First bites, Aquarium, and Nonni's visit

This week we tried to give Scarlett "solid" food for the first time... rice cereal. My mom got into town on Tuesday so on Wednesday we decided to give her a show! First of all, Scarlett loves her high chair. She seems to love sitting straight up "on her own." She did quite well with her first feeding. She opened her mouth for the spoon and sort of chewed it. The first half came out a lot but she got much better at the end. In subsequent feedings she has seemed a little bored with the whole thing -- definitely not as exciting as it was at first! We plan to try her on yams this week and then bananas next. On Thursday we went to the Baltimore aquarium and met up with my Uncle Ray and Aunt Glenda. We had a very nice time. Scarlett loved the coral reef exhibit because the fish were more colorful and moved faster. She didn't seem to really grasp the dolphin show. Scarlett and her Nonni got a long really well! They got some good alone time while Paul and I went out to a happy hour and had our first date in 4 months (since the last time my mom was here). It was wonderful to see them together -- lots of laughing and cuddling. We dropped my mom off at the airport yesterday afternoon. Very sad but hopefully she will get to see her again this summer. Yesterday Paul went on a man date with Dave to the Capitals play off game. While he was gone Scarlett sat up for what I would call her first time. She has been sitting for short periods of about a few seconds at a time or longer times if she is sort of collapsed forward but last night she actually sat with her torso pulled up on my lap for about a minute. She is changing so fast! Such a big girl now! The three of us have a pretty bad cold and lots of congestion, which we will hopefully shake in the next few days. Paul's mom gets into town this week so Scarlett will get some more grandmother time. It's been a big month!