Cereal

Grandma fed him his first bite of rice cereal -yum, yum. His face says it all. I'd forgotten how much patience it takes to teach a child to eat. He didn't swallow a drop of cereal on his first try. Nor did he swallow any for the next few days. It took a full week for him to like it even a little bit. I find it a lot easier to feed my babies laying down on the floor (them, not me). I'm sure it's a choking hazard, so please don't follow my recommendations. For some reason I don't really worry about that. And I make the cereal a little thicker than some. My mom says I feed my children "rocks".

Starting cereal did help some with his night sleeping. We had gotten to the point where he was waking every 2 hours, acting like a ravenous monster. After he actually started swallowing some of the cereal, it gegan to improve. He even slept the whole night once, for the first time since his blessing day. We're starting to slip backwards again now, so it's probably time to add another feeding. My babies seem to get big fast, and my body can't quite keep up with their needs. No worries - that's what solid food is for.