Liam VS The Bear - 6 Month photo shoot

Liam turned 6 months old this past week, and we finally managed to get around to taking his Bear picture today.

Unfortunately for the Bear, Liam is not as willing to share the spotlight as he had been in previous months.

At first, Liam didn't want the Bear anywhere near him:


Then he tried to explain to the Bear that maybe they should try taking the picture with other friends:
The Bear wouldn't listen, so things got ugly:


So we tried the picture without the Bear but Liam wasn't happy with the results:


And so finally we all agreed to just get along:

Solids!

So the little man tried his first solid food yesterday! We gave him little bit of rice cereal, and had the camera and video cam ready for the expected funny faces he would make. And you know what, he loved it! He ate from the spoon like a pro, it was like he had been eating solids for months. This makes me feel better since I didn't want to start him too early but all signs point to him being ready (making chewing motions, improving pincer grasp, interest in food).

Sadly his Oma has to leave him today. I wonder how he'll react, since he is quite smitten with her, and is much more aware of others than he was when we were home in the summer. Having her here has been great, our move wouldn't have gone nearly as smoothly without her watching Liam for us. And seeing Liam smile and laugh with her, hug and play with her, has been such a joy for me.

Liam's First Thanksgiving

Yesterday was Liam's first Canadian Thanksgiving, and it was a big day for him! Not only was his Oma here to celebrate with him, and we were in our fantastic new apartment, but he reached a big milestone. Liam officially started babbling yesterday. So far we've got "ma ma ma" and "ba ba ba". I love it! He also is able to get onto his knees during tummy time for a few seconds. He's such a smart, strong little guy, watching him grow is truly the best thing in the world.

Liam's Oma came down to help us out during our move, and it's so sweet to see him bonding with her. He loves it when she sings German songs to him, and she has all sorts of fun games that make him squeal and laugh. It makes me wish so much that we could live closer to family, but at least we're on the West Coast.

The Great Glass Pumpkin Patch

I love doing seasonal things, and now that Liam is in my life it's even more of an excuse to go out and do fun kid type stuff. So yesterday Liam and his friend Aidan (and their mamas of course) headed to Palo Alto for the Great Glass Pumpkin Patch. I love blown glass, and this is basically a pumpkin patch of blown glass pumpkins made by local artists.

There were hundreds of pumpkins, and it was pretty cool! The boys didn't really seem to notice to0 much, but it was a good opportunity for some nice photos.