Food

Ok, so at this rate, there will never be a post if i have to start back from the beginning. So we shall just pick up from today and maybe one day we'll get a Amelia Jean Mann:The First Few Months post.

Little Miss Mia is 5 1/2 months. While I'm not certain what she weighs right now, at her 4 month checkup (actually 4 months & 1 week) her official measurements were 14 lbs & 11 ounces, and 25 inches long. She is still in the 75% for both, though so was I at that age and i still stopped at 5'3".

Mia spends the time that I'm at work over at a friend's house with a nanny, Jennifer. Jennifer watches Mia along with Taryn (http://www.joened.net/) who is just about a month older, and Jennifer's 3 yr old son Anthony. She gets to have nice walks, play in a pool, and do lots of arts & crafts projects

A couple of weeks ago we began the exciting journey of "solid" foods. So far the survey is:

Good- applesauce, butternut squash & carrots

Ambivilant-pears, prunes & bananas

We still have jarred peas to try, and i'm picking up some fresh fruits & veggies this weekend to make some homemade food and get more variety. I've been inspired (and made jealous) by the fresh pluots "sauce" that Taryn's mom made, amongst other stuff.

Mia is still sleeping well at nights, rolling around like fiend, and working on sitting up unassisted. The majority of the time, she is a very happy, content baby. She also loves water in all it's forms, especially bathtime & swimming.

13 years from now, she's going to kill me for posting this on the web, heheheh

*On a more serious note, some very good friends are going through stressful time of trying to get their daughter's mysterious spasms diagnosed, so if you could send them any prayers or good vibes for the MRI they have to do next week, they'd greatly appreciate it. You can see the beautiful Natalie over at http://scamehorn.blogspot.com/