Tasty toes and torso torsion -- check!

OK, here's the proof that Soren can do what most of us have to practice a lot of yoga to accomplish...
Ah, the flexibility of a five-month-old!
The "sitting up" pictures below were taken on Soren's five-month birthday (Jan. 27), as the official baby book portrait for that month's page. About a week before this milestone, he just "got it." His torso muscles figured out how to make minute adjustments for balance, and that was that. We can sit him down and leave him, and he's quite happy--for at least a few minutes, until he tires. But his stamina for sitting up is growing more and more each day.

Also noted in last month's "accomplishments" were A) going a whole night without a diaper change thanks to Huggies Overnight Diapers, B) starting to enjoy the game "peek-a-boo," C) entertaining himself with his carseat toybar on the floor of the bathroom so that Mom can shower without another adult at home to mind the baby (!), D) getting a drool rash on his chin, and E) going 72 hours without pooping.

Speaking of (E), this past weekend Soren experienced the opposite extreme: diarrhea, which is defined more by frequency than by liquidity in infants. Poor little guy, it was just squirting out of him, and still is, although he's getting better. He doesn't have a fever, nor is he vomiting, and his appetite is if anything increased. We are watching for signs of dehydration, but so far so that seems stable. He's just fussy and tired.

This is the first time he's been "sick," which of course is of concern to his parents, and not much fun for any of us. All this just might be a symptom of teething, so we are watching to see if a tooth erupts. We'll let you know when it does!