I don't know Mommy, this seems way less efficient then the bottle or your breast, but I'll play along if this is what you want...
At Maile’s 4 month check up, her doctor said we could start introducing “solid” foods sometime in the next month. We decided to wait until after the Thanksgiving travels and on Saturday Maile had her first non-milk meal!
Sort of.
Turns out that the first “solid” thing you introduce is rice cereal mixed with breast milk. I was expecting it to me be a bit more solid than it actually was – the initial mixture was 1 tablespoon of rice cereal and 4 tablespoons of milk.
Regardless, Maile couldn’t get enough of it. I’m not sure how much of the cereal actually made it into her stomach, but she sure had a lot of fun with the whole eating experience. Check out the video below (with appropriate musical accompaniment, of course 😉
For now we are going to be giving Maile one “solid” meal a day – which is a good thing, because it takes awhile and is definitely messier than her milk only feedings!
Following on the very exciting “rolling” milestone of last week, Maile embarked on a series of “firsts” this weekend. We started slowly – first up, Maile’s first pair of shoes!
These are pretty, but they sure do make my feet harder to eat!
(Dad note: Special thanks to Renee, Sage and Zeb for the adorable shoes all the way from China.)
It’s amazing how time flies. Four months ago I was having a little trouble keeping my big ol’ head up.
Now look at me!
How you like me now?!
But that’s not all – I have a milestone to share. When I was in Boston, I decided to unveil a new trick I’ve been working on. I tried it out for the first time with Grandpa Mike – he was watching me and I just started rolling over. I started on my back, went to my front and then back to my back! Rolling is fun and useful too – I’ve learned that by rolling I can finally reach the toys that mommy and daddy leave just out of my reach.
(Dad note: This rolling stuff is no joke. Maile did it for the first time on Sunday and now every time we put her down it seems like she is off rolling somewhere. This morning we put her down on her play mat, turned away for a minute and she was halfway across the room! So no more leaving Maile alone on her play mat – definitely an interesting new wrinkle to Maile’s development. PS – how crazy are those old videos – hard to believe that was only 4 months ago!)
(Click here for head lift video.)
(Click here for first roll video.)
(Click here for rolling video.)
“I’ve been everywhere, still I’m standing tall
I’ve seen a million faces and I’ve rocked them all…”
– Bon Jovi, Wanted Dead Or Alive
We’re packing up and getting ready to leave Beantown early tomorrow morning. It’s been an amazing trip. I really had fun introducing Maile to my hometown – and especially introducing her to all of our Boston friends. Thank you to everyone who made it over to meet our girl – and for those we missed, we hope to catch you next time!
Here’s a small smattering of all the fun people Maile got to meet over Thanksgiving. Two caveats: 1) I wasn’t able to get pictures of everybody – so I apologize if your moment with Maile girl is missing. Just know that your face is ingrained in her tiny mind. 2) Not always the best shots – apparently adults like to look at babies instead of cameras and babies like to look just about anywhere else. So we did our best!
