Don't Bother Me, I'm Eating

This month in eating, it has been about table foods & finger foods.  Bye bye pureed/chunky baby food and hello wonderful messy big boy food! It is a relief to reach this stage, even when it seems like I spend more time preparing meals and even more time cleaning up.  Jordan eats almost everything and lets me know when he's full by squashing the food between his fingers and flinging it on the ground.  Oh joy. 

Other happenings this month include Jordan learning gross motor skills - being more and more brave in walking with his push-toy.  Once again, while I am excited for Jordan to walk on his own, I am happy at the moment, especially when I saw how fast he walked with his push-toy!! We took him outside to go for a 'walk' and he had fun using the push-toy, and even more fun stopping to pick up leaves or examine small cracks in the sidewalk.  Such a boy!!

Along with using the push-toy, Jordan is slowly but surely gaining confidence in walking by holding on with just one hand! Okay, so he cries half the time as I nudge him gently and encourage (force) him to walk one handed, but he's usually more than happy to show off when someone is waiting for him on the other side of the room (like his daddy).  It all depends on his mood ... takes after his mommy that way :)

As for fine motor skills, Jordan has learned the fine art of pointing ... at everything :) Still grabs a bunch of cheerios at one time and shoves them in his mouth, but hey, he knows how to point to the bag!

Last but certainly not least - let the temper tantrums begin!! We had our first 'big' tantrum last week and I stood my ground, I "won"! This stubborn boy is going to learn real quick that his momma is way more stubborn than he is!