growing baby

Mateo has been eating solid foods for a few weeks now, some more successfully than others. He started with banana (yum!), then nectarine (yum!), then rice cereal (yummish), then yogurt (yum for the first few days and then bleh), and then sweet potato (bleh). I don’t know what we’ll do next–maybe avocado? He makes a HUGE mess when he eats and doesn’t like being cleaned up afterwards (wah wah, why’re you wiping my wonderfully gooey face/neck/hands/legs with a wet towel?). He’s also drinking water from a sippy cup with help. Sippy cups are fun–especially chewing the handle.

Since Ilya posted last, Mateo’s become quite the crawler. He can get from any point A to any point B, slowly but directly and with no hesitation. He used to crawl with one leg sticking out straight, but now they both bend like they’re supposed to. He’s also getting better at pulling up and cruising. Eeeek–I really want to wait until we move to babyproof (just one more month, Mateo!) but that’s starting to feel irresponsible. As it is, Mateo loves going for our shoes and trying to play with them. I knew puppies chewed on shoes and kittens played with shoelaces, but I didn’t realize that Mateo would channel his inner baby-animal and do the same. Playing with shoelaces is ok, I guess, but definitely not putting shoes in his mouth.

Also, Mateo’s going to take his first airplane flight–to Toronto–in a few weeks. That’ll be exciting!