Now we're rolling!

Jordan is finally rolling over on his own...thank goodness!  We've been encouraging him for weeks and weeks, and after a lot of protesting, he decided to just get it over with.  Of course, he decided to roll over on his own for the first time for his nanny Bev (while Mommy and Daddy were at work, boo!).  Since then, we've been having fun watching him roll back and forth (check out the video below of one of his first times); he gets so excited rolling that he has a hard time getting to sleep now.

About to roll over

Yay! All by myself!

Speaking of sleep, things have been a little off lately due to all this darn teething!  Does teething seem to last forever, or what?!  Poor little guy has been chowing on frozen washcloths and teething rings for months now!  We will probably have to buy stock in Orajel once this is all over, too.  But, still no sign of any budding teeth (and believe me, I check daily).  I've been so sure that a tooth will just pop of nowhere for weeks now.  Mommy and Daddy are hoping for one or two soon, we hate to see the little guy suffer!
Jordan also had his first illness, if you can call it that, this past Thursday and Friday.  He had a low grade fever all night and most of the next day, so Mommy had to alternate giving him Tylenol and Ibuprofen.  He woke up every 3 to 4 hours that night and after getting some medicine, just wanted someone to hold him.  It was tough to see him feeling bad, but thankfully the fever never got high enough for a visit to the doctor.

Jordan is still enjoying playing at the gym three days (usually) a week with Mommy.  He has some friends there now, too.  His caregiver at the gym, Nuri, just commented today on how observant Jordan is of everything around him.  Mommy felt so proud of her guy!  And don't think we haven't noticed how observant Jordan can be: for one, it's pretty cool that we can say "Look, Jordan, there's a car" and he will automatically look out toward our street.  (That's his favorite thing to do right now--sit on the back patio and watch cars drive by.  He gets so pumped up!)  And also, we will say "here comes Queenie" and he will search all around looking for her.  It's amazing to see his brain working!

Playtime at the gym (Jordan on the right)

We went back to the beach this past weekend.  This time, Daddy dipped Jordan in the water.  He really liked this and laughed at  Daddy.  We sat with him at the water's edge and Mommy buried his feet in the wet sand.  He wiggled his toes and looked at us as if to say "where did they go?"  It was a fun, hot, and beautiful day together.

More beach time!

Mommy has been busy making Jordan's homemade (organic) baby food and has been having lots of fun doing it!  Jordan has added many foods to his lists of likes: pears, plums, butternut squash, bananas, and apples.  He doesn't like green beans (he gagged himself after eating them, actually!) and hasn't like avocado the last few times it's been served.  Otherwise, his previously big appetite has slowed down, we think mainly due to the teething discomfort.

So casual!

Aggravating Queenie