Everything is for Eating

Dek loves to chew on everything. Recently, I found most of the books he had were missing corners and edges. Even the playmat that is where he rolls around is well chewed at the edges.

He just got his 4th tooth (@ 9 months). So that's two at the bottom and the two top. Our little guy is growing so fast. Also, he finally started some crawling (belly only). He would only crawl after a bottle (very motivated). After a few rounds of moving the bottle too much he finally yaked up the milk and we realized it would be necessary to incentivize him with something else.

He's still on all breastmilk and some veggies. Not really into trying more foods, just into spitting things out he finds undesirable. We made him mashed potatoes - rejected. So sad.

Mommy and me!

 

Clearly, I'm Derek's favorite. I kid. He knows I'm the food, but is making this face probably b/c of something Mike did. Even when I'm feeling dumpy or overwhelmed, one smile from this little guy and everything is perfect again.

Making a Call

Dek boy is quite chatty and really enjoy's playing with his old school phone. Lately, he hasn't been saying words, but definitely grunting with different expressions. Today when we went up the elevator, its like he knew it was moving and he was trying to ask me - where we going? Or sometimes he'll let out an expressive yelp just to let you know he's excited.

Dek eats... everything

NOM NOM NOM

YUM

When Derek started eating around 7 months, he devoured most all the baby puree without opinion. Green beans, yes. Sweet potatoes, definitely. Recently, he's discovered how to spit things back out that displease him. In the beginning he preferred veggies over fruits, now its reversed. He's got a cows milk sensitivity, so I haven't given him anything dairy and fear from giving him anything but pureed stuff. Can't he just eat that forever? Makes shopping easier.

Pooping is a sign of Love

 

 

Here is Dek on Father's Day (7 months) showing dad how much he loves him by...what else...Pooping on him. It was a cloth diaper too. Messy clean up. Mike literally looked down felt something warm on his chest and here we are.

Hi Cousin

"Let me show you how this thing works." (Elliot, 17 months to Derek, 7 months)

Happy happy!

It was too hot to go to the park these last few weeks, but here is Dek before the intense summer heat wave enjoying the swing. This is a far cry from when we used to put him in the baby swing as a newborn and he'd scream his head off.

In other Dek related news, he's continuing to pull up and and started cruising (sorta). He likes being supported and walking about. No crawling yet. Also, he's really started to develop an opinion about solid foods. If he doesn't like it - he'll spit it out! Not cool. He still currently favors orange foods still: squash, carrots and sweet potatoes.  Also he's really reactive now, he'll turn his whole body or look up and around if he hears the slightest interesting noise/conversation/vibration.

Minus not really sleeping in long stretches, we're having such a great time.