Nathaniel's first swim

The first weekend of June promised to be a warm one, so Mom and Dad bought a "turtle" pool for Nathaniel. Mom slathered Nathaniel with sunscreen, and Nathaniel immediately rubbed it into his eyes, which immediately resulted in screams of pain... Apparently the special "baby" sunscreen is not so special.

After Nathaniel's tears flushed most of the sunscreen out of his eyes, we headed for the back yard to plop into the pool. In short, Nathaniel greatly enjoyed the experience! See 7 photos of Nathaniel's dip:

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Watch video of Nathaniel splashing in the pool:



-Scott

Best of Nathaniel - May

Technically May isn't in the books yet, but since it's been so long between posts, it's time to share the best Nathaniel photos from this month. In the past month, he has begun crawling, mostly backward and sideways. Instead of crawling forward, he kneels and then attempts to stand/pull himself up... He's getting dangerously close to succeeding at this -- see the photos for some examples.

Reminder: Instead of watching the pint-sized slideshow embedded below, I suggest clicking View all below instead. When you're in the album, if you click the "Slideshow" link, then you'll be treated to a full-screen version of the slideshow.

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6 month growth charts

Nathaniel visited the doctor today for his 6 month well-baby checkup and vaccinations. His weight (19 pounds even) and length (28.5 inches) were measured, and the doctor remarked that Nathaniel's 95th-percentile length has been fairly consistent each time he's been measured, which is a good thing. She also noted that his current length now has little to no bearing on his eventual height. The only thing that's really significant about his current length is that he has outgrown his infant car seat and several of his outfits.

Here are Nathaniel's current weight and length charts (click charts to enlarge):





-Scott

Nathaniel's 6-month photo shoot

Nathaniel hadn't posed for any studio photos since his 1-month birthday, so Mom & I dragged him over to Olan Mills this weekend for some 6-month pix. The photo shoot seemed to take forever, but I suppose that's to be expected when there were 3 wardrobe changes and over 50 photos taken. Here are the top 14 pix... Please ignore the "Print Me" graphic on each photo.

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Nathaniel's first solid food, and then a bath

One of Ann's goals as a new Mom was to be the exclusive source of Nathaniel's sustenance for the first 6 months. I can happily report that she has now met her goal (in spite of returning to her family-unfriendly job 3 months ago). While she hasn't decided exactly when to wean Nathaniel, we thought that this weekend would be a good time to introduce him to solid food. Since a picture is worth 1000 words, I'll stop typing now, and I trust that the following 15000 "words" will tell the story of Nathaniel's introduction to rice cereal.

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