A First Attempt

I started Caleb on solids at 4 months because he was READY.  He was a hefty little man, was eating 8 ounces per feeding, and was so interested in our food.  I remember the first attempt like it was yesterday, and it took a few tries but then he LOVED his solids. 

I have been going back and forth with the idea of solids with Mckinlee. She is so tiny, and she has seemed really content with just my breast milk. We also have her acid reflux under control, and I really do not want to stir that back up.  I was basically set on holding off solids with her until 6 months, but at 4 months the ugly 4 month growth spurt/sleep regression revealed its ugly head, and it had me second guessing myself.  I tried giving her one extra feeding a day before bed in an attempt to keep her from waking at night. It did not really work. I read that sometimes starting solids helps with this stage, and I thought I would give it a try. 

We geared up Mckinlee, camera, bumbo, and cereal and anticipated her first bite.  Lets just say little miss did not have it! She was not at all a fan of the consistency (even though it was super thin), and she kept gagging.  We probably only gave her three spoon fulls before we stopped. She was just not ready.

However, I had to document her "first" real solid on the blog.  I have to admit that I am kind of glad she was not ready for solids. I am all about her staying little for as long as possible, and if my milk is enough to keep her happy for right now, I am happy with that. After all, solids are just a big mess anyway. 

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