the latest development in the development category is that jack is now crawling. we were told as soon as he figured it out that he would pick it up quickly. and he has. he’s now following us, mostly kelly, it’s a mom thing, when we leave the room. he’s also pulling himself up on furniture and moving from furniture to furniture. watch out rilla.
development update
it was awhile ago that i wrote about jack’s development. here’s were he’s at currently.
- sitting up with a spotter (kind of like infant olympics).
- eating cereal twice a day (just like “uncle kevin”).
- back to waking up a few times during the night (similar to former roommate ken’s sleeping patterns). this might be due to the heat here in colorado.
- constantly turning to see what’s behind him while being held (imagine a dog casing it’s tail).
- minimal crawling backwards (the beginning of crawling forward. time to baby-proof the house).
- grabbing, pulling, putting in mouth just about anything.
next up algebra, latin, and the harpsichord.
cereal for dinner
i’ve known for a few years what a good cook kelly is. today jack got to experience her culinary prowess. yes, kelly made for jack his first bowl of rice cereal . and it was to die for. yummy! for those of you who’d like the recipe here it is. 1.) one tablespoon – organic rice cereal. 2.) one ounce – breast milk. 3.) mix. 4.) serve to infant. 5.) watch with enjoyment 6.) hose down infant and the immediate area about 10 feet in diameter. happy 3rd of july!
rolling on
jack rolled over today. somehow writing about it doesn’t seem as exciting as witnessing it for the first time. okay, i didn’t witness it, kelly did. as she tells it, she was yelling for me to come see but i was outside emptying the trash. so this brings up one of those scenarios that only parents experience. you want your kids to explore and experience new things, but then you realize there’s a whole new set of worries that go with the new experience. as for a newborn rolling over, the concern is how does he get back on his back. more sleepless nights, i guess.
so i can see the future. “great jack, you got your license. here, take the keys to the 20-year old CRV. i know it only gets up to 35 miles an hour, but check out that built-in card table in the back.”
oh yeah, there’s physical proof of this phenomenon. kelly mentioned that she noticed more gray hair on my head since jack was born.