Random News

Well, we're off for our first road trip tomorrow. We're headed to Brooklyn/Manhattan to visit Jacob's pappa, Jack. We will also visit NYCaroline, aka, Caroline B. who is going to be our gracious host. It's a quick up and back because our schedules are all kind of crazy. It's going to be fun.

He's also going to be sporting his homemade, hand-knitted wardrobe. The flap-cap is Caroline's creation. You can't quite tell, but it has eagles on the ear flaps. He loves this hat. He chews and sucks on the long ties. And they keep him occupied in the car seat. The sweater is my creation. The pattern is called the Tiny Top Down because it's all one piece when you knit it. It's a tad big which is good. It should last him all winter.

Jacob has graduated to three meals a day. Here's a sample menu:

Breakfast, porridge of-

• grains (rice, barley, millet, Bulgar, or kasha)
• orange veggie such as carrot, sweet potato or squash
• green veggie such as peas or asparagus
• protein such as egg yolk or ground pumpkin seeds

Lunch

• yogurt (Stonyfield Farm Yo Baby Simply Plain)
• fruit such as apple, pear, banana, peach, kiwi, mango

Dinner is another porridge similar to breakfast and maybe a teething biscuit. Also, if Caroline and I are eating some of the veggies Jacob has eaten like carrots or sweet potatoes, I'll smash it a bit and give it to him as finger food. He's not quite into the finger food yet, so it's mainly just practice. We've also included ground flax, tahini and kelp into his diet, as instructed by the Super Baby Food book. He loves eating. Right now, he eats pretty much anything we offer him and he's working really hard on holding the sippy cup to drink water. If he does it himself, most of the water ends up on his shirt, but he's getting there.

Anyway, that's really all the news I have for now. Jacob's next doctor appointment is Tuesday. I'm looking forward to learning how tall he is and how much he weighs, though I know he weighs about 20 pounds. We're also going to ask the doctor about Jacob's development. He seems behind most of the milestones which is probably because he was a preemie, but I just want to be sure we have nothing to worry about. Jacob is moving along. He moves himself more and is definitely showing progress, which I think is the important thing.

It's an unseasonably warm day in Baltimore again. We're going to the tot lot this afternoon for playtime!