Sweet Baby James had his first taste of sweet potatoes today! While I cannot say that it was a success, it was at least a start. And before anyone tells me that he is too young for solid food (he turns 4 months tomorrow) let me give a little background.
James started sleeping through the night at 6 weeks. He ate on schedule, and slept all night. By the time he was 2 1/2 months, he was eating 6 oz, 5 times a day (every four hours, except at night.) However, he started spitting up- a lot- and it was suggested that he was eating too much at each feeding. So we went back to 4 oz every three hours, which was OK- although there were several times a day that James was fussy when he finished the bottle, as if he were still hungry. Then about 3 weeks ago, he started waking up in the night to eat- every night, 2 am. Now I know that most parents of infants are used to waking up at night, but we weren't! We are now.
So anyway, I started trying to feed him rice cereal about 2 weeks ago, but he either wasn't interested, or wasn't ready. But we continued every other day or so, to no avail. So today, I bought a couple of stage 1 baby foods. And we tried the sweet potatoes. He was VERY HAPPY- just smiling and giggling- but not swallowing. So maybe he's still not quite ready, but we will keep trying!
I absolutely cannot believe how big he is getting. I have started taking him places in his stroller without the carseat, and he looks like a big boy! He also got his first pair of cowboy boots! (kids Klozet consignment sale- $1) He looks adorable in them, but I still don't like it- he's growing up way to fast.
Also- big announcement- I am officially on Facebook. After resisting for years, I finally gave in! So look me up!
