Week 20

The World Cup kicked off last week, so we've enjoyed catching as many games as possible while still being productive. August and I even managed to make it to a local pub to watch the Germany vs Ghana game with some friends. I couldn't have asked for a more perfectly behaved baby, and think we may try doing that more often!

This week was full of all kinds of new accomplishments. First of all August started really laughing, like an extended chuckle followed by a cute, raspy little gasp at the end. He also gives a courtesy giggle every once in a while that just makes me laugh harder because he keeps a smirk on his face like he's just laughing out of obligation as he really isn't all that amused with you.

He also moved out of his moses basket, and into his crib in his own room. I think that was more of a difficult transition for us than for him. So far he's been managing just fine and has two furry nurse maids that take turns watching over him at night.

The biggest advancement of the week is that he started eating food! While his pediatrician has always encouraged us to wait until 6 months, when I told him that we were now waking up every 3-4 hours at night to eat, he decided it was a good time to try some solids. We started with rice cereal which was less than impressive, but once we mixed it with pears, August's sweet tooth kicked in and peaked his interest. It took him about 3 messy attempts to figure out how to get the whole system to work together, but as of tonight he's definitely enjoying the experience. As for longer sleep patterns, I'll keep you posted...

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