Firsts

Today was a big day for Carter. He did three things for the very first time today!

This morning he FINALLY rolled over from his back to his stomach. He has been on the cusp of this for WEEKS and we knew it would happen at any moment. I actually missed the first official roll. He was playing on his mat and rolled onto his back. I watched him for a moment then went back to watching TV. When I looked back a second later he was playing on his stomach! I was sad to miss it but was lucky enough to capture the third one on video:



The second first was kind of scary. He was playing in his saucer and I noticed him gagging on something. I picked him up and one quick finger swipe found a big chunk of plastic in his mouth. It gave us a pretty big scare but he went right back to his happy babbling self within second. It reminded me that I have to keep an eye on him at all times. It turns out that it was from one of his toys! It was a plush toy that he always sucks on that has a lamented part on it. Needless to say that toy is now in the trash!

The most exciting thing for HIM was his first taste at solids. He ate some delicious rice cereal for dinner. This kid was definitely ready for food because he opened wide and ate everything in the bowl. He didn't even shudder at the texture or the taste. I guess I probably should have started him on solids earlier. Next food: carrots. I am hoping his takes after his mom and gives us some good "tasting faces" with more flavorful foods! Here is a video of him eating. It's kind of long but you get the gist of it after about 10 seconds. It's mostly for the grandparents anyway. If you listen closely it almost sounds like he "mmmmm's" the first bite!