Re: Hey, baby food's not so bad!

August 14, 2000

That is the same way Blake was when I tired him with the oatmeal. It was as

if he knew what to do. He didn't struggle and need to learn. He hated the

peaches, though. :-)

Tina

Mommy to Blake

born 4-2-00

Hey, baby food's not so bad!

>This evening, (4 mo.) and I went to the store. While I was walking

>down the baby aisle, I started looking at all the different types of baby

>food and noticed that the little Gerber jars were on sale. I thought I'd

>pick up a few since they keep forever.

>

>Let me say I had no intention of starting on baby food any time soon,

>just because of the hassle and expense. Since breastmilk is good for the

>sole source of nutrition for 6 months, I thought we'd head right into

fruits

>and veggies at that time (ick, I can't even stand the thought of cereal!).

>

>When I got home, though, I thought it would be interesting to see what her

>reaction would be, so I opened a jar of peaches and gave her a little bit.

>She took to it like a duck to water. Honestly, I've never seen any of our

>other 3 kids react like that! Each time I got the spoon close to her mouth,

>she opened it right up like a little bird. She didn't spit any out, only

>drooled a little bit down her chin.

>

>I think she had about 1.5 tablespoons -- I didn't want to push it. It was

>just so cute!

>

>I guess I may as well start giving her a taste here and there every few

>days.

>

>Give the Gift of Life Breastfeed!

>

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