My Little Pirate

Here's Mason sporting his patch - two different days. He really hates wearing it - I'm so glad it's just for 30 minutes a day. It's hard to tell if it's really helping any but we're doing it consistently to at least try! As you can see from the pictures, he's sitting up on his own really well. He can lean forward to grab toys that have gotten out of his reach. But he can't get to the sitting position on his own yet. He still doesn't like to be on his tummy for too long but can roll from front to back and back to front (more easily). But he has gotten into a habit of sleeping on his stomach. I stopped swaddling him when I took him to Hong Kong and forgot his blanket. He is still not sleeping through the night consistently. Every several nights we'll have a good one. Last night was not one of those, though, and I think it was because his first tooth is coming in. I can see and feel it but it's not totally out yet. It's his bottom middle/left one. Mason is almost 8 1/2 months. Reister didn't get his first tooth until 9 months and it was on top (both came in right around the same time I think). Mason is getting to be a happier baby all around. He LOVES his solids - especially anything salty and seasoned. I've made him peas, pumpkin, sweet potato, carrots, spinach, apples, bananas, chicken, and also blended up meals we were having such as Hamburger Helper (thanks to the local import store), potato corn chowder soup, taco soup, and stir fried cabbage.