IrishOboe

February 17^th Joseph’s top right tooth finally broke through.  It had been swollen for a week and we were all happy when it finally came!

I finally overcame my fear of Joseph choking on food thanks to YouTube.  I’d heard of “baby led weaning” from an acquaintance here and was intrigued but scared that if you gave a baby a piece of food big enough for him to hold he could bite off a dangerous chunk and choke.  What finally pushed me over into trying it was that Joseph has been unhappy during meal times and very interested in our food.   I did a little research and watched a few six-month-old babies handling food on their own on YouTube, which calmed my fears enough to try it.  I brought up the high chair and Joseph sits very happily  with us at the table munching on and experimenting with whatever we give him.  We’ve been doing this for a week or so and I’ve really calmed down about it.  Joseph handles the food like a champ and loves it!  He’s eating a whole orange wedge (Feb. 13), though usually he just sucks the juice out.  He loves oranges and it’s the best for teething!  He’s also gotten bread crusts, onion(! He loved it!), tomato, couscous, and whatever else we’re eating that isn’t too spiced (the doctors concern when I brought up table food was that it had too much salt).  His diapers haven’t gotten too interesting yet, but I’m sure they will. ;)

For quite a number of weeks now Joseph has remained dry during naps and peed on the potty right after waking up.  We are thrilled and amazed at this ability.  On the other side of things on the 9^th he peed on me while on my hip for the very first time and then did it again later the same week.  Maybe I’m over-confident or maybe I’m missing the cues.  In any case, we have ups and downs but are still glad we’re doing diaper-free time.

That’s it for now!