Jalen Eats Lemon

Lately, we've been letting Jalen get a taste of what we eat at the dinner table. He's good at grabbing onto food and gnawing on it with his gums. He's also pretty adventurous and doesn't shy away from strange tastes. Here's him eating lemon!

Jalen is Upright

Another new skill Jalen has now is that he can stand by holding on to something. We let him practice standing by holding on to the couch. Ever since he learned to crawl, we put him in the playpen more so that he's confined. Next thing you know, he can pull himself up to a standing position by holding on to the sides of the playpen. He can also "walk" all around the playpen by holding onto the sides. When he gets tired of standing he has learned to fall down in a controlled way so that he doesn't get hurt. It's so amazing to watch how quickly he has picked up these new skills. Can't wait to see what's next.

Jalen is on the Move

For the longest time, Jalen was trying to crawl. He knew how to drag himself around, he knew how to get on his hands and knees but he didn't really know how to move forward. He also knew how to turn in circles on his tummy. We thought maybe it'd be a while before he mastered crawling but next thing you know, he was on the move! At first, he wasn't very coordinated but he could move. But he sure gained speed quickly. Now he can make it across the room in the blink of an eye. We can't let him loose without keeping a really close eye on him because he usually makes a beeline for the DVD player or the stair case.

Superbowl Sunday

For Jalen's first Superbowl Sunday, we went to Tammy's baby shower. There were babies everywhere. Jalen's buddy Trenton didn't show up until we were leaving so Jalen was the only baby that was crawling at the party. We tried to get him to play with Matthew, who's about 2.5 months younger than Jalen but Jalen wasn't really interested. He was finding all sorts of new things to put in his mouth.

Here's Jalen discovering a Sit 'n' Spin. He wasn't sure how to sit on it so he put his mouth on it instead.

One of the baby shower games was to stuff as many balloons in your shirt as possible. Afterwards, all of the babies enjoyed sucking on the balloons. Here's Audrey, Jalen and Matthew.


Jalen found a little chair with a picture of a piggy on it. Of course he loves piggies so he had a lot of fun pushing up and standing next to it.

Here's Jalen and Matthew. Matthew is almost 6 months and he is already 20lbs just like Jalen was when he was 6 months. These two are big boys!

Jalen Does Laundry

Jalen Eats Finger Food

We started giving Jalen baby cereal puffs a few weeks back to keep him busy when we eat out. At first, it took him a while to get the cereal in his mouth. He would grab it but the puff would get caught in the palm of his hand and he wouldn't know how to get it in his mouth. But he got the hang of it quickly. Now if you put two puffs in front of him, he'd grab both and put them in his mouth.

Jalen is 8 Months Old!

Last week Jalen turned 8 months old. He can't quite crawl yet but he is trying hard to learn. He can drag himself some distance across the room. He can stand by hanging onto the coffee table or sofa. Sometimes he forgets that he doesn't know how to stand by himself and lets go of the sofa and falls down. He still loves any kind of food that you give him. We started giving him baby cereal puffs to keep him occupied when we eat dinner. He's mastered picking it up and shoving into his mouth. When we go out, we have to bring his baby food, formula, toys, bibs, spoon, finger foods just to keep him fed and entertained. He sits in the high chair really well now and loves being a part of the dinner table. He really likes to be the life of the party, just like daddy.