24 Weeks Old

Evan is just growing like a weed.  I held a new baby this week that weighed 7 lbs 3 oz and she was so little bitty and tiny.  I can't believe Evan was only 5 lbs 13 oz. He is 12 lbs 9 oz now and seems so big compared to the newborn baby.  It's amazing how quickly you forget how tiny they were.

He has been doing a few new things this past week.  When you sit him up, he can hold the position for well over 10 seconds until he does his newest thing - he lurches his entire body backwards, head first.  He's very quick at launching himself backwards so we have to make sure we're directly behind him. I'm hoping he stops this soon.  He laughs every time he does it so he thinks it's a game.  We sit him back up and tell him not to do it. 

Evan is also reaching towards objects and people.  He will reach up for his bottle and bring it to his open mouth.  He will reach his arms out to me if someone else is holding him or if he's laying down. When on his tummy, he can reach out and touch objects before turning over.  He still turns over lickety-split.  We're still trying to get him to turn from his back onto his tummy.  He is not interested yet.

He has tried rice cereal, oatmeal cereal, apples, bananas, sweet potatoes, and green beans.  He got a red bottom after eating the sweet potatoes for a few days so we've discontinued them for now.  We may start back up after a couple of weeks.   His next food will be pears.  He has eaten them all really well.  He does like oatmeal better than the rice cereal. 

Evan is also chewing his fingers, toys, and anything else that he can get in his mouth.  I keep waiting for that first tooth to show up any day now.