@katelin – He is big.. and HEAVY. Oy! It’s why I’ve got the carrier. He’s too heavy for me to carry in my arms for too long, now. It’s either a hip or the carrier for me!

@Dan Boyle – Thanks, me too.

@Joss – Welcome! It’s nice to have a new reader. I hope to see you stick around! Congrats on your little one, too!

@Cyndi – When we go out together, I always get comments from strangers on how alert and engaged he is. Amazing that you said the same thing from just looking at a photo! Yeah, he’s been consistently ahead of schedule by a few weeks. He’s a very determined and focused little boy!

Yes, I have been following my instincts about feeding solids. He started grabbing at my food around 5 months of age, so I started feeding him rice cereal every other day or so. Then, he seemed to get bored of it, so I tried banana, pear and sweet potato in that order, over the course of 3 weeks. He seemed to enjoy all of those. So, if he wasn’t ready (or isn’t), I have no idea what sign I need to look for. He lights up when I put him in his high chair and start fiddling with his bowl and spoons, so I am assuming that I’m reading his signals correctly and that he enjoys eating solids. You may be right, though, and maybe I just need to cut it back to every other day again.

@Mrs Pop – I know, right? Takes me long enough between entries now… Though, my excuse is that I’m enjoying spending every waking moment with my boy! Haha! Yeah, I wanted a bit of a change with my hair color. Thankfully, it’s not permanent and washes out over the course of a month or so. Though, I really like it and might tell my hair stylist to make it permanent next time! We’ll see! And if I do, I might just have to move domains. Heehee!

@Jenna – Thank you! I hear that often, and love hearing it every time, because I can totally see how that is SO true!

@GregR – Welcome! Glad you stopped by. I hope to see you around again! And thank you! Ya know, I never thought of it that way. I really only do these posts for me to remember, but, you’re right. It will be fun to sit down one day and show him these posts when he’s old enough to read them. Great idea!

@Rebecca (Ramblings by Reba) – Aww, thank you for saying so! I think so, too, but I’m biased.