Messy Milestones

Last night was a most eventful night in the Morrey household. Ethan had his first taste of food!! We gave Ethan rice cereal and he really seemed to enjoy it. We don't know how much actually made it into his tummy, since his bib was soaked, and much of it ended up all over the place. It was quite fun, though. We captured the first few bites with our camcorder, which shortly ran out of batteries. Ethan didn't seem to know what he was supposed to do at first, but soon freely opened his mouth for us (as photographed below). He also loved to try to grab the spoon, thus making his cereal splatter about. He seemed pretty excited about the experience. His little legs were dancing in his seat and he didn't seem to want to hold still (again allowing our floor and shirts to be fed as well).

This picture was taken when we were all done. You can see how his chin and bib got a good feeding as well.
Ethan has been getting pretty good at rolling over, though he only seems to want to do it when he wants to, not when you want him to. He has also started sleeping for 10 hours without waking up at night, followed by another 2 1/2-3 hours of sleep. (His mommy couldn't be happier to get in a full 7-8 hours again herself.) He hasn't been very consistant, however, with his daytime naps. It seems like taking naps is his least favorite thing. For the last two days when I put him down on his back for his naps, I return shortly after to check on him and he is sound asleep on his tummy (and this from a kid who doesn't care much for tummy time). The first time I found him on his tummy during his nap I woke him and turned him over, only to return minutes later with him sleeping on his stomach again. He hasn't done this at night though. Silly boy!

Update--Jen and Kyle got their car back yesterday. Yep, it was the fuel pump. It sure wasn't fun being stranded without a car for 4 days, nor paying the $660 to get it towed and fixed. Oh well, we're glad that's over so Ethan can visit his grandparents this weekend and show off his new tricks!