Solids

We started Jackson on solids on when he turned 6 months. We did rice cereal and oatmeal each for about a week or so. Around middle of November we began fruits and vegetables. I am making his baby food and we started with sweet potatoes. I bought a baby food cooker called the baby brezza. It steams, blends and defrosts. It is so easy and quick! I am sure I will make some by roasting and then pureeing if I need to make a large quantity, otherwise I will just use this machine.

Wash and peel sweet potato

Slice and cut into cubes

Put the diced sweet potato in

steaming

pureed

 All in 25 min! :)

Now for the taste tester...

He liked them and ate them really well the next few evenings. Next up...green beans

Going to work with daddy

We go into Rising Roll at least once a week to eat and visit with daddy. Jackson even has his own uniform! A onesie with the logo embroidered on. Here are pics of a couple of our visits.

Ooh what can I get into now?!

Now that Jackson is moving all around he has discovered lots of new things. He's figured out if he gets to Cooper's bed there are toys in it (just not toys for him to play with!) and he wound up on his changing mat and used it to help slide him around the floor. He always heads for a pair of shoes laying nearby and loves to look out the door onto the deck.

Seeing Santa

We went to see Santa earlier this month. In order to not wait in line I made a reservation with the Santa at Phipps and we chose an early date. It was great! We walked right up and Jackson sat with Santa and told him what was on his wish list (ha!).

Connor's 1st Birthday

Wow, time sure has flown! I can't believe Connor is already 1. It feels like yesterday that Gretchen texted us and said they were headed to the hospital. We were at the lake and didn't even see our phones until the morning. Luckily we got home and got to the hospital just a little after he was born. He was such a cutie! He has changed a lot over the year. He started off at about 8 1/2 lbs. and is now around 25 lbs. He loves to clap and gives a big grin to you. He started walking around 11 months old and now is off running!

A few pictures from the beginning...

About 1 week old

Maybe 2 months old

Now on to the birthday party!

The cake was too sweet for him - he kept making this face!

There were some kids willing to help with the smash cake

The other kids ate most of the cake and left a nice pile for Connor to smash around

This boy wants to move!

Jackson has been creeping and army crawling some but he really wishes he could just get on all fours and go! He still isn't able to sit unassisted so its surprising that he is already trying to crawl. He is so strong he pushes his whole body up and will even get on his hands and knees only to fall back down because he can't quite figure out how to move his arms and legs together to actually move. He also prefers standing vs sitting and took his own steps while standing with Nana.

New sounds

Jackson has been learning to make new sounds lately. Here he is making his teradactyl sounds.