It's finally happened!

He utterly refused. He was not going to do it. Paul was doing everything in his power to avoid rolling over, e.g., quickly spreading out his arms and legs, gripping something for dear life, or wiggling back to solid ground. It's funny to see how overly cautious he is about some things. (Hmmm, could he be the son of the girl who used to be called "little Miss Nervous"?)  He shows a lot of ambition in other areas, but this was just not his thing.

Well, the breaking news is in! Paul is finally rolling over on purpose. He has rolled over once or twice, on accident, but I don't think those count. Here's some footage of his purposeful rolling skills:

Now I have a question for you mothers out there. How close do you think this little guy is to crawling based on this next video? (Especially the second half.) If you ask me, I think he's almost got it. We'll probably both be getting a lot more exercise pretty soon. Heaven help us! 

In the background, you hear my mom talking about our first attempt at leaving Paul in the gym's daycare. He wasn't too happy about that at all. Thanks, mom, for coming to help out during that traumatic experience. ;)

Hurry home, Blair! You might miss his first... crawl(?)!

Missing for V-day.

I have a deeper respect for single mothers out there.

 Blair's been gone since Tuesday morning of last week (Feb. 7th). He's coming home this Friday (the 17th), but I was ready for his return a few hours after he left! He's in North Carolina on a business trip - something to do with trucks and antennas. People have asked if it bothers me that he's gone for Valentine's day. Honestly, he treats me like every day were Valentine's day, so I just miss him any time he's gone.


Come on Friday!!! I want my husband back!

Eating and teeth brushing

"What's new?" you ask. I'll tell you.

A lot of messy, deliciousness - that's what!

Paul has been broadening his taste-buds' horizons, defeating the odds, taking big leaps, going where no 7-month old has gone before! Maybe that last statement is a bit of an exaggeration, but he really is a trooper when it comes to trying new foods. I'm becoming optimistic about raising a non-picky eater now. (We'll see...) He'll give almost anything a fair chance! By  "fair chance" I mean, taking more than one or two voluntary bites. And by "almost anything" I mean anything; here's a list of what our Pauliwog has tried so far:

Rice cereal
Pickles*
Carrots*
Apples
Bread*
Graduate snacks
Teathing biscuit*
Corn
Peas*
Peanut butter*
Bananas*
Hot Chile* (No joke!)
Corn bread*
Avocado
Plain Greek yogurt
Spaghetti squash
Butternut Squash*
Orange
Pineapple
Rice cakes*
Pizza*
Chocolate* (I'm talking rich, dark chocolate!)
Ice cream*
Raisins*
Sharp cheddar cheese*
Home-made cheese crackers*
Potatoes
Tomato sauce*
Zucchini*
Onion
Homemade chicken nuggets*
Broccoli
Cauliflower
Water*

(* I put a star next to the things he especially enjoys.)

I've also re-discovered the magic of freezing things and thawing them later. It's so handy to be able to pull out a frozen bag of pre-blended food, run it under a stream of hot water for one minute and have a meal ready for Paul like that! (Imagine me snapping.) It's so easy! I would do a top-notch job at praising the freezer if it were on an infomercial!


 I had to get a picture of Paul holding one of these miniature ice cream cones from Trader Joes.


Of course he tasted it...


That's cooooold!!!

And with all that eating, we have to make sure we teach him to clean those teeth.





He loves brushing his two little teeth and feeling mature like mom and dad.