First meal!

We gave Odin his first meal today! It was just some baby rice cereal mixed with breast milk, but he seemed to enjoy it. We gave it to him because he's grabbing our food at the table and showing lots of other signs of being ready to eat real food. We've been reading about it, and we're going to ask his pediatrician in a few weeks at his 4-week-check-up, but for now we're just gonna try it a bit. Here are a few choice pictures, there's more here and I'll be updating that album over the next few days.

Growing still

So we got Odin a Johnny Jump-Up (well, Dad got it for us) and he absolutely loves it. He walks around and spins more than he jumps, but he really likes it. Also, if you hold his hands he'll pull himself up to a sitting position, and then you can lift his arms and he'll actually stand up. He's really trying to get his legs going.

He's also laughing a lot now, and he really loves rolling around on the floor. He's getting really good at looking at things and grabbing them so his eyesight is improving. He's growing too fast!

Odin's first massage!

I just gave Odin his first massage! It was only his legs, but he really seemed to like it. I'm glad I was able to because it gives me a chance to bond with him extra since I'm not the one who feeds him.

Massage lesson

Jody Green just came by our apartment and gave us a private lesson on infant massage. Odin was asleep for most of it so we practiced on dolls, but it was really cool. She's really friendly and taught us very well. We learned legs, feet, and tummy/colic this time. We see her again in one week to get the second/final lesson about chest, arms, and hands.

So cute!

Odin has a really high pitched laugh, almost like a scream, and he grins so big when he does it. It's almost like he's so overcome with glee he can't help but explode. He's also discovered his feet - we think; he keeps grabbing them but then he lets go, like he doesn't know what they are or what they do. It's still really cute though.

Double trouble

Well, Brandy just dropped June off so now we're taking care of two babies! Chaos to ensue....

Massage

I just got off the phone with Jody Green who is going to come to our house to give us private lessons in infant massage. She'll be here a week from today to teach us how to give Odin a really nice massage.

Hehe

Odin laughed today! Not just little chuckles or giggles but an actual laugh out loud! Several times! It was so cute, he did it spontaneously because Alyssa was looking at him. We notice a lot lately that he'll smile for no reason, or at nothing, just because he's happy. He also smiles right at you when he wants your attention.

He also reached out and grabbed stuff today. He's been batting at stuff with his hands, but today he actually grabbed something and brought it to himself. To eat it, of course, but it was still amazing.

He's got more characteristics now, like distinct talking based on his mood or what he wants, and reacting to things he sees or hears.

Also, his eyes are changing color. They look brown, a lot like mine. It could still go either way, but my money is on brown.

Even better....

Odin can laugh pretty good, or at least chuckle a bit. He's also getting a lot better at crawling. He can communicate better so we actually know what he's asking for, and sometimes he'll babble on for a few minutes like he's trying to form sentences. Also, he can reach for stuff held in front of him. He misses most of the time, but sometimes he'll grab it and then play with it.