Solid Foods

I've debated publishing this blog for many reasons, and we'll see if those reasons hold true once this is out there.

For the past 2 nights we've given Hayden "solid" food; well, as solid as Stage 1 baby food can get! We started with sweet potatoes, and he loves them! David and I debated whether to wait another month or give it a go already. After research and my mother's intuition, we decided it would be fine to try it out. He does great with the spoon and meets the requirements we kept finding for starting solids: assisted sitter, double birth weight, moves tongue back and forth, etc. The only problem is that I can't feed him fast enough! Yes, I'm still nursing and we're only trying solids at night right now. We'll stick with sweet potatoes for a few more days to see if he develops any allergy, then we'll move to another vegetable. I hear babies tend to love butternut squash!

Hayden can't wait til he's mobile. I'm sure you wonder how I know that, but I just do. If someone else has him and he sees me, he lunges for me. If you're assisting him in sitting up, he can and will pull himself up to a sitting position. He may not last long there, but he can do it. Hayden has also somewhat found his hands; no idea he has feet yet! But it's fun to watch him catch sight of his hands and realize they're there. He's also strong! If you're holding him he'll push off of you and lean back and move until he's where he wants to be. Oh, and talk about verbal! He never stops! I LOVE IT!