The Bunny went thata way...

The baby has begun to eat solids...the adventure is just beginning.  After he was practically drooling watching us eat I could take it no longer.  He seems to like his rice cereal well enough and even more so when I added pears.  I planned/plan to make some of  his food, but that hasn't happened yet!  He makes quite a mess, but it is cute. He prefers to hold the spoon himself, but that doesn't tend to work out so well.

Easter brought lots of goodies, a few stuffies, clothes, books and eggs.  Andrew wore his bunny pjs the night before. With his bunny tail butt and his hat, the look was complete.  The photo of him in his exersaucer makes me think he looks like a DJ spinning tunes.  (DJ MC Bunny.)  {Maybe he is copying off of his favorite DJ--DJ Lance from Yo Gabba Gabba, the only kids show he watches on occasion when mommy needs a break and a laugh.  DJ Lance makes Andrew smile.  It is an oddly enjoyable show and provides many laughs for the adults due to Andrew's daddy making crude jokes the entire time it is on.}

Andrew got many new books from the Easter bunny.  He just loves his Oh David book and my new favorite Woolbur. Woolbur is about a sheep who doesn't want to be like the rest of the flock.  He prefers to card his own wool and dye himself.  It is a sweet story about being an individual, with a fiber theme!  We are also reading Chicka Chicka Boom Boom ABCs--a board book version of the original.

For Easter I made chocolate peanut butter cupcakes and lemon yogurt cupcakes.  Both turned out great and looked festive. I forgot to take a photo of them before dessert, so here is what was left. 

I felt like a zombie on Easter day because of very little sleep the night before.  Andrew was having a hard time sleeping too.  I ended up staying up most of the night cleaning, making iced tea, and baking, as well as blog surfing, to pass the time.  I am still not feeling energized yet this week.  I even felt hung over Monday without the benefit of getting drunk.  No wonder sleep deprivation is a torture device!  Andrew has been better lately, though, at night.  During the day he refuses to sleep in his crib for naps, so I now go to great lengths to get him to nap.  He really needs three naps, but just hates to miss out on the fun.  I actually put him in the car this morning and drove around the neighborhood trying to get him to sleep.  It worked for about 20 minutes.  Then we went out to lunch with my mom--during which he slept the entire time and is still sleeping.  We have a playgroup date in an hour, so I'll have to wake him before then for a feeding, since it has been a long time since his  9 am one.  He slept right through his own lunch, poor thing.  If only he would appreciate the benefits of a nap. 

Tomorrow Andrew is turning 6 months old.  To celebrate, we are visiting the doctor and I suppose another round of vaccines will be waiting.  I can't believe how fast the past 6 months has flown by.  It is amazing how different my tiny baby is now!    

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[Julie]

Chicka chicka boom boom was always a favorite in our house. We had a tape done by Ray Charles to go with it. I remember when the kids were 6 or 7 we discovered Fox in Sox at the mall and read it to them in the food court, oh how we laughed. I can still read that one without stumbling but on the first read through your lips just don't do what you're telling them.

My sister used the car trick pretty successfully or a stroller if the weather was nice also worked for her.