First Taste of Solid Foods

On Wednesday night (5/20/09), we fed Maddie some rice cereal for the first time. After discussing all the details with our pediatrician, we decided she may be ready since she can hold her head up, can sit up well with assistance and shows interest in food when Eric and I eat.

Overall, she did really well. She made a few faces of uncertainty at the start but ate several spoon-fulls and seemed to like it. I think her tummy will take a while to get used to solid foods so we'll take things nice and slow. Thankfully, she hasn't shown any signs of food allergies thus far. But Mommy and Daddy don't want to rush into the solid food arena just yet. Our babe is growing up so quickly - it's hard to believe she's already 4 1/2 months old!