What a little adventure rice cereal has been. We started feeding Greta cereal in the evenings about a month ago and we are finally getting the hang of it. The first few feedings were mostly liquid, of course, and we spent about 7 days getting aquainted with the spoon. Some days are ok, others are a battle. We gradually thickened up the porridge rice cereal and she started to do better and better. For the most part she hadn't quite grasped that when the spoon comes close to her mouth she is supposed to open it so we can insert the spoon. Because of this small detail I usually stood behind Justin and danced around hoping to trick her into smiling so Justin could get a bite in. However, a few nights ago she started opening her mouth when the spoon came close! This is a huge breakthrough and it allows me to start dinner, unload the dishwasher, or just hang out while Dad is feeding her!
For all you new moms out there wondering, rice cereal is another "choice" we have to make so here is what we chose and why:
We started with Gerber rice cereal and she did great with that but when I finally looked at the label I was a little overwhelmed with the amount of ingredients listed for simple rice cereal. Now, to be fair, I don't think I will be feeding Greta organic only everything for life but while her body is still new I'd like to keep what is going in it as simple as possible. We now use Earth's best rice cereal.
Oh yes, and a big thank you to Kyle, Michelle, and Nori for this awesome highchair!
Suzie
Gerber ingredients
Earth's Best ingredients
