Well, we decided to go ahead and start feeding Jackson rice cereal today. I was reading up in my baby books about what signs to look for that he is ready to start with solids and he has all the signs! Sitting up with support, over 13 lbs, interested in what mom and dad is eating and he increased his feeds from 5 times a day to 8 and he is still waking up at night to eat! I knew he was ready when he started waking up at night to feed all of a sudden. They recommend waiting until babies are 6 months old before starting solids but they could start as early at 4 months old. I could tell he just wasn't getting enough to eat so we went out and bought little plates and spoons and some rice cereal and crossed our fingers he would take to it!
I nursed him first and then we put him in his high chair. To our surprise he opened his mouth wide and took the rice in his mouth, as if saying, "where have you been hiding this stuff?" I was so proud of him! He opened his mouth everytime we put the spoon to his lips! Now, I can't tell you how much he actually took in because a lot of it was on his bib but he sure gobbled it up! We'll keep doing this for his early evening feeding for a couple of weeks until we start seeing he's actually taking more in, then we'll try some other foods. How exciting! My baby is getting to be such a big boy!
