October 29

Today we began a new chapter of eating...real food... We began the investigation of fruits and vegetabels this evening with the introduction of, of course, yams!  I could not shovel them into his little mouth fast enough!  I think this could go well...

On another note, teething is going, well...going.  James has four teeth coming in.  His bottom left tooth is already popped through and coming up more every day.  The tooth next to it to the left is also about to break the surface, probably next.  There are large bumps under the bottom right and it's next door neighbor as well.  So basically, we have four teeth coming in at once.  He is handling it like a trooper, but his patience is pretty tested lately, and his fuse is noteably shorter. 

The nursing strike continues to an extent, but it also extends to the bottle, so I am reassured that it isn't the end of breastfeeding (phew!).  He seems to be ok with a sippy attachment to his baba that is made of soft rubber that he can chew on.  Although, he hasn't quite figured out how to swallow all of the milk that comes out when he sucks on it.  Pretty funny to see actually. This could explain the shoveling in of rice cereal and yams this evening.  

Sean is home from his Elk hunting adventure with Kelsey, which actually ended up being a deer hunting adventure, but I will let him share his thoughts on this on his own.  It is nice to all be together again...