Mitchell Loves Balloons!

Izzy's 1st Birthday Party

Mitchell had a great time at Izzy's birthday party. Not because of the great food, birthday cake, or friends there... but because of the balloons. I feel like such a terrible mother to have kept such a great joy from my child for so long. How would I have known of his love for balloons? I hope he doesn't grow up to be a clown!

Green Beans

Last week I decided to give Mitchell his first taste of green beans. He did not like them. He had this look of stunned disgust when the spoon first touched his lips. I had to take this video to capture his response. After a few days, I got wise and decided to try heating them up. He now likes them much better- he at least tolerates them. His latest new foods are cantaloupe, yogurt, and cheerios. He wasn't too sure about the cantaloupe. I think this one might take a few tries. But I'm sure he'll eventually like it. I don't know anyone who doesn't- especially in our family. He loves yogurt- so much that he's sad when it's all gone. And it's the plain flavor too. Yuck! He also really likes the cheerios, it's just tough getting those little suckers in his mouth- no pincer grasp yet.

Mitchell Reading Books

I know I've been so bad about updating this blog. I'll try to get better about it! Yesterday Mitchell was having a great time reading books with Megan, his nanny. He's really getting into the touch/feel books. Although this book just has big bright pictures, he likes this type too!

And we're now to the point that really the only books we can read to him are those with pages that won't rip!

You might be able to tell, he's still drooling a LOT. But he still only has the 2 teeth on the bottom. Every once in a while, he'll wake up a few times during the night and I'll think, "This is it. Tomorrow morning we'll have a new tooth." But no such luck just yet. Although, I think I'm okay with the number of teeth he has at the moment!