Adventures in Eating Part II

Hurry up!

Feed me faster Daddy

3rd day of feeding- this time with the pear juice- Even Mae wanted to see if he would eat better

First day of feeding, Caleb is more interested in the toys

So, we decided to start feeding Caleb rice cereal again this week. It seems like he is a bit more interested in what we are eating and drinking. Drinking for sure, as he wants to drink out of our cups and loves drinking water dropped into his mouth from a straw.

The first 2 days didn't go any better, so I decided to call the doctor's office to get some advice. She mentioned that now we really need to make sure we keep up with it since he isn't getting the adequate amount of iron from just breast milk alone. Also, since he is closing in on 6 months (yes, 6 months already!) he really needs to get used to eating solids. I know several people have suggested putting it in a bottle, but our doctor specifically told us not to. He needs to learn to eat from a spoon and not associate it with a bottle. The nurse did however tell us something that they hadn't mentioned before. We could add in a little baby white grape or pear juice to give it a bit more flavor. So, I came home a little early told with the juice. Let me tell you, what a difference it made. Caleb went from eating for only a few minutes and spitting most of it out, to practically gobbling every bite up. He's still not eating that much, but we are definitely making progress! I was so excited and proud of our big boy. Here are some pics to document the event.