We started Lex on solids a few weeks ago
and I don’t think I ever documented it anywhere. We started him
on rice cereal and he didn’t have any problem with it. I think
his belly was grumbly for the first day or two, but he loves
the cereal and gobbles it up. Today I gave him some oatmeal
(baby oatmeal, not Quaker Oats :) ). He likes that even more. I
can’t say I blame him, it certainly looks and smells better to
me. It’s fun introducing new foods to him. He seems to like
eating (and playing with the food and smearing it all over).

We also started giving him a sippy cup
with water in it. He like to play with the cup and gum it, and
sometimes he even manages to suck on it enough to get water
out. He doesn’t seem to like water much though :) He always
makes a yucky face and spits it out. He keeps it down better
when I give him water with a straw. I still don’t think he
likes it, but at least he keeps it down.

As Lex gets older it’s fun watching his personality start
to come out. He’s starting to develop preferences for toys, he
is an attention hog (which I think is common of babies) and he
loves to laugh. He has the most contagious laughter. Sometimes
we know what he’s laughing at (like if I’m making funny faces
at him) and sometimes we don’t. He thinks Alan is the funniest
person in the world though and loves to laugh at Alan – even
when he isn’t doing anything at all. Alan can walk into the
room and Lex will look up at him and start laughing with big
belly laughs. For no apparent reason. Only 4 months old and
already idolizing his daddy :)

Anyway,
not much going on, just a quick update.