the beginning of August -  It was really fun to have our friends visit us one last time before they moved to the States. They arrived less than 24 hours after we did. Thankfully our house was not a mess as we had no luggage yet. Hugo and Micah had fun testing out Hugo's tent. I found the secret to 2 minutes of happy playtime - give each kid their own track. This works until one crosses over. Micah has already labeled all of the toys in our house Lulu's or Moo's (in his head)...so I can see that becoming an issue when she gets a little more mobile. The solution? More toys? I doubt it. Maybe all this 'sharing talk' will kick in one of these days. We pray it be so! 

 The girls - Eloise & Lydia - get some of their own toy time. They're a little more chill about sharing.

starting solids...

well, they do things a little different here.

Lydia's doctor's advice for starting solids is as follows:

(Can I start giving cereal soon? I ask. 'Oh, no. She might be allergic. Start with vegetable soup.')

At six months, start with vegetable soup at lunch time. Use whatever vegetables are in season, a little olive oil, no salt.
(Should I puree this? I ask. Yes, is the reply).

7-10 days later give yogurt around dinner time.

7-10 days later give cereal around 8 or 9 at night.

This sounds a lot cheaper than buying jars of baby food! But, we'll see what I actually end up doing another month down the road. I snuck several boxes of rice and oatmeal cereal into our luggage on our trip back from the States....as back-up.