The big event this week has been that Erik has officially been introduced to solid food! We started him on Sunday morning with organic mashed bananas. I argued back & forth with myself on whether I should start him on a “sweet” item, but eventually caved since it was easy and he was sure to like it. I am going to try to make all of Erik’s food and have been following a combination of our pediatrician’s advice and the Super Baby Food book. Both these sources listed bananas as a good first food, so I decided it would be okay. The other “best” first foods were avocado or sweet potato and I’ve learned that it is harder to consistently find organic food in my grocery store than I thought.
Erik’s first solid meal went very well. He loved the banana and eagerly ate everything. He has been making the chewing motion for several weeks now, so he didn’t have any problem with swallowing or gagging. Erik is a very laid back kid and while he wanted to hold or touch the spoon a few times while we were feeding him, he was content to just hang on to it while we moved it back & forth between the bowl & his mouth!
I hope that all the food we introduce him to will be as well accepted as this one, but it may be a foolish hope if he takes after his Mother. I was the pickiest eater EVER as a child (and kinda still am)!! I also hope that getting him on solids will help Erik to sleep better at night and totally eliminate all middle of the night awakenings.
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