"Rice Cereal Party"

New in Emma Claire's world is "solid" food. It was a big night Saturday when we sat down as a family for Emma Claire's first taste of something other than milk. On the menu...rice cereal. It was a pretty anti-climatic event. We had the video camera out and were taking pictures. No big reaction from her. She was way more interested in playing with the spoon than the food she was being fed. I have to say it was messy! No highchair yet, so she sat in my lap. When she had enough, she grabbed for the bowl and knocked it over. Rice cereal everywhere. Sophie and Rudy to the rescue. They just don't know what a treat they are in for. Emma Claire and food will make them very happy.

Since then, Emma Claire has been having dinners of rice cereal and is becoming more enthusiastic about her meals. If she can sit still long enough, she opens her mouth like a little bird to receive her spoonful of mush. It is, however, almost an athletic event trying to feed a squirmy baby! She is looking forward to bananas soon!

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