Bouncing Nehemiah

A lot has happened recently. Nehemiah has cut his first two teeth now, and of course they enhance his innate cuteness considerably. He was quite a bit fussier with the second tooth than the first, but all things considered he handled it quite well. On the food front he’s now quite familiar with a variety of baby cereals – rice, oatmeal, barley and mixed grain. A couple of days we started him on mushed carrots, which he seems to enjoy, though I  must say the sight of soggy, orange mush just doesn’t seem appetizing to me.

Clayton and Rhianna loaned us a bouncy chair thingy for Nehemiah to play with. It was initially purchased to entertain Bryson, their nephew and Nehemiah’s honorary cousin when he visited Colorado some time ago. Since he’s not here right now it was decided that Nehemiah might enjoy it and indeed he does. He’s quite content sitting in it for long periods of time, bouncing and turning and playing with all the many gadgets that it contains. See the following video for proof that he thinks it’s fantastic:

Besides cutting teeth, playing with crazy toys and exploring the world of mashed, unappetizing baby foods, Nehemiah has also officially become a Master Roller. It took him quite a while to learn to roll over to begin with, and when he did he could only manage rolling from his back to his belly. He’s been in this situation for quite a while, but Saturday afternoon he began rolling from belly to back and now he won’t stop! It’s rather exciting not only because it means he can roll himself over if he’s not happy in his current position, but also because in learning to roll from belly to back he’s started pulling his legs up underneath him – an important step towards crawling.

Am I rambling? I guess I don’t have anything particularly focused to talk about, just general updates on Nehemiah’s growth and development. In short he’s a big, chunky, happy baby who’s constantly learning – I think that about sums him up.