Speaking of developments…

We’ve spotted a 5th tooth! I saw a tiny stub on his lower right side, right next to the front teeth.

In the last few weeks, Mr. Baby has eaten the following:

• sweet potato (orange colored) – BIG WINNER. This is his favorite by a mile and a half.
• sweet potato (yellow/white) – likes a lot
• avocado – spit up! Oops!
• peas – made this face: X-*
• rice cereal – likes ok
• banana – likes a lot
• mango – made this face: X-* but kept at it and his expression turned more like a cross between “hmmmm” and “ooh, sour!”
• loquat – made this face: 😛 but kept at it and seemed to enjoy it
• oatmeal cereal – likes ok
• watermelon – confused

This weekend, we are going to try giving him some chicken or fish. Yay!

WARNING: Discussion of baby’s digestive system below

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I’ve warned you!

Since day two, Seppo and I have been helping the baby pee and poop in the bathroom. We hold him over the toiletwith one of his thighs in each hand, his back leaning against our legs or stomach, depending on how far we are leaning over.

He pees and poops in his diaper during the day in daycare, and he pees in his diaper more than half the time when he’s with us (right before I went back to work, he was doing both #1 and #2 in the bathroom most of the time), but we always take him to the bathroom first thing in the morning and after meals.

Now that he’s eating solids, this is REALLY paying off in spades. We only have to change one dirty diaper for three times he poops in the toilet. Yay! Who knows how long this will last (I’ve heard lots of kids regress as they get more opinionated about things they’d rather be doing than hanging out in the bathroom), but it’s great for now.