Happy Father's Day!

Today we celebrated Jonathan's first Father's Day! Last week I had Ben fitted for a life jacket so we could take him sailing--I figured it was a good present for Jonathan, and I was right! He was psyched. Here are some of the day's highlights:

The first mate ready to go!
A quick stop for sandwiches.

Going aboard Spindrift...

Daddy and his first mate!

As soon as we left the harbor, Ben feel asleep. He HATED his lifejacket, but fell asleep in it while sitting in my arms...

We sailed for an hour or two, and then returned to the slip. Ben and Daddy enjoyed some time hanging out in the boat...

It was a great day... and a memorable one. Ben's first day at sea!

Food, Food, and More Food!

Well, Ben has definitely mastered eating. He has sampled rice cereal, oatmeal, sweet potatoes, and peas. This morning I gave him a frozen peach slice in this mesh teether thing I bought... it's supposed to allow babies to "chew" on foods without the risk of choking. They can only get small pieces through the mesh. I'd read that frozen foods work well for teething babies, and since Ben's still trying to cut his first tooth, I wanted to give it a try. Success!! He's happily chomping and sucking on the peach!

Here are some recent photos of his favorite foods. Enjoy!

Finishing off some oatmeal:


Trying sweet potatoes with Dad:



First taste of peach!


Lastly, here are a couple of photos of Ben taking a nap. The quilt was a gift from Tom and Jerri Branca--Jerri made the quilt! We love it so much.

Feet and Sweet Potatoes

Lately Ben has been sucking on his feet... strange, but very cute! I took a few pictures during yesterday's naked tummy time.



We've also started him on sweet potatoes. He wasn't too thrilled with them, but seemed to enjoy them when mixed with oatmeal. Here's a video of him finishing off the last few bites.

Yesterday he was playing on his gym mat and pulled so hard on one of the toys that the whole thing collapsed on him. He didn't cry or complain, but just kept on playing! So cute!!