Guacamole!

It's been a little while since I've posted, and it seems like Caedmon has grown up so much since then! We've been having a lot of fun...here are some quick updates on what he's been up to lately.

As this post's title suggests, we've diversified Caedmon's menu to include new foods, most recently avocado. He really disliked it the first time I gave it to him, but as with other new foods, has eaten it with gusto on following attempts. (He is eating sweet potato in this photo, but I thought it was too cute not to share!)

After his bath one evening, Daniel gave Caedmon the opportunity to see his reflection in the bathroom mirror up close. We often show him his reflection in the mirror and he always enjoys that. I guess, though, that one of us is normally still holding him, so it was a novelty for him to see "another baby!" face to face! He had the best time patting the glass, smiling, and talking to his reflection.

Caedmon is getting to be very skilled at grabbing things - not only is he accurate when he reaches out for something, but he's very quick. He's also increasingly curious, so anything within his reach will likely make it into his hands, and if possible, his mouth. For example...Saturday night, he discovered that if he stretches far enough, he can touch the fish on the mobile on his swing. Now whenever I put him in the swing, he immediately starts stretching and straining to try to grab them. It makes me wonder if the swing's usefulness as a soothing place for him to rest is gone...as it becomes yet another challenge to be conquered!

Even tiny objects are no match for our boy's little grabbers - he had no problem catching the cross on Daniel's necklace as it dangled over him during playtime! A fun game for now - but the symbolism really struck me. What more could we want to teach him, than to keep that firm grip on the cross.

And, not only are Caedmon's hands of ever-increasing usefulness to him. He's also getting to be quite good with his feet! I've noticed that if I hang a toy over his feet when he's on his back, he'll sometimes kick it, but he also figured out how to use his feet to maneuver an object until it's within reach of his hands. While in his play gym last week, I watched him carefully and deliberately use both feet to move the ball suspended above him until he could get his hands on it too.