Valeria, Socks, & Cereal

Valeria is in its "ultimas semanas." I think I can safely translate that without the Spanish-English dictionary: final weeks. *sad face* I stopped writing updates because as the plot thickened and more characters were added, it started getting too complicated and twisty to discuss with non-Valeria followers. And as I know no other Valeria followers, I haven't been discussing it. Except for the random tidbits that I throw out to Jason every now and then.

I finished knitting my flip flop socks. Love them! They're really comfy, and I think I'll knit all my socks this way from now on! I also finished a pair of socks for Dad. I started them right after his birthday last January because I didn't have the forsight to knit them BEFORE his birthday. Yes, it took me nine months to knit one pair of socks....they're HUGE. I also managed to lose them twice, yes twice, in my house. Home Organization is an ongoing battle for me...

Jonas started eating rice cereal. He likes the cereal, but he loves the spoon! When he sees it coming towards him, he opens up wide. Then he grabs it (sometimes the handle, usually the round part filled with cereal) and helps put it in his mouth. As a result, we get cereal everywhere and on everyone, and boy, is it sticky! I think rice cereal may double as paste or an industrial strength bonding agent. He gets to start on fruits and veggies on Oct 4. We're going to give him green beans first because that's our favorite veggie.

Jonas continues to roll from back to front every chance he gets and usually sleeps on his stomach now. We still always put him on his back to start off, but in the morning, he's face down in a puddle of baby drool. At 4-month checkup, he weighed 17 lbs 3 oz and was 26 inches long. (Although, I think he was longer than that.....) The last time I attempted to weigh and measure him was about two weeks ago, and he was 18 lbs 4 oz and 27 inches. I'll let you know the official verdict when I take him to be weighed on Friday. When he's 5 months old!