Having Fun with Tanner

 This is how Tanner sleeps in his pack-n-play. He loves to sprawl out in crazy weird positions that look really uncomfortable. Whatever floats his boat!

Tanner finally had his first taste of multigrain baby cereal. He is still having a hard time swallowing, but I think he'll catch on soon.

Eating Mangoes

Tanner is now experiencing little bits of fruit every once in a while. We're not feeding him solids yet on a daily basis, but twice now we have fed him tiny bits of fruit. He struggles to swallow, but he has managed to swallow a few little bites. He'll get better at it with practice!

Sunday Best

This is Tanner's Sunday outfit. He looks pretty spiffy in his clip-on tie and shiny vest. Thanks, Grandma Oaks, for this totally awesome outfit! It looks great on him. And everyone at church loved it, too.

Sitting Up and Brushing Teeth

http://youtu.be/edPyJOMWUCY

Tanner can sit up now all on his own! He's still a little wobbly, but he's getting stronger and more coordinated every day. 

I recently bought a baby toothbrush so that I can brush his two little teeth every night.

The Blackout

On Thursday, there was a planned blackout in our neighborhood (Lance aux Epines). Apparently they needed to work on something at the power plant. So, from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. we didn't have electricity. Yes, this is Grenada. We just don't ask questions anymore. Anyway, this meant no lights, no air conditioning, no microwave, no computer, etc. Our water pump was shut off as well, because it runs on electricity. So we had no water. It was an overcast day, which made the apartment extra dim. I couldn't see well enough to do my daily house cleaning. And I was hot and sweaty by noon with no AC. It was kind of miserable, so I decided enough was enough. I packed up Tanner and the stroller, and we went to the mall. This is a picture of him hanging out at the food court while I read a book. It wasn't a very exciting or adventurous trip, but at least there were lights and AC! We had a good time. (Josh was saved because he was on campus for most of the blackout. It didn't affect campus.)