he’s almost getting the hang of it

hey mom, hands off, i got this.

so it has been about a week since we starting giving nathaniel a meal or two a day of what i am sure is super tasty rice cement.  i suppose technically it is cereal, but this thing has the consistency of a sidewalk.  over the course of that week, i’m not quite sure how much of it he has actually managed to swallow, but i am willing to bet that it isn’t even .01% of the amount that he’s managed to fling either onto julia or myself, across the room or just dribble down his face.

in his defense, i’m not sure that i would want to eat this stuff either.  thinking about it, though, he has no point of comparison with any real foods, so how does he know if this tastes awful or not?

mmm ... hand

what does seem to be his current favorite snack are his hands.  he’s been chewing on them pretty much since he has figured out how to maneuver them in there, but it has turned into an almost constant over the last few days/weeks.  this is leading julia and i to believe that the early teething process is getting under way.  his demeanor has not changed at all, so we’re hoping when those teeth do start popping through that he won’t go through a total freakout.

i like 'rock band' better

tomorrow is the super bowl, which will give me a chance to introduce nathaniel to the wonderful world of gambling on football games.  actually, i have no money riding on the game.  in fact, i don’t really care who wins.  i think i’m going to be pulling for the saints because they’ve never won anything, but i can’t say i’d be upset with the colts winning.