Legume Loving Begins

Dianthus ate his first legumes yesterday, Gerber's "organic sweet peas". According to the Mister, who fed him, more did go into his stomach than onto his bib. It's hard to tell from the photographic evidence.

Labeling mushed green peas (aka "garden peas" or "peas") as "sweet peas" disturbs me. I don't know of any sour peas and the plant that is commonly known as sweet peas (Lathyrus odoratus, shown) is poisonous.

For those of you wanting more Dianthus firsts than I've been reporting (or recording): he first turned over stomach to back regularly at 3 1/2 months, he was sleeping through the night most of the time by 3 months, he giggled and babbled lots starting at 4 months and he turned over back to stomach, by himself, not on accident, Dec. 23 at his grandparents' house. He was 4 months and three weeks at the time. His first non-milk food was baby rice cereal last weekend, Jan. 16, at 5 1/2 months. He seems to like both rice and peas. Not long before adzuki beans.