1. The health visitor breaks off from advising me on feeding: "Oh, he's gorgeous."
2. Getting Alec his first library card, and choosing some books to take home.
3. Carrot purée goes down well with the three- to six-month demographic. Alec takes the spoon from me and (after a few misses) gives it a good gumming. He throw it, lipped clean, to the floor to let me know he's ready for more. I have a second spoon ready. His chops are faintly orange for the rest of the day.
