STARTING Solids

It’s crazy how different I find myself treating Janna, compared to Jesse when he was her age. With Jesse, I was so eager to have him hit all his milestones and try new things. Funny enough, Jesse was slow to do a lot of things...like sit, crawl, walk, feed himself, etc. With Janna, I am in zero rush for all these things! They are just more work, and life is so simple right now. It’s funny, because even though I don’t encourage her to learn things on her own (example- I pass her toys, and avoid belly time) she seems to be the opposite of Jesse and picks up on things too fast! She is now inching forward and pivoting all over the floor, and won’t stay off her stomach. Little munchkin. With Jesse, I was all pumped to start solids and at about 5 months started rice cereal. He sort of hated it, and it was a funny first experience. I wasn’t planning on starting Janna until 6 months, but lately she has been stalking our food with her eyes when we eat. Yesterday, she just about flopped out of her bumbo trying to mouth dive onto some food that was a on a plate close to her. So, after brushing up on the baby readiness signs and solids guidelines, we decided to start her on sweet potatoes today

She was so cute! She was very excited about the whole process of eating. She would open her mouth so wide and lean into the spoon, then look at us like “what the heck” as she swallowed down the orange mess. After a confused look, she would give us a huge grin and stick out her tongue for more. I don’t know if she loved the taste of the food, but it was like she loved eating. A definite Smith trait.

Here are a few pics of my angel baby.