First Finger Foods

Our little boy is growing, and is finally ready for finger foods (or so we thought)! After this first attempt, Jalen now refuses to open his mouth. For now, he's happy with his purees.

Bath Time Splash

Tubby time is one of Jalen's favorite moments of the day. His days of relaxing in a baby tub are over, and splashing has become serious business. He still takes the time to give Mommy big smiles, though!

Seven Months Old

This month has been so busy for Jalen, he's barely had time to update his blog!
He isn't yet crawling, but easily gets himself into crawling position - he now loves to sleep with his knees tucked under him and his bum in the air.


He's also become more aware of his body , and loves to look at himself and play in front of the mirror.
"Hello, handsome!"

He's found the time to pursue many autumn activities, including apple picking and trick-or-treating. He seems to have enjoyed the holiday more than the skunk did!

Six Months Old

Jalen is so excited to be a half a year old! At 19 lb, 11 oz, he is in the 75th percentile for weight, and at 28 1/4 inches, this tall guy is in the 90th percentile. He is sitting up on his own now, and has learned lots of other new tricks, too -- he loves to reach into his toy box and pull out toys on his own, turn on his crib aquarium by himself (sometimes with his head in the middle of the night) and pull -- hair, ears, necklaces, whatever he can get his hands on. His other interests are jumping in his jumperoo, watching Nana chase Poika (especially when Jalen gets to go along for the ride) and splashing wildly in the tub. What a multifaceted boy he has become!

Becoming a Boy

Jalen's development has taken off in the last couple weeks. He is finding that there are many benefits to growing up, including getting to go to his first Mets game. Unfortunately it is not a memorable year for the Mets and Jalen showed his displeasure by falling asleep. The good news is that this lucky charm helped bring a rare Mets win.

There are also signs of being able to sit up on his own, which meant that Jalen was able to get his first ride on the playground swings in Union Square.

Five Months Old

The little man is now officially five months old, and as you can see, is always on the go - he didn't even want to sit still for his monthly photo shoot. While he can't yet crawl, he sure is ready to! This month has also brought his first taste of real food (rice cereal), and he's anxious to broaden his diet even further in the next month. Weighing in at 17 lbs, 11 oz, Jalen is now 'only' in the 75th percentile.

Pool Party

After getting his toes wet a couple weeks prior, Jalen jumped right into the pool last weekend. Sporting a lovely blue one-piece, he was excited to splash around for a little while before lying back and relaxing. It seems as if we have a water lover on our hands.