Keelin has been watching us intently as we eat, and she finally got to try some for herself. We were going to wait until she was 6 months old to start solid food, but she seemed so eager that we decided to give it a try. Last Saturday (the day after she turned 5 months old), she had some rice cereal, and loved it. At first she made a funny face, but by the third spoonful she was grabbing the spoon herself and enjoying it. She even held the spoon pretty well -- if we position it right she'll grab the handle and put the bowl of it in her mouth. It's an extremely messy activity, and she usually ends up with cereal covering her face, but she doesn't mind. Luckily she enjoys her baths. We got her first meal on video, we'll post a link soon.
She is supposed to try each new food separately so that we can watch for a bad reaction, and the rice cereal has made the grade. This weekend we'll add squash and see what she thinks. We use her milk to make the cereal, so it's not all that different from what she's used to. The squash will be a very different taste, so we're looking forward to her reaction.
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