Dueling Grandmas

bathtime.

Is it Tushy or Tooshie?

Rice Cereal Redux

Attention Gramps: We again tried rice cereal today. This time it actually made it into the Rilester's mouth--we saw him experimentally chew and everything.

I think it's safe to say, at the moment, rice cereal is not among the kid's favorites. But we're proud of him for trying it.


And clearly the trauma was not long-term.

Mirrors

Riley experienced his first Rosh Hashana this weekend. The best part about it was the big mirror at Grandma and Grandpa's house.

Nanny/Photographer

One of the reasons I love my nanny is because she takes pix of Riley on her cell phone and then texts the image to me. It's the highlight of my day. And she's managed to get a smile on camera, pretty impressive.

Smiley

Rice Cereal

Yesterday we tried rice cereal for the first time. I don't know if "tried" is really accurate as I'm not sure any of the cereal made it to Riley's mouth. I made it really liquidy per the doctor's instructions (he said to make it gruel-like ala"Oliver") and consquently I think it was more formula than cereal.


We also thought it would be fun to have Riley wear one of his sunhats during the experience.

Rolling Over

Sometimes the best part about watching one of the 8,000 daily videos we take of Riley is hearing the voice-over from Andy or I. It's like baby talk crossed with play-by-play, with a little bit of National Geographic special thrown in.

Andy probably doesn't realize it but he always does this exuberant thing where he holds his breath. I just tend to talk 8 octaves higher.

Our New Favorite Picture

Lots to Say Now That I'm Four Months Old

Part of an ongoing series, "Conversations on a Changing Pad."

Blogging

Because I am an obssessed new mother, I'm allowed to create a blog dedicated to my fourth-month-old. In fact, I think it's required.