Avery celebrated his half birthday a week ago. At six months old he’s got four teeth (two top, two bottom), slithers across the floor, and can sit on his own (mostly). He’s expanded his diet to encompass apples and oatmeal, which he really enjoys. Carrots, not so much.
He had another visit to the doctor last week and the sneaky nurse got him again (three shots). He cried a little bit but quickly forgave her and even smiled.
Avery loves the bath.

Avery’s learning how to eat. We started about a week ago with rice cereal, which he likes. He detests potatoes and especially broccoli, but he loves pears (surprise).


Acceptable for now.

I ate my lunch!

Chef Mommy’s gourmet meals.

Bruthas.

Avery turned five months old yesterday. To commemorate we took some pictures (surprise).
What’s Avery up to these days? He’s become increasingly dexterous and is able to grab objects and manipulate them with his hands. (He even got ahold of Commodus’ tail once). He’s working on sitting up by himself but hasn’t quite mastered it yet. In the morning he’s incredibly cute and smiley. When the lights come on he covers his eyes with his hands and follows with a big head-to-toe stretch.
This evening I was holding onto his arms and helping him practice sitting and standing up. As I pulled him upright, his mouth gravitated toward my fingers, as it often does. Much to my surprise, I felt something sharp. Upon further inspection I discovered his first tooth starting to make an appearance. It won’t be long now before we have a little carnivore on our hands.
Good morning!

Stretching.

A few pictures from our walk…

We made a very wise investment last week. We bought a Jumperoo for Avery. It’s his new favorite thing.
On Saturday we loaded Avery (and the Jumperoo) into the van and went to photograph a friends wedding in Vancouver. Grandpa King babysat Avery and Commodus while we were away.
We brought a bottle of bubbles home from the wedding. Yesterday we decided to blow them at Avery and see what he thought. He wasn’t too interested, but Commodus went crazy. He ran all around the kitchen trying to pop them in his mouth.
Avery is his Jumperoo.

Commodus eating bubbles.

Avery joins us for dinner.

On Sunday I had an all-night server upgrade project at work. By the time Monday evening rolled around I was exhausted. However I still managed to drive up to Google’s office in Kirkland to see a presentation by Vint Cerf, the man who is often credited with creating the Internet.
This afternoon I was finally able to catch up on much needed sleep. Avery decided to join me for some cuddles.