Yummy Yogurt

Last weekend when we took Emily to the doctor, she suggested we try some yogurt, which might help her little tummy get back to normal. At this point, Emily is 100% back to normal, but we decided to let her try some yogurt anyway. The yogurt blends are made for babies and mixed with fruit, so we thought the banana blend was a safe first try. This was probably the first food Emily has tried that she loved right away--usually, at least the first bite of something new gets a disgusted look out of her, but that wasn't the case today.

We've just started to feed her a solid food three times a day now--they give her a a fruit and cereal in the morning at day care, and she still eats her veggie at lunch and fruit or veggie at dinner. Now we can add yogurt to the mix. She also decided she was independent enough to try feeding herself. There was more chewing on the spoon than actual eating going on--I'm sure it feels pretty good to bite that rubber tip with those new teeth!

Being Silly

Emily is getting very comfortable in her high chair, and now knows exactly what time it is when she gets buckled in--she usually starts making her little hungry panting noise when the food gets close. Last night, she was being extra silly and wouldn't put her legs down. I didn't catch the picture when her toes were actually in her mouth.Her favorite at night is bananas mixed with oatmeal--she just loves it. You might be able to tell in the picture how wet with bananas her feet are! It's a good thing she gets her bath right after she eats, or she'd stay sticky from head to toe.

New Chair

We decided this weekend that it was time to buy a high chair for Emily. She had cereal and bananas in it the first night, and did really well! We didn't leave the tray on it to feed her, but just couldn't get over how tiny she looks. I'm sure it will be no time before she'll be outgrowing it!

Eating Veggies

Emily has progressed from just rice cereal to vegetables now--carrots were our first new thing to try. She wasn't prepared for the new taste at first, and didn't seem too thrilled with the first few bites. Unfortunately, I didn't get the camera quickly enough to capture the look on her face. She ended up with so much on her face, it was difficult to even see her little mouth.

She soon realized she'd rather play with Gracie than eat her carrots! The dogs have become quite a distraction when we're trying to feed her. We'll wait a few days now before trying the next new vegetable, just in case the carrots don't agree with her.

Bibs

Mick has been wondering when we'd use all the bibs Emily has--now that she's having cereal on a regular basis, we're getting to try on some of these cute bibs. Here are a couple that she modeled this week. She smiles as if she has no idea how accurate this description is :)!
These are both prior to eating, so they're a little cleaner than they end up when she's done!

Trying Rice Cereal

Another thing the pediatrician told us at Emily's 4 month check up is that we could start trying to feed her rice cereal--at the time, I didn't think she was ready. As the weeks go by though, Emily becomes more and more interested in what we're eating, and is much better at sitting up (two of the signs she's ready for food), so we decided to give it a try.
She definitely knew what to do when the spoon came close to her mouth,


but the swallowing part still needs a little work!

She opened and closed her mouth at the right times to take what was in the spoon, and then spit it out each time.

We don't know if she's not quite ready or just isn't used to the taste yet, but we'll keep trying a little bit each night until she's mastered it!