Guess what Miss Tabby did for the first time on Friday. Yup … solid food (well sort of mushy, but you know what I mean). The doc had advised that we start her between 4 and 6 months and we hit the mark almost right down the middle.
She's been sort of interested in our food for a while now, but I didn't really see the need to complicate life with solid foods, not to mention, the stuff about food allergies they tell you about, but I told myself that if I saw a good reason for her to start solids, we would. Well last week, after sleeping through the night for over 2 months, she stopped. And she was waking up HUNGRY. Obviously, her last bottle at 7:30 or 8, wasn't holding her 'til 4 or 5 anymore. So we got her some lovely organic rice cereal and we're starting out with that. After that I get to start making some of the recipes from the books I've got.
As for Miss Tabby, she's enjoying her solids and sleeping through the night again.
Congrats on this milestone! Glad she is getting to sleep as well as you guys.
When I worked at a Montessori, I had a mom who would make all the food for her babe each weekend.. Blend up yummy stuff like mashed potatoes, strawberries, blueberries, sweet potatoes, etc… She would pour and freeze them in ice trays. Then just pop them in the microwave and they were ready to eat! For protein, she would just mix in the baby food that had meat. Have fun!
She looks quite happy with herself! Congrats on the solids!