Solids

After Avery's 4 month checkup, our pediatrician told us that it was okay to start solids. Most people that I had talked to began at 4 months, but I had done some research and read that it is recommended to wait until babies are 6 months old. I had planned to hold off for a little while but we were still having some very rough nights. I was willing to try anything at that point so we decided to give it a go.We began with rice cereal the Saturday morning before Halloween. She actually did a lot better than I thought that she would. She was a little confused at first but eventually got the hang of it.

First bite

What is this stuff???

Grace (in her Halloween jammies) was making sure nothing fell to the ground

After a few days, we started giving her the cereal for dinner. She was not sleeping any better. I was actually having a harder time getting her to fall asleep which never has been the problem. She seemed to be wiggling around a lot and having a harder time relaxing. I think the cereal just made it a little more difficult to poo so she was having to get used to that. Well, after a few days of that, I decided to stop for a little while. I was pumping so much for the cereal, and I figured we could wait a few more weeks.

Avery has been sleeping so much better lately so I haven't started it back up. We'll probably begin again with oatmeal soon.