Growing up fast!

On July 1st Gerritt had his first taste of meat. I ground up some cooked organic beef for him. He threw up after his 2nd bite - too dry, so I learned to mix the meat with pureed veggies.
We visited Chelan this past weekend. We left on Friday afternoon & returned on Sunday mid-day. Gerritt did better on this trip than the last time, however, it wasn't great. He refused to take naps again or napped for only 30 minutes at a time. It was like as he was afraid of being left alone in an unfamiliar place. It took over an hour to put him to bed at night & he fell asleep at 10:30 or 11 pm instead of his usual 8 or 8:30 pm. He didn't eat well either. It wasn't much of a vacation for us (it's almost impossible when baby comes along), but it was nice to see Chris & Gerry & Katie & Ed who happened to be visiting.
Yesterday (July 13th), Gerritt slept on his tummy for the first time. We got back from Wenatchee around 1:30 pm. Gerritt was so tired that he passed out (as we call it) from 5:30 pm until 8 pm. Then he watched the Miss Universe with us for a little bit & then fell asleep again at 10:30 pm. He was one tired baby! He so mobile now that he never stays in the same position I leave him in. He usually moves around all over the crib: side to side, on back, on the tummy, sitting up. He just happened to be on his tummy when the sleep set in. Too cute!
Last Friday morning we all went shopping at Ikea. We bought wooden ring tower, wooden puzzle box & abacus for Gerritt. These toys are probably for older children, however, I couldn't help myself. The Ikea trip was fun. We got a lot of ideas on decorating our home & had lunch (the Swedish meatballs with lingonberry sauce are my favorites!).
For the past week Gerritt has been insisting on sleeping while sitting up. He bends at the waist, lays his head at his feet & sleeps. I've tried to put him on his back, side or tummy multiple times, however, each time I do that he wakes up & goes back to his now favorite position. Gerritt is also starting to crawl. He rocks back & forth while being positioned on both knees & hands. It's not a true crawl yet, more likely he scoots. He will see an interesting object, lie down on his tummy to reach it, then roll onto his back & sit up. He has been doing the same move sequence over & over. So funny to watch!