Anne Cambria has started eating baby food on May 15! YAY! We started rice cereal April 12 and we did that once a day (at dinner) for 2 weeks, then we transitioned to twice a day (breakfast and dinner) for 2 weeks. She was not a huge fan of the rice cereal, so I slowly added apple rice cereal and banana oatmeal to it about a week ago, and she gradually increased the amount she ate. Now we only have apple rice cereal and banana oatmeal. No more plain, gross rice cereal. And on May 15 we started baby food. I was trying to hold out til 6 months old, but she is so interested in what we are "doing/eating" when we sit down for meals that I figured it was time. She would grab at our plates and utensils and watch so intensely. So now we are eating baby food! :) We have our baby food at lunch. Since I am still introducing veggies, I want to make sure she isn't allergic to anything, so from noon to bedtime I can watch for any rashes or other signs/symptoms of allergies. So far we have had squash and carrots. She loves them both. We have done each for 2 days. Our pediatrician recommended two to three days of each before switching to another so we could look for food allergies. Most people do not realize that just because you have something once and do not have a reaction, does not mean that you are not allergic. Allergies are weird in their mechanism of development, and sometimes the second time exposure is actually what triggers the allergic reaction. So, that being said, we have been allergy free so far and Anne Cambria is loving squash and carrots. I am moving to green veggies next. I want to save the sweet potatoes and fruits for last. I do not want to give her too much sugar at first......she may have a sweet tooth like her Momma. :) Anyways, here is some documentation from the momentous milestone!
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| Squash for the first time |
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| I forgot to add that Anne Cambria now sits in high chair! :) |
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| where's the grub???? |
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| delicious banana oatmeal breakfast |
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| I want your bowl Momma.... |
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| carrots for lunch, yummy! |
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| such a good little eater so far! |
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