On Benjamin's five-month birthday, instead of a birthday cake he got a yummy bowl of rice cereal. Yes, we have now entered the wonderful world of solid foods. I expected the first feeding to be a huge mess, with food on the floor and in his hair. As it turns out, he didn't even get food on his outfit. It all stayed in his mouth or on his bib. What a cooperative baby!
Overall, it's been going quite well over the past week or so and we've even added baby oatmeal to the menu. Just as Benji adapts easily between breastfeeding and bottles, he's willing to eat baby cereal as well. A typical feeding begins with Benji looking at the spoon suspiciously. After the first three spoonfuls (at least half of which lands back on his bib) he remembers what this strange substance is and that he likes to eat it. Then he opens his mouth wide whenever the spoon gets near and eagerly takes the cereal while also trying to chew the spoon. Near the end of the bowl, he starts to turn his head away and finds something else in the kitchen that is commpletely fascinating. So, it looks like we've got the portion sizes right since he's lost interest at about the same time the food is gone.
In the "flip book" spirit, here's a look at Benjamin's very first solid food meal:
i sincerely do not know what you are doing here. are you lost? were you
looking for your delicate calico cat, and did you follow her up two flights of stairs
to this room? she is not here. she was here, yes. we gave her a warm bowl of milk, we talked with her about campaign finance reform for a time, and then she bid us good day. i believe she was
going to the post office two blocks down, but i don't quite recall.
for surely you did
not find your way from prinsiana, the least traveled site on
the internet. if you did, though, perhaps you are looking for humor. perhaps you are looking for profundity. perhaps you are looking for answers.
i'm sorry, but you shall go naught-for-three.
