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Here we are, one more year later, and one more baby starting solids.
Man they grow up so, so, so fast! Of all our Littles, Piper is proving to be the easiest to start solid food. Not sure if after 3 babies I’ve finally got the rice cereal consistency right or what, but she seems to dig it.
I tend to go with the “ice cream and Ovaltine” consistency. You remember, right? When you were a kid, you dump a few tablespoons of Ovaltine on your ice cream and stir until it resembles a thick milk shake in the bowl, then devour it!?!? (If you never did this, go now to the store and experiment, pretend your 5, or 13, or 40…just try it!)
Yep, that’s the consistency I go for.
Rice cereal tends to thicken as it sits, so if it starts more like watery soup, it’s OK, it’s going to thicken while it’s waiting for you to get that bib on, etc. I like to use Earth’s Best Organic Whole Grain Rice Cereal
I think Piper was into it.
Waaaaaiiiit a sec, that’s not my bottle…
WHAT did you just put in my mouth???
I think I like it, should it stay in my mouth? OR do I spit it out….
Ok, let’s go with 1/2 in my mouth
1/2 on my face…
Yep, that works.
Got anymore??
Think I’m gettin’ the hang of this…
Let me try this time!
Yea! It IS fun!!
I like it! I really like it!
How ’bout some more…
BUT, I will say, starting food does not always go as easily as this. My last 2 babes would not under any circumstance eat rice cereal. We moved on to baby oatmeal. So if you’re struggeling, don’t give up, where there’s a will there’s a way!
Anyone have any favorite first feeding tips to share??
sooo cute to watch! :))))))
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my son ate rice cereal for a long time, he loved the cereals! weird! cant believe piper is 6 months already! keep mosting more about her!
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So cute! My feeding tip is to be patient! They will figure it out when they are ready! It’s all new to them, so it doesn’t happen over night. Also, it may take 10-15 times of seeing and touching a new food before your child will taste or eat it….so don’t give up if they don’t like something! Hang in there, make meal time fun and be o.k. with a mess when they are learning. :)
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Completely agree!! It isn’t always a fast process and it can definitely be frustrating. My first was not a great eater to start. Totally agree with you on all parts, seeing, touching, messy, learning! Thanks!
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Love the faces of first foods…they are so great! My girl will pretty much eat anything you put in her mouth so we’ve been very lucky. Mine was so bored with cereals, she just wanted the FOOD. So we give her food :) They grow so fast!!
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My first two HATED the cereals! But Piper loves it for some reason. She actually prefers all the fruits and veggies that we have moved onto now, mixed with her rice cereal, more than on their own….But I’m with your daughter, I just want FOOD! Thanks!
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lil eater!!! love it!!! xo
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I had to revisit this – was it really a whole year ago that we had dinner?! Holy crap. And she just gets cuter…xo
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Oh no! Don’t worry!!! That was about 5 mos ago, piper is only 6 mos in this photo (7 next week) but it was a year ago Hayden was started on solid foods :-) each year another baby to start on solids!
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