John Paul is REALLY excited about his new overalls.  He loves them.  He never stops talking about them.  So of course we had to take a picture:

New rule...

No feet on the table.

"Real" food!

Cecilia's been having a lot of fun with solid foods lately.  She hadn't had anything besides straight, unseasoned fruits and veggies, but I decided to let her try the lentil soup I made this week, since it was pretty thick (and lentils are delicious and so high in iron!).

She is a BIG fan!  The big, soft chunks of carrots were particularly delicious, but she also seems to really enjoy the seasoning (cumin, thyme, garlic, a little salt).  Finally, food that *tastes* like something!

It's a heck of a lot messier than green beans, but she has been SO happy eating the leftovers for the past few days.  Thankfully she's not as bad as John Paul was at this age - very few lentils up the nose, and none in the ears or hair (yet)!

The limitless persistance of a child

"Nothing's impossible I have found,

For when my chin is on the ground,

I pick myself up,

Dust myself off,

start all over again."

 

Our latest oddities

I thought maybe John Paul was weird for liking green beans so much from about 6-10 months of age.  Apparently Cecilia's a big fan, too:

Two green beans kept her occupied for probably 15 minutes.  And she actually consumed like, half of one. 

John Paul's latest thing is lining everything up.  He lines up his letter cards.  He lines up his blocks.  Apparently he's also lining up his magnets...

It's hard to see, but he spelled the word "dad" underneath the line.  Yeah, he can spell several 3-letter words (mom, dad, big, bag, hat, yes).  He's basically a super-genius.