Once again, the evil woman that calls herself "mom" made me try solid foods. This time it was squash. The first bites were pretty gross if you ask me.
Bu then I realized I was eating yet another big kid food and it made me happy. I was even more happy this morning when the mother said "Oh gross" as she changed me. Did you know that stringy squash passes virtually unchanged in your diaper? Pretty cool.
Mom thinks it is funny that my bear is as tall as I am. She does not know that we are the best of friends. I even share my toys with Teddy.
Guess what guys - I can stand on my own by pulling myself up on stuff!! I practiced this morning by pulling myself up on Mom's shirt. Here I am trying to stand using my crib rail. The downside is that I also bump my head a lot more when I am standing. We have had several tear-filled breakdowns this morning. Mom thinks I am far too young to be attempting to stand. She keeps telling me I need to crawl and be able to sit-up on my own first. What does she know?
Tonight Mommy and Daddy fed me a potato, once again thinned with breast milk. I think they gave up on the rice cereal thing since neither one of them thought it tasted very good. I am not so sure about this potato stuff. The texture is sure different from the stuff I usually eat.
I kept ducking down to sneak my thumb into my mouth. Really Mom - let's just stick with milk. 
June 21 my mommy and daddy let me have my first taste of grown-up food. We started the evening with playtime in the high chair while the parents ate dinner. 
Then I got my first taste of rice cereal thinned with breast milk.
I decided it was more fun to sit on Dad's lap and play with Mackenzie then to eat that stuff.
Nonni bought this Fischer Price toy for me before I was even born. Mom and Dad both say that they had one too when they were my age.
Daddy tried to help me push the button to make noise, but I prefer the "baby in the mirror" side. I am not sure how such a handsome baby got into my toy, but I am really happy to get to talk to him.
I had an awesome day playing my with Grandma Karen yesterday. We went for a walk, took some naps, and played with Sophie. It was so much fun to have a day with her and no mommy. I can't wait to do it again.
"Listen Mom, this is how we are going to do things around here. It is my way or the highway."
Mom thinks I may be teething, so she has been letting me have a bottle of ice water to play with. I must say, it does feel pretty good on my gums.
Last week Daddy was super busy at work so Mom and I went to Iowa for a short visit. My great-grandparents came to visit me. I showed them all of my new tricks. It was a nice trip. On the way home though, Mackenzie barked nonstop and I cried a lot. Mom threatened to put us both out of the car. I don't think Mackenzie will be coming on any more car trips with Mommy for a while.
But it was so nice to see my family again. I think Grandma and Grandpa were surprised at how big I have grown.