Teeth are for...?

Jack's 4th tooth is SO close, we're just waiting for it to pop through.  You can see the whites of it and feel how swollen it is, poor guy!  Now if only he could figure out what to do with the teeth he already has...  He is making some progress with solids, though it is slow and minimal.  Whenever he gets something in his mouth that has a consistency any thicker than a fine puree, he chokes on it.  And it's not a choke where he doesn't like the taste in his mouth, it's a full-on-gag that happens as soon as the food hits his throat, face turns bright red, eyes fill with tears, kind of choke.  And I'm talking about diced steamed veggies, not filet.  Why he doesn't try to chew things with his 3 perfectly good teeth and hard gums, I do not know...  But I get really excited on the nights where he will take more than 1 bite of anything other than bananas :)  Small victories! 

He is loving the Chrismtas decorations in the house.  He likes to touch the branches and he loves anything that has a bell hanging from it.  He will shake shake shake shake shake, over and over so he can hear the bell - with a big grin on his face the entire time.  He also has been enjoying watching/listening to us when we blow our nose.  Honestly, I had Brian stand behind me and blow his nose while I was trying to get a photo of Jack in front of the Christmas tree.  It works every time.  He likes Brian's nose-blowing technique a little bit more than mine, I haven't figured out what it is yet but we've started to make sure we go in front of Jack when we do have to blow our nose so we get to see that precious grin :)  Oooh the things you will do to see the smile on the face that you created...