Time For Solid Food

Well the event that I have been postponing has finally happened. Today I gave in and started Andrina on solid foods, rice cereal for now. I've been putting it off and putting it off. Andrina probably was ready for cereal about a week ago but I just could not do it. It's been a psychological hurdle knowing that she is growing and every day she is less and less of a baby, and her eating solid foods instead of just milk has made that concrete for me. I loved nursing Andrina while I could and I loved giving her milk in a bottle too. She would be so sweetly cuddled up against me, her head resting in my arm and I could just gaze at her and drink her in while she drank her milk. I loved rocking her while she drank. I enjoyed those perfect Mommy-Baby moments so much and I hate the idea that someday they will end. So I fought it by putting off solid foods for as long as I could justify doing it. I'm thankful that at least the pediatrician agreed with me waiting until she was almost 6 months old to do it. I don't think I could have done it when Andrina was only 4 months old. It was difficult for me to do it but I finally did it. And of course when I was all alone later I cried.

Andrina handled the cereal pretty well. She does not appear to love it but she did open up her mouth and did eat some of it today. I let her do whatever she wanted while she ate. She put her hands in her mouth while the cereal was in her mouth. She smeared it on the highchair try and spit some out. She even put her hand in the bowl and squished some between her fingers. Thankfully I was able to enjoy her enjoyment of it instead of just being down that it is another step for her in growing up.