Los Angeles

Last week we went to Los Angeles. Jason had to be there for work and I had to go to the US because of my greencard requirements (same old story...). It was great and we enjoyed the mini break!!!!!
Kaio adjusted really well with the time zone difference of 8hrs. While in LA, he was waking up at5ish, which is pretty good taking in consideration the big time difference. This early start allowed us to enjoy more of each day (always trying to look on the positive side of things...).
The first two nights we stayed with Kim, Tom and Ava. Ava is 15 months and was very sweet with 'the baby', Kaio played with her toys and she was very nice in sharing everything with him. Kim has tons of baby experience and it was great to exchange ideas.
The other two nights we stayed at a hotel, which also worked out nicely since it was closer to LA.
We were able to catch up with several friends, do some shopping, eat tons of Mexican food and relax a bit! Kaio was very well behaved and we got so many compliments in how gorgeous, sweet, smiley and well behaved he is (Lot's of 'big eyes' comments....)
On Friday we went to the Bris (the Jewish circumcision ceremony) of Nathanial - Justin and Sam's 8day old baby. Looking at little Nate made me remember how Kaio used to be... so tiny!
Kaio did really well on both flights, although the flight back was a bit more of a challenge since I was by myself and the baby crib the airline provided didn't allow Kaio to roll on his belly (which is now his preferred way of sleeping) so, he slept on me throughout the flight.
While in LA we fed him jars of baby food. He was not a big fan, he clearly prefers the food I make for him. Although he did not eat that much of the savoury, anything sweet he would eat with no problem. He is now eating cookies, pieces of bread, cheese, fruit, etc... it's cute to see him eat food we share with him! He is getting really good in using his fingers to grab food and put it in his mouth.
Last night (our first night back in London) Kaio went to bed at 8pm and woke at midnight. I then brought him in bed with me, and we slept until 8:30am!!!! (I actually had to wake him up) It was the first time he slept with me in the 'big' bed and it was nice. I just need to make sure not to make it a habit!
Kaio is very close to crawling. He is on all fours and rocks back and forth! He scoots around and gets to the toys he wants easily!