Grain of Rice

Joakim is almost 5 1/2 months old and is 16 lbs, 4 ozs. He has 2 teeth so we decided he was ready for some real food. He ate squash today, his first solid food. He also drank water from a sippy cup. He’s all grown up. Pretty soon rice cereal … ah full circle. Check out the new pics.

Last week Joakim cut his 1st tooth (bottom right)! We happened to be on vacation with all the Rose grandparents and everyone was subjected to much sucking, biting and drooling. My chin happened to be his favorite teething toy (still is). We’ll try to get a video clip of it for you. Fortunately and unfortunately, this is only the 1st tooth of many to come. Pray that he doesn’t have a bad teething season (for my sleep’s sake!).

He is almost 5 months and is such a doll! He is very active and mobile now. We can’t leave him unattended at all! He rolls over both ways often and easily moves all over the activity mat set-up we have downstairs. He always ends up far from the position I initally put him in. He also moves all over his crib. Soon we’ll have to lower the mattress, for he will be sitting up and then pulling himself up before we know it, not to mention crawling and then running!

We are overjoyed at being his parents. We still feel like the luckiest parents on the planet! Lots & lots of new pics to come soon from our spring break trip. Enjoy!