#3 turns six months old on the 9th. She is now an expert roller. In a matter of seconds, she can roll from one end of the room to another. Over the last few weeks, she has additionally discovered her toes, and has been nibbling on them regularly. She can also sit with minimal support.

But most importantly, she had her first solid meal this week. We prepared her over the last week. She sat in her high hair daily, playing with a variety of toys. We also introduced her to some spoons. Then finally, a few days ago, one of those spoons held some warm baby cereal. At first, she seemed surprised. While she has ingested at least some cereal at every "mealtime", she quickly becomes bored wit the process...

At least she didn't cry like our #1 whose first meals were very unpleasant. And to this day, mealtime remains difficult for our pre-schooler. #2, on the other hand, readily accepted all food that came her way. Our toddler is still the best eater in the family, including my husband and I!

If early meals are predictive of future eating habits, then our baby will end up somewhere between our hesitant eater and our little gourmande...