He's Recovered

No more scary carnival nightmares last night, he slept like a charm. This week he will get his first taste of peas, and as soon as he clears that we will try giving him some of the frozen mango slices I found at Trader Joe's. That should feel good on his gums. He's seen lots of his Mimi this week (Thank you!!) and I swear he grew a bunch overnight because he looks bigger to me all of a sudden. It's going to be very sad when he's not even 1 year old and his mom can no longer pick him up or carry him. My back is killing me.

Carousel

Louis rode a carousel for the first time yesterday. Here he is waiting in line:




And here's what I saw as I watched him ride. He wasn't screaming and I couldn't see his face, so we just went with it. Besides, I was starting to feel a little sick so I had to get myself together.




Then I passed the camera off to Andy and he tried to get a video of what Louis' face looked like, since none of us could see it. When we got home and I watched this it kinda made me sad. He looks very apprehensive about the whole thing. Maybe he was feeling sick too. The video might make you all feel a little funny as well. I think we will wait a bit longer before riding the carousel again. I wonder what kind of terrible nightmares this could induce in a baby. Louis woke up 3 times last night. Very abnormal. Maybe he was cold, or teething, or having another growth spurt, but I am starting to suspect carnival nightmares.

Happy Birthday!!!

I don't know how he did it or even knew that Erin's birthday was today. What can I say, he's a talented boy!

Grillin'

We had Aunt Jamie over to celebrate her birthday and Louis got to see what the grill was all about.

I swear it's just beet juice...

Louis did not have a terrible accident or bludgeon someone with an ax. (But wow, if he had the motor skills required to do that at 7 months, we'd have a pretty remarkable/disturbed child on our hands).
The first beets that Louis had were golden beets, you know, the kind that are a mellow orange-yellow color. They did not have the staining qualities that red beets have, and even though the red beets come with a "diaper warning" (your child's urine and poop might be pinkish red), I didn't think much of it. While I was cooking and pureeing them I thought, "Man, these are a real mess to work with." Not even making the connection or thinking about what they would be like to feed Louis. What a fool I am! Here's what tonights dinner looked like. Lots of fun, he seemed to like them and had a blast squishing the puree around on his tray. Mission accomplished.





And if you feel like it, you can vote for Louis again today, HERE.