Last night we tried eating real food for the first time. Mom and dad made me a mixture of breastmilk and rice cereal. It looked kind of icky at first and I was hesitant.

The whole idea of not drinking your meals is very strange to me.

But I'll try anything I guess... so far, it's not that bad...

Wait, you mean I'm supposed to swallow it all too?

I'm not so fond of this food thing. But maybe tomorrow I'll like it better. It might take me a while... 

I'm learning how to drink from a sippy cup too...

although I'm doing a lot of investigating...

and lots of playing, but very little drinking. 

We went to the doctor for my six-month visit today. I'll bet you can imagine how excited my mom was that we were in the turtle room! Dad and I were pretty pumped too. 

The doctor said to practice sitting up in a laundry basket. What fun I'm having! Maybe I'll get clean in here too. 

Mom and I are both glad she's not working this week. We missed each other! (Only two more weeks until the fall semester starts...) 

Mom goes to the gym to work out almost every day. When she does, I get to play with my friends at the KidsClub. We have lots of fun! 

I suck (and bite and chew) on my thumb a lot these days, now that I have a tooth coming in! It's still too small to see in pictures, but we'll take one soon. 

No shirt no shoes no service? Well fine, I'll just put my feet up on the table then! 

I went to the real estate office with my parents today. Mr. Elephant and I tried to get them a good deal on a house they liked. We'll see what happens. 

When I play in my pack-n-play, all you can see are my feet kicking around...

and around! 

Last night Daddy had to go to a lodge function in his tux. Look how handsome he is! I didn't even spit up on him.  

Mom and Dad can't get enough of my smiles. I keep telling them that there are a million pictures of me smiling just like this on the blog already, but they don't care. Here's another. 

We haven't taken many pictures lately because mom had to work every day for the last two weeks. But on Friday she brought me to the workshop she was giving so I could help out. Here I am with Nikki, who organized the whole thing.

My friend Cheik played with me too...

And my friend Addie danced with me! We had lots of fun and I behaved very well. 

Today I got a new chair. I get to sit at the table with mom and dad while they eat. Maybe one day they'll give me some of that food!

I bet you thought I looked all big and grown up in that last picture, huh? Well, put the tray on the high chair and look how tiny I am! All the more reason why mom and dad need to start feeding me! 

It's been very hot here the last few days, so this afternoon mom put me in the carrier and she and dad and I walked down to the pool to swim. I took this picture myself. OK, I helped mom take it.

Daddy took me in the pool. We swam and jumped and danced for a long time.

And then we wrapped up in towels to dry off when we were all done. I'm going to miss the pool when we move away from this apartment complex! 

When I go to bed at night, I have my head on that pad, up near the mirror. But the last week or so, when I wake up in the morning, I've done a complete 180 degree rotation! It's a mystery to mom and dad how I get this way, and I'll never reveal my secret! 

No matter how bad your day gets, just remember - Spit Happens! 

This is the cute outfit my Granddickie and Miss Eleanor brought me when they came to visit. I love the matching socks! 

Last Sunday my friend Elle and her family had us all over for a fun lake day! They took everyone out on the boat (except mom and I had to leave because we were picking Daddy up at the airport - yea!) - isn't it a beautiful lake?

It was really hot outside, so my friends and I hung out and played on the floor...

until I just plain wore myself out. I fell asleep with my thumb in my mouth and my toy still in my hand, right there in the middle of all the commotion!