Little Firsts

Little milestones that I wouldn't record in a baby book, but are still important, and still make me smile:

His first time using a spoon. He really just kind of took off with this-- I never really showed him much, just gave him a spoon and let him have at it! Now every meal he wants to "help" me spoon his baby food from his jar to his mouth. It's messy and requires more time, but he's learning. He seems to actually do better with a fork than a spoon and I give him both at every meal. He tries to put everything on his fork, too, including Cheerios and crackers.

His first bowl of spaghetti: (First of all, I have to say this boy loves to eat! He will eat anything you put in front of him-- and a lot of it! He probably ate more of this spaghetti than Leah did. This was the first time I took a plate of what we were eating and just put it in front of him. And he loved it! He did the perfect combo of using his hands and his spoon.)

Her first time using a paintbrush. She loves to paint and would do it every day if I let her, although really she only wants to paint princess pictures right now. We did watercolor and craft paints. (Look at the concentration!)

His first shoes (he's still not really walking yet, even though he'll take a few steps here & there). He loves shoes and gets excited when I go to put them on him.