Fond of his food

In all the excitement of giving space to Kirin's fans, I have forgotten to write anything about the star of this blog.

As you can see in these pics, we have now started to add a bit of variety to Kirin's diet and he seems to be enjoying it. The new culinary delights include: baby rice; rice pudding dessert; pureed apples, pears and banana; and, despite my visceral dislike of the stuff, yoghurt (but not Greek yoghurt which he didn't like). It's often a bit of a challenge, especially as he has a tendency to put his hand into his mouth and then rub the food on his face and in his eyes.

This last point has more to do with his latest fascination: grabbing anything (usually to put it into his mouth). Spoons are a source of endless enjoyment. When you turn on the TV or stereo he will always reach out for the remote control. Lying in the gym, he now pulls things off of their hooks. When we read to him, he likes to try and turn the pages or pick up the book to put in his mouth. And as his mother proudly pointed out, yesterday he grabbed and nibbled on his first magazine: the New Yorker - how discerning is that?

Perhaps, the most interesting manifestation of this new trick is on the computer. When Johanna is on her own, she sometimes checks her email with Kirin sitting on her lap and he seems to have tweaked that when you type the appearance of the screen changes. So, he now joins in by tapping away at the keyboard and looking to see what effect that has on the monitor. Obviously, we don't let him go crazy - looking at monitors or TVs isn't the best thing for anyone, let alone a five-and-a-half- month-old baby - but making that sort of connection is pretty advanced stuff. Or it could just be the ramblings of an overly proud father.