two meals a day

i am going to have a long miscellaneous post next, but wanted to share about mason's adventures in eating. after the first day (in the last post), i upped him to two meals a day and today we moved from oatmeal to sweet potatoes. mason was very enthusiastic about the change! he ate 2-1/2 ounces. it seemed like a lot to me - especially considering that he was only eating about 4-6 'spoonfuls' of the oatmeal.

this is exciting for several reasons. first, mason was obviously ready for solids and hungry! second, he might start sleeping through the night again four weeks from now (at least that is how long it took for madelyn). the lack of sleep is really starting to wear on me. mason is getting up three or four times a night and has been doing so for about two weeks now.

and not to be left out madelyn joins him some nights. like last night she stayed awake for two hours between his feedings. isn't that sweet of her?

speaking of not wanting to be left out... madelyn wanted to eat like mason and wear a bib. i can't even remember the last time madelyn wore a bib. it has been at least a year and it wasn't willingly. not only did she want to wear the bib, but she wanted me to take her picture! i was tempted to ask if she was feeling okay. she doesn't actually want to wear it when eating (except for in this picture). she just asks to put one on after mason is finished and sometimes she gets one for friend. actually, friend probably gets to wear one more often than madelyn does.

madelyn is also enthusiastic about what mason is eating. although i am trying to keep that enthusiasm in check after she offered mason one of her teddy bear graham crackers today. love.