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Or "oap-meal," as my family likes to call it.� Well, oatmeal mixed with formula, that is.� He definitely prefers it over rice cereal.� It's kind of fun that his preferences, likes and dislikes are starting to shine through.� He managed to eat most of what I prepared tonight, and then proceeded to ask for more, as shown in this video:

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What a messy lil dude.� Good thing he was wearing his Terrible Towel bib to mop him up with, courtesy of Uncle Dan and Uncle Matt.

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Age Timer: 5 months, 2 days

Topics: video, shopping, feeding, solids, oatmeal, Terrible Towel Bib

Remember how I told you that all Em seems to want to do lately is stand up?� Well, thanks to Gran Lucy, now he can -- without any help from James or me!� He has a brand new Sesame Street ABC Elmo Activity Walker, and he absolutely loves it.� Here he is taking it for a test drive:

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That video was taken before we had a chance to add the toys.� He loves it even more now that they're there.

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We also tried out Emmett's TravelSeat hook-on Chicco high chair for the first time yesterday, too.� I think he's a fan.� Still doesn't really seem to be a fan of rice cereal though.� I think we'll have to try something else.

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In other news, Emmett is 5 months old today!� Can you believe it?

Age Timer: 5 months

Topics: Milestones, video, Toys

Topics: Milestones, video, Firsts, baby food, feeding, rice cereal, first meal

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