What a Whirlwind Week!

Tucker turned 5 months old last Sunday and it's been a whirlwind week since! Not only did our big boy turn 5 months old, he also had his first taste of sweet potatoes!

We mixed the sweet potatoes with a little bit of rice cereal and he gobbled all of it right up! For the most part, he seemed to like the taste, but there were a couple of bites that didn't sit very well with him!


We decided to try making our own baby food which is actually pretty easy to do. We peeled and chunked up the potatoes, boiled them and then pureed them in the food processor. Then we filled ice trays with sweet potatoes (1 oz serving each)and placed the frozen cubes in freezer bags. I think we're saving a little $$ making our own but I think it's really about peace of mind.

Sunday evening we went out to dinner with Alec's parents and Tucker wore some boots his Aunt Kim had given him. He hadn't napped all day so he konked out as soon as he got in the car and slept all through dinner. At the end of dinner, Tucker was awake and we had him standing on the table in his boots. Well he got a little attitude and stomped his feet! Whoa! Where did that come from?!?!


On Monday we bought our new dining room set and it was delivered on Tuesday! Our first dinner at our new grown up table? Barbecue sandwiches! It was really nice to sit down as a family (Tucker hung out in his high chair) and only focus on our meal and each other! We didn't have place mats or anything so Alec laid down burp rags which worked perfectly fine.


Then...Tucker decided to take everything next level...we're talking BIG TIME! Saturday morning we went to Target (looking for place mats) and Alec said "Look at Tucker." I looked and he just sat there so I smiled and tickled his gobbler (that's his triple chin) and he smiled. And lo and behold, that child has 2 teeth! I'm sure we looked like idiots squealing and laughing in the middle of Target but I can't believe Tucker has teeth! They weren't there Friday...they just popped up overnight! That poor baby has been cutting teeth this whole time and never once was super fussy or anything! Of course we just had to keep pulling down his lip to look at them and we just had to jab our fingers in his mouth to have a feel. I haven't felt his teeth (in the breastfeeding momma kind of way) yet, but I tense up a little each time he eats, preparing myself for the big bite!

We tried to take pictures, but that's impossible so here's Tucker trying to eat his toes. Careful, Baby! You'll bite off your toe!


Today it was time to switch vegetables so Alec popped a butternut squash in the oven. Tucker seemed to really like it so he'll have that the rest of the week. We were giving him veggie and cereal twice a day, but I think we'll try cereal in the morning then a veggie at lunch and dinner. And he'll still have mother's milk for every other feeding.

Oh - and we got Tucker's Halloween costume...but that'll have to wait till the next blog!