Milestones

Justin is growing up! He is at a fun age; an age that makes me wish/want another kid. The doctor said that I can start feeding him cereal, and it didn't go well for me. I had his four month check-up the week of Thanksgiving and I decided that I wanted to be the "first" to feed him cereal, so I was going to wait until the long holiday weekend to start him on it. I am such a slacker Mom. Thursday morning was too busy with making food for our Thanksgiving parties and making sure the boys had their baths so Justin did not get cereal then. Friday morning I completely forgot about it and Bruce got up with the boys on Saturday morning so it didn't happen then. Sunday morning I was so tired from my parent's anniversary party that he didn't get cereal again. I thought to myself that I have to be the first one to feed him cereal, so I figured that he could have cereal at lunch time. When it came time for his next bottle, I attempted to feed him cereal. He looked at me like I was trying to feed him the slop you feed pigs. I kept spooning it in and he kept letting it slide out. I finally gave up and just let him have his bottle. Daycare said he did well with cereal, so it must just be me! I tried to give it to him again this past Saturday and I got the same results. On Sunday I didn't feel well, so he didn't get cereal again. This weekend I am going to attempt baby food. I'll have to let you know how that turns out.

Justin must have recently discovered that he can control his tongue. He has been sticking it out and when you try to touch it, he pulls it back in real quick and then will stick it back out. If you stick your tongue out at him, he mimic you and stick his tongue out. He will just laugh. Too cute!

Bruce is convinced that Justin is trying to crawl. He will lift his pelvis up and "stand" on his toes or kneel on his knees. I told him that I doubt he is trying to crawl simply because he likes to sit up, but doesn't like to sit up on his own. If I put him in his bouncy seat, he will lift himself off of it. I put him in his execasaucer (spelling), he will sit there for a bit and then lean against the side and buck until I get him out. He does like to stand if you hold him up. Every baby is different, but at this age, Darren only wanted to sit up by himself. He loved sitting in the execasaucer. Nathan was probably more like Justin is now, so things just keep getting proved to me that he is a mini-Nathan!