Starting to Eat Solids

Savannah started eating solids on Sept 23 2010, she was 5 months and 5 days old. I actually tried giving her baby cereal before when she was about 4 months and half, but she did not like it and I also felt she wasn't ready. The only reason I tried was because people were telling me that I should start giving her cereal. One thing I learned is to follow my motherly instinct. I knew she was not ready for cereal.

I tried again at 5 months, but this time I felt that she was ready. She always looked at me with interested when I ate. She had cereal with apple mixed with breast milk and she loved every single bit of it. I know they say that you shouldn't give babies fruit before vegetables, but I figured because she is a breastfed baby she is used to different taste, some what. And I was right. She eats apples, bananas, pears, sweet potatoes, peas, carrots and loves it all. Once again following my motherly instinct.

These next two pictures are at 5 months, great success.

This is a week later. She loves her food

This video is when she ate cereal at 4 months, with no success.

Her First Two Teeth

Don't know if you can tell, but Savannah got her two bottom front teeth at 4 month. I couldn't believe it because I always heard of babies getting their first teeth at around 6-8 months or even later. Maybe she got it so early because I drank so much milk when I was pregnant, about 2 -3 cups a day. Just a theory