A baby’s first year of life is full of many, many firsts, most of which are interesting only to the parents, grandparents, and possibly older siblings. Actually, ALL of the firsts are probably interesting only to those most closely related, but some do make better photo opportunities than others. For instance, the first time a baby eats solid foods can be pretty darn funny, even if it’s not your baby!
As I mentioned earlier, we’ve been holding off on cereal until Jeremy hit four months, on the recommendation of our pediatrician. This had been working very well, as the formula was satisfying Jeremy, and he was consistently sleeping through the night.
However, a couple of days ago, Jeremy started waking up at 6:00 a.m. ravenously hungry. He would eat a bunch and then be hungry again in three hours. (He’d been eating every four hours for at least a month.) He picked up a fifth feeding and was still hungry. So, we decided yesterday that he was close enough to four months old and commenced with the cereal.
With Charlotte and Elijah, the first cereal feeding was an exercise in shoving in the formula with a spoon while Baby Wilkes shoved it back out with his or her tongue. This must be because we did not wait until four months with either of them! From nearly the first spoonful, Jeremy scarfed down the cereal almost as easily as he does his formula!
This is not to say he didn’t make a mess or spit at us a time or two. But, for the most part, Jeremy very quickly took the cereal, so I guess it’s a new permanent part of his diet.
Sigh. It doesn’t take long for a tiny baby to turn into a big four-month old!
Here’s Jeremy at his very first cereal feeding.
“Mmmm, I’m so hungry I could eat this bib!”
“You mean, you want to put that in my mouth?”
“OK, but I’m not so sure about this!”
“It’s kinda messy, but I guess it tastes OK.”
“How much more?”
Jeremy says, “That’s it! I’m done!”
And here’s one more funny picture…Jeremy has recently discovered his thumb, and this is what he looks like when he sucks on it. He actually tries to hide it from us, as if we might try to take it away! Too funny.
Well, that’s all the baby stuff for today. The kids got home on Friday, full of great adventure stories from their time with Grandmama and Granddaddy. This week will be hectic as we try to get most of our activities done early in the week before Charlotte goes to church camp for the first time. Jeremy has his second round of vaccinations on Wednesday and his four-month checkup on Thursday. And, one week from today, we hope to drive over to Michigan to meet our new niece.
Off to the races!
I love his little sneaky thumb sucking! Jaylie used both hands like that when we were still in the hospital. The nurses were impressed and said she must have been sucking her thumb in the womb to be able to do it so soon after birth. It took Ethan a while to find his (like 8 weeks or so) but when he did, he began to be such a great self-soother. I love the thumb! Have fun this week. I know Charlotte will have fun!
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