I know that the old-school way of doing everything is always hard to break, but we tried this time. With Charlie, he had his first cereal the day before he turned 4 months old. Looking back, this was way too early. The boy had heart surgery at 7 weeks old and was just starting to really grow. Mommy milk was enough for him. With Owen, we decided we would wait until he was 6 months. Well, we gave him his first solids this weekend, two weeks before 6 months.
I’m pretty sure I’ve decided to skip cereal completely this time around. We barely gave Charlie cereal and since it has practically no nutritional value, we skipped right to bananas for Owen. I mixed about 1/4 of a banana with some breastmilk and mushed it all up.
I’m so glad we waited this long because not only is it better for him, but he caught on much quicker, meaning slightly less-mess!
He loved it!
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Awww this makes me miss my son being little. Sniff! So cute! This made my ovaries hurt ;) lol
ReplyDeleteAw. My son is 7 months old and we started solids just when he turned 4 at the doctor's suggestion. It is definitely very very messy but it's so much satisfaction when the little one finishes it off.:D
ReplyDeleteAww, that makes me miss my boys being babies so bad. Not that I want another or anything lol. I will just live vicariously through you!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cutie! We mostly used cereal for its iron content and mixed it with a fruit or veggie.
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, the only time people look absolutely adorable eating messy is when they're little. :) I have an ice cream cone mess my youngest got into that made a series of cute pics.
ReplyDeleteToo adorable!! I love messy babies. :-)
ReplyDeleteSo cute! I remember those messy first meals with my daughter. Actually, she still is a pretty messy eater!
ReplyDeleteYour son is way too cute! Those big blue eyes are gonna help him get away with a lot.
ReplyDeleteWhat a little sweetie. Looks like he loved the solids.
ReplyDeleteWe skipped those cereals too. The girls never liked them and they were messy. Looks like he is loving his first taste of bananas!
ReplyDeleteI so remember those days. Babies grow too fast!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cutey and he looks like he is loving it. We waited with cereals until 6 months and went on to fruits very quickly.
ReplyDeleteAdorable! I miss those days. Love the tongue reaching :)
ReplyDeleteSo cute! It was always fun to see the reactions to new foods. And then there was the occasional sneeze that sent a spray of peas across the room! HA!
ReplyDeleteAww how cute! I remember those days when I was introducing my girls to solids too, they loved it!
ReplyDeleteAwesome pictures! I remember those days well, what fun!
ReplyDeleteAwww that's good that he's eating well. Keep it up baby :D
ReplyDeleteVery sweet boy. That's great you're taking pictures to remember these moments!
ReplyDeleteOh so sweet! I made my babies first foods using my food processor. Love moments like this.
ReplyDeleteGreat collection! I pinned a few!
ReplyDeleteAwe too cute. Our first feeding was equally as messy.
ReplyDeleteIt's so much fun to start first foods. I'm glad day one was a success!
ReplyDeleteThat is great! I think I am going to wait longer too to start food with my daughter.
ReplyDeleteYour little guy is so adorable! He really seemed to enjoy it.
ReplyDeleteI love the faces lil ones make when they're tying new solids. Such cute pics!
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