Secondly, he's up to eating two solid meals a day, man does this kid LOVE to eat. He doesn't really like thinly pureed foods, he prefers a little texture. Thanks to my Grandparents I have been able to make ALL of his food. It's such a fabulous thing to do for him. I know exactly what is going into all of his food. I can mix and match any food that I want, and try different things that aren't sold in regular baby food (i.e. quinoa, potatoes, etc), and the added bonus? I'm saving our family a TON of money :)

So far he loves anything and everything that's orange or yellow (squash, carrots, apples, pears, plums, sweet potato, etc). He's not too fond of peas or green beans. I've been trying to "hide" the peas in his apples or pears, but he totally notices. There's no way I'm giving up on these foods, it's just going to take a lot longer for him to enjoy. The only green thing he enjoys are avacado's, but those don't really have any flavor.

He's still nursing (woo hoo). He has about 4 nursing sessions a day. We are also starting to give him little puffs to practice chewing, and are trying to get him to use a sippy cup - no luck yet, but I'm still trying :)

Third, he's babbling up a storm. John swears he started saying Momma the other day, but I think he's just trying out new sounds.

He loves to mimic. Yesterday we were playing a game of matching expressions. He would smile, then I would smile. I would stick out my tongue, then he would stick out his tongue. I also noticed that if I pretended to be upset, he would become upset. It was quite interesting.

Christian is extremely calm and easy going. He is an observer. When we go out he always catches the attention of strangers because he stares intently at everyone, like he's trying to figure out what they're thinking. He loves to snuggle (something Manny wasn't fond of, even at the age 7 months). He is definitely a Mommy's boy (Manny is all about Daddy). Many say that Christian has an old soul.

I love this little boy so much. He has truly captured my heart.