Nathan now has 9 teeth- 4 on the top front, 3 on the bottom, and 2 top molars. We’re trying to get into the habit of brushing them nightly. Nathan loves chewing on the toothbrush, but we’re still working on letting “Mommy brush your teeth first, then you can have a turn.”

As for food, Nathan’s gotten much better about trying new things. Blueberries are definitely his favorite food of the moment. But he also eats grapes, cantalope and peas, and he actually liked spaghetti for the first time the other night. He likes the other kid staples too…grilled cheese, hot dogs, fish sticks, chicken nuggets, etc. Nathan’s still working on mastering utensils. He’s good at dipping the spoon, and then putting it in his mouth, and has recently started using a fork. He still needs some help getting food on the fork, but he’s getting the hang of it. We have also started having him eat at the table with us sometimes. It’s messier but I think he likes it. Also, I think we’re just about done with bottles. He was still getting one in the morning, but we’ve been slipping in a sippy cup here and there instead. He doesn’t drink as much from it yet, but I think we’re going to try going all sippy cups and see how he does.

Eating at the table

Fun with Spaghetti

Telling us he’s “All Done!”. (He turns his hands out like that to let us know he’s done eating.)

So, two long posts of updates, but Im sure I’ll have more to add before long!