thanksgiving new york 2007

Samuel's first Thanksgiving. One of the great things about having a child who doesn't sleep (can there be anything great about having a child that doesn't sleep?) is that going on vacation doesn't make a difference, cuz they certainly can't sleep any WORSE. I mean, once you are already getting woken up every hour or two, can you really go down hill from there?

So the trip went off without a hitch and it was great to see Steve's fam.

first solids

This is a video of Samuel's first solid feeding. Not long after this we decided to not feed Samuel ourselves, but use the concept of "baby led solids." We didn't mash up food, or feed him with a spoon, but offered him soft vegetables that he could try to eat on his own. The idea is that developmentally he wouldn't be able to put anything in his mouth that was small enough to choke on, until he was ready to swallow it.