This kid will eat anything

Seriously. Anything. 

Here's a little sampling of what he's eaten this week:

Three Mushroom Soup with Sherry & Cream (he ate our leftovers from dinner for his lunch)

Curry &  Yogurt Braised Chicken Thighs (leftovers, again)

All manners of stinky & sharp cheeses (we realized his love for these when he went to town on the samples at Whole Foods)

Bread with laughing cow cheese

Roasted Brussel Sprouts & Potatoes (leftovers, again)

and Olives!

It completely blows my mind. 

Trying to walk

JK is trying hard to walk this week. He'll hold on to whatever he can and use it as a walker. Here he is using a tin can as his crutch!

John Kalman has a new trick

... and he is very proud of himself! (I'm pretty proud of him too!)

JK's dome

You can get a look at JK's "dome" in this one!

Thrasher

JK is all about jumping up and down. He is constantly practicing his head-banging. Here we are at the park yesterday, while he puts on a show!

Who's your mama?

If there was any question before... this should settle the matter!

Progress Report: Hair

On a bald baby scale with 10 being the baldest, I'd say John Kalman is now about a 7. He is starting to grow a little rat tail in the back... it's pretty blonde, but you can definitely see it coming in. Here are some pictures to show you the new growth on JK's head!

Mama's Boy

It's official. John Kalman is a mama's boy. I knew it was so when I watched him go to town on a piece of chocolate cake yesterday. (Not just chocolate cake, but chocolate kahlua cake!)

Our friend Katie asked if she could give him a piece, and it was all downhill from there. He LOVED it! So much that he tried to eat the plate it came on. Watch, and enjoy!

Hunger Strike

Our little boy is really growing up. He is developing a very clear idea of what he likes and dislikes. His new thing is to go on hunger strikes if he isn't into what we're feeding him. I made a big batch of butternut squash the other day, and he wanted NOTHING to do with it. When I finally did trick him into opening his mouth, I shoved a bite in there... only to watch it come back out faster than it went in.

He's got two signature moves... the spit out and the clamp down. This video gives you a little glimpse into the clamp down... though it's mild in comparison to normal, as here I'm feeding him yogurt (his favorite food) instead of peas (his least fave).

JK's first trip to the snow

Jack and I took John Kalman up to Tahoe for New Year's. We had beautiful weather the whole time, including one day of falling snow. Jack's been talking for a year about putting JK in the baby bjorn and taking him down the slopes.... but (surprisingly!) he didn't even bring it up on this trip. We did put him in the backpack and go snowshoeing though. Great day.

Hiking on Mt. Tam

We were pretty excited about our plans for a five mile hike up on Mt. Tam. We had JK packed snugly in the backpack, along with the entire contents of our diaper bag and fixins for a picnic. Much to our chagrin, we only made it about 800 feet before our little friend made it clear that he was not interested. So, we settled in for a picnic instead