Rice Cereal

At our last visit, our doctor said it was time to start DJ on rice cereal. I'll admit, my first thought was, "But, he's just a baby!" Yes, I know he will be a whole 7 months on the 12 of August but because of his early arrival, he looks and behaves like a baby who will be 4 months. Thus, my timetable for certain milestones, like his dietary progression, was to this "adjusted" age. I wondered how he would take to cereal. I shouldn't have wondered at all. He has always had his mothers appetite and we've noticed him watching as we ate lately - he was ready to try out the eating thing himself! Granted, he got as much food on his face, under his multiple chins, on me, on his legs, on the table... you get the picture! ... as he did in his mouth!






Now, part of the issue for the mess during these first few attempts may well have been less DJ's inexperience in eating and more our venue for the eating activity. I wasn't expecting to go beyond nursing and the bottle for a while so I didn't have a high chair ready. Being inexperienced, it didn't occur to me to do what Ericca, the seasoned nanny did, use the bouncy!



I have since adopted this method as well! Soon enough we'll invest in a high chair, but for now, this works.