first experience with rice cereal

rj was introduced to rice cereal on his five month birthday. over the previous few weeks leading up to it, he had been very interested in food and watching it go into our mouths. also, he stopped sleeping through the night so i thought it might be time to give him a little more nourishment! plus, a book i'm reading said to start rice cereal at five months, so there you go!

he liked it OK and i have since given it to him before bed (a whopping tablespoonful) for the last few nights. well, he’s back to sleeping 9-10 hours each night (thank goodness!) and he seems happier, if that’s possible!

here are a few pictures from that day and a short video too.

...now WHAT exactly is this, mama??

hmmm...not bad...

oh yeah, i’m totally getting the hang of this “spoon thing...”

that was fun and tasty...thanks, mama!

oh no...i think i got some cereal on this adorable bib...