This was a really good weekend. On Saturday, we visited my parents and celebrated Robin’s birthday. There were enough potato pancakes to sink a battleship and a very tasty cake.

Griff ate his first (baby) oatmeal, and seemed to really like it. This is the first food he’s gotten that’s a commercial product rather than something I made. (For example, his ‘rice cereal’ was brown rice that I ground up in the blender and cooked.) It just didn’t seem like a huge money savings to buy organic oatmeal and throw it in the blender when I could get a box of pre-pulverized organic baby oatmeal for around $2.50. I think we’ll need to evaluate on a case-by-case basis what makes sense/saves money for us to make at home, and what’s easier to just buy.

Today I made homemade pizza with 1/3 whole wheat flour in the crust, and my favorite combo of toppings: mozzarella and goat cheese, red onions, bell peppers, and a whole pound of Italian sausage. (Luckily, Jag likes these toppings too.) Two slices of this beast and you are full, full, full.

Jag took Griff out to visit friends for a few hours this afternoon, which went really well even though Griff still isn’t taking a bottle. I spent the baby-free time going to the library, doing some grocery shopping, cooking plums for a batch of puree to make into baby food ice cubes, and making the pizza dough.

Over the past week, Griff has started sitting unsupported for surprisingly long stretches. It’s amazing and a little scary how quickly babies can master new physical skills. He also loves to play peekaboo these days. 🙂