Sam will eat just about anything in a spoon (except avacado or bananas!) but spoon feeding isn’t really the most fun, and it’s hard to eat while also feeding Sam, and I like it when we can all eat together. (Plus, if you are eating and Sam is not he is very unhappy) So I am trying a bit of baby-lead weaning. I steamed up some butternut squash and made sure it was very, very soft and let him have at it. He seemed a little confused and needed a little bit of guidance, but seemed to like it ok.
He’s also very fond of grabbing a big handful of it and throwing it on the floor. Hm.. we’re trying to discourage that.
We went on a hike around Kamiak Butte yesterday! It was our first really warm day (mid 80’s!) and it was the perfect weather for a nice hike!
Sam got really mad about being in the Ergo, so Paul carried him the rest of the way. It was a 3 mile hike, so that’s kind of a long ways to carry a baby on your shoulders! But Sam was laughing and smiling the whole time when he was out of the Ergo. It was kind of sweaty and hot in the carrier, so I don’t really blame him for not wanting to be in there! But my legs feel a little like jello this morning! I haven’t gone hiking in a long time and my body was no quite prepared for the steep incline, especially with a 15lb baby strapped on my back! Next time I am bringing a baby carrier that Paul can wear, too. But it was a really gorgeous out there! We will definitely have to go again- and if any of you come to visit us over here in Idaho we’ll have to take you because the view from the butte is absolutely GORGEOUS.
There are some bigger knit projects in the works, so I don’t have many crafty updates for you quite yet, but to tide you over here are a few pictures of Sam eating sweet potatoes.
This is his “hollering for more” face.
Eating puffs.
“Look, mama! I got my bib off!”
I think we are having some luck with fattening him up. We are offering him food pretty often, and he’ll usually take it. He loves carrots, sweet potatoes, broccoli, but most of all MANGOES! The kid goes crazy for mango. Not a huge fan of other fruits yet, but that’s alright, he loves his veggies!
I had someone send me a picture of a dress they liked and wanted to know if I could recreate it. I had a lot of trouble finding any kind of similar yarn, so I just kind of did my own thing and hoped for the best. So here is my Rainbow Bright dress.
The little girl I babysit kindly modeled it for me!
I know it’s a little bright, but I really like it!
We’ve got a winner for the giveaway! Gina of Gina Marie Photography has won her very own Knittybutton Double Pompom Baby Hat! Congratulations, Gina! And many thanks to all of you who entered and “Liked” Knittybutton on Facebook!
We had a great Easter weekend, and got to spend it with good friends. Nothing like fellowshipping around a huge Greek feast! I meant to take pictures, but of course I forgot.
Buy I did get some good pictures on Saturday!
Sam is wearing a onesie that I bought for Ezra when I was in Paris back in 2009. I love it, it’s one of my favorite things I bought on that trip! I wish I had bought more baby clothes, but at the time I wasn’t exactly thinking of babies…
And just a heads up, I might be a bit quiet on the blog front this week- I am babysitting another little kiddo during the week, so I don’t have quite as much time to devote to the ol’ Knittybutton! I won’t forget about the Giveaway, though, so don’t forget to check back tomorrow to find out who won!
I feel like all 3 of these pictures accurately represent Sam’s personality this month…
In his crib, with his bear:
In his crib:
With crocheted pillow:
This has been a fun month for Sam. He’s able to scooch around on the floor and he is much happier being mobile! He is getting into EVERYTHING and loving it. Nothing in the house is safe anymore! He’s getting harder to take pictures of because he never, ever stops moving! He’s our little Hammy-Sam!
On our mission trying to fatten Samuel up we’ve been trying some ‘fatty’ foods, including avacado. I thought he would like it…but apparently he did not. He had a rather violent reaction to it and about 30 seconds after this video ended he promptly threw it all up. It was rather disgusting! If you are short on time, I’d skip to about the 35 second mark, that’s where things really get good.
Since he didn’t react well to the avacado, we’ve since tried mixing it with applesauce and oatmeal, but it’s still a no-go. Although he does seem to really like the coconut oil mixed in with his carrots and sweet potatoes! I tasted them and theyare TASTY! Mmm mmm mmm!
Also, can I just share my excitement for a moment? I got myself a mom-mobile! (Aka Dodge Caravan)
I’m so excited. And this could not come at a better time, because I am now babysitting a 9 month old girl 3 days a week, and let me tell you, trying to get anywhere with two carseats in my TINY two door car…well, that just wasn’t working very well at all. I’m so excited about my new minivan. I know a lot of people don’t dig the mini-vans, but I totally love them! So spacious! So nice for hauling babies!
Did anyone get any mean tricks played on them yesterday? Paul knows better than to try to play and pranks on me! I don’t respond well to pranks.
And in other news, if you haven’t done so already, click on the link on the top left hand side and “Like” Knittybutton on Facebook! As soon as we get to 100 likes I’ll be holding a giveaway over on the Facebook page!
Remember this jacket? I made it this past summer, in the 3-6 month size, which is what size I assumed Sam would be wearing throughout the winter, but it was huge on him up until now. So I am going to photo-bomb you all with a ton of pictures of Sam wearing it. Because it was too hard to pick just one!
Whew!
I hope you all have a great weekend! Happy Friday!
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