Today Luca turns 5 months old. How time flies by. He`s almost half a year.....I cant believe it. I decided that he was ready to start eating food. I read that babies show signs of being ready when they stare at your plate, or watch you eat or grab for your food. Lately, everytime we`re eating at the table and we put Luca in his highchair, he just sits there very quietly and concentrated and stares at our mouths. He even opens his mouth everytime we open ours. Its super cute. So today was the big day. We started with rice cereal, because thats whats recommended for the first feeding, as its very rare for a baby to be allergic to rice. The first feeding is only supposed to be a tablespoon.
So we sat him in his highchair and got the cereal ready (and of course the camera), and gave him his first bite....and guess what? He hates it! LOL! He totally gagged on it. Poor baby. I felt bad. I guess its a normal reaction when babies are used to just drinking milk. Having something with a little more consistency could be weird. I gave him a couple of spoonfuls and by the end he was still making a grossed out face, but at least he wasnt gagging. I will keep trying every morning. I mean, he HAS to get used to food at some point. Cant live on mamma`s milk forever. Although i`m sure if it was up to him he would! hehe.
That was our little experience today. New steps as he gets older. It`s fun and scary at the same time. But like anything, a little time and he`ll be an expert.
Well, I hear him stirring awake from his nap. Gotta go feed him.
Ni -xox-
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