Just growing...

Gerard's growing like a weed. He's starting to eat some solids (rice cereal, sweet potatoes, pears and carrots). We keep trying bananas, but he doesn't like them! That's impossible since everyone loves bananas. We'll keep trying. With the introduction of food, he's not been drinking enough milk.
He has discovered TV and is fascinated with it. I put on a cartoon the other day and when got in his line of sight, he bent around to see the screen. Oh boy.
It won't be long before he's sitting up on his own. He loves to sit in the corner of the playpen and play with his toys. He eventually topples over onto his back and plays with his toes. When he sees something he likes, he gets excited and says, "ooooh" and kicks his legs like mad and shakes his head. It's pretty funny. These are all good milestones for him. Speaking of the playpen, we've had to take the bassinette out and he goes to the lower level now that he's too big. Yeah! He's finally too big for something. He's also on his way out of 0-3 month clothing and is a solid 3-6 months size. His legs are short (could this mean a future swimmer?) and his torso is long. But according to some comments we've heard lately, he was called "fat" and "stout" - which must be a good sign.
On another note, we've been worried about our friends and family battling hurricanes in Louisiana and Texas. Gustav and Ike...those two guys were pretty mean. Coverage here hasn't been great, so drop us an e-mail when power is back up for you.