First Food!

Lots of people have been asking when Allan and I plan to start giving Cayden solid foods.I am always amazed by how much controversy there is about everything with babies (and I'm sure with kids too!). Every book we read or person we talk to tells us something different about the "best" way to do things. For every little thing! About food, some places say to wait it out until his stomach is stronger, other places say to give him food earlier so he can get used to it. I'm learning more and more to just  figure it out on our own. It's much less confusing! We'd planned on waiting until 6 months. With his stomach being so sensitive, it made more sense to me to wait longer. But for the past few weeks, we noticed that if Cayden was sitting with one of us and we ate something he would stare and stare at the food. Then he started opening his mouth whenever we took a bite, then a few times he almost fell over while leaning in to look or grab at the food. So Allan decided it was time to try it out for real. So, of course, more conflicting advice...most people and books say to start with rice cereal because it is so bland. Some say to put it in a bottle to help him ease into it, some say that is really bad...the list of arguments over baby food goes on and on and on! So we did it our way. We gave him "Baby's 1st Apples".  I've read that starting with fruit means he won't ever like vegetables, but then again, I've also read that that is a myth. His first food was something interesting. I'm happy with our decision!

     He did such a great job! He opened his mouth and sucked in the apples and swallowed them, hardly making any mess at all! I only let Allan feed him a little bit since I was still nervous about his stomach. But he hasn't shown any sign of discomfort. Last night we fed him the rest of the jar and he loved it again! He happily kicked his little feet and looked like he was in awe of the yummy applesauce. He probably could have easily finished the entire jar at once if we'd let him. Next up to try is peas, sweet potatoes, and pears. Yum!