MMmmmm Sweet Potatoes

So Mitchell is 6 months and 18.9lbs. He decided (after almost a month of trying) to eat food. He hasn't yet taken a liking to baby cereal, but sweet potatoes seemed to have hit the spot. He also ate about 140z of breastmilk under someone else's watch today. Usually in the 8 hour period that he is with someone else, he maybe eats 6oz. while I usually produce closer to the 14oz. He still needs to work on sleeping more during the day, but we will take what we can get. To update you, Mitchell is almost crawling and he's managed to pull himself up on lower things that he can reach. He has learned to move one knee forward and one hand before he goes to his tummy, then he will get up again and repeat the process. He propels himself forward in this manner. I don't believe it will be long before he moves forward without the tummy breaks between each "step" forward. Mitchell also likes to make noises with this tongue and mouth. He is talking a lot, by saying dadada, babababa, etc. Mitchell knows what he wants and will let you know if he wants something he can't get. He also is realizing when things are taken away and gets upset when that happens as well. He is still sleeping with us, but as of the past few nights, he is at least starting out in the crib. Usually though he wakes up to eat by the time I go to bed, so I don't really get to enjoy the benefits yet.
On another note, Nate started preschool this past week. This week is his first official full week. He is only going 2 mornings per week (Monday and Tuesday). It is quite different getting the kids around. I would always drop them off at an approximate time, but now I have to get Nate to preschool at exactly 8:50. Let's just say that, Mitchell is going to have to learn to be a bit flexible on Monday and Tuesdays. Nate seems excited about preschool. Today he told his grandma Reeser that his favorite part of preschool is the snack. When I asked him if he met any new friends he said "I am too busy playing, mom". Scott has mentioned a few times lately that it seems like Nate has made another leap in thought. He seems "more intelligent" as Scott puts it. He is suddenly using bigger words and seems to put deeper thought into his questions.
It is September and summer definitely feels like a long time ago. Today it was cold and rainy. We enjoyed one of the last warm days at our friends lake in Minnesota just over a week ago. We went to Minneapolis over Labor Day weekend to visit them. Nate was sad to leave his bestie, Leah, in Minnesota. They seemed to have a wonderful time playing their made up game of baby cheetah. Here is a nice political sign to end this blog...