A New Milestone

Today, Mathias got to experience a new first--solid food! He just hit the four-month-old mark yesterday, and as he eats so many ounces of milk a day (and with the blessing of Matt's sister, who's a pediatric nurse), we decided to give him a little taste of some green beans. You can see the "yuck" face he's starting to make below. He made a face at every taste, but he kept opening his mouth for more and grabbing the spoon and pulling it towards his mouth, so I think the mission was a success!

Mathias gets his first taste of baby food--green beans!

Yesterday, my sister Danielle and her boyfriend came to visit. It was so good to see her; she and my mom only live five minutes away, but I don't get to see them nearly as often as I'd like. She was excited to see Mathias--he seems so much bigger every time she comes over. Mathias was a grumpy boy most the time she was here, though. He was hungry and every time Danielle smiled at him or tickled his foot, he'd whimper and make angry faces. That cute pouty face a grumpy baby makes never gets old. I got him to giggle some for her a bit later, but then he fell asleep.

Auntie Danielle and Mathias during a quick nap

 We got a new grill last week as an early father's day gift for Matt. It was on sale for Memorial Day, so we figured why not? Since then, we've been on a bit of a grilling kick. Matt does all the grilling and I all the supervising, of course, but so far we've made hamburgers, cheeseburgers, baconburgers, cheddar dogs, and grilled pineapple. Our burgers have been a bit dry, but as new grill-owners, I think we're doing excellent. I got especially excited that we were making our own burger patties; it made the whole experience that much more authentic (although my contribution consisted of adding the seasoning to the meat, but still).

In other news, Mathias is getting really good at sitting up on his own. I think the Bumbo seat has helped a lot! He likes to hang out in it for longer amounts of time now, which helps. He can sit up on his own for up to like 10 seconds by grabbing his feet and leaning forward. It's adorable, especially when he starts to fall to the side and looks at you like, "Uh, help!".

Yes, that is New Moon on in the background.

He likes to snuggle Sophie the Giraffe, but her squeaker always startles him.