More feedings and some camera play

Jasper's eating butternut squash now. He grabbed the camera, so we let him hold it for a bit.

Envelope rage

This one speaks for itself.

Cough cough!

Jasper, you big faker! Our son has developed a funny little habit of coughing twice -- just to get attention, we think. It's very cute.

Jasper in the park

Daddy took Jasper to the park on Sunday afternoon for the first time. There were no interactions with other children as of yet, but there was a bouncy castle being inflated in the background, which created some interest on the part of our little guy. Here's a picture Daddy took of him there - blanketed for warmth when it got a little windy.

A ticklish neck

We've discovered something about Jasper: He has a ticklish neck. Of course, what we perceive to be "Hey, cut that out, I'm ticklish!" could actually be "I recognize you are interacting with me in a playful way, and therefore I am laughing!" But we're going with ticklish.

Too soon for carrots?

So, our success with rice cereal got us ambitious. At Jasper's six-month checkup, the pediatrician told us we could start feeding him pureed vegetables. Carrots were first up to bat. Jasper wasn't so sure about carrots.



Okay, so he hasn't yet developed a love of carrots. But he still needs those calories, and he can still make a good mess with the rice cereal.

A master class on sucking

As in, Jasper could teach one!

He hasn't really figured out the pacifier thing, but he loves the two-finger method. Here's one little show starring Jasper, his index finger and his middle finger. The ring finger makes guest appearances.