Abishai's fifth month came with a lot of firsts-- one of the most important being the introduction of solid foods. We'd been observing him curiously eyeing our meals for quite some time and Matt would tease him by waving his spoon in front of his mouth all the time. Then one day, he threw his head forward and chomped on the end of the spoon, sucking down any bits of sauce that dripped from the end. Matt and I paused, looked at each other surprised, and Matt hurried me to find a banana to mash up and give to him. Long-time moms are probably cringing at the fact that I impulsively gave my son a mashed up banana as his first solid all before he was given the green light from his pediatrician. Boy did he LOVE that banana.
