Eating

Jim and I have been looking forward to the day Maddy would start eating baby food for a while now. In fact, we've heard so many different theories and assumptions on HOW to introduce food and when to do it. Ultimately, we decided to wait until the pediatrician said it was OK, which was six months.

We started several weeks earlier with rice cereal (i.e. cardboard with formula, we don't recommend it), and Madelyn didn't really "get" the whole eating thing. In fact, note in this picture of one of her first attempts to eat, that rice cereal has made its way to her eyelid!

Last week, we introduced green beans and peas to her diet .... and "oh baby" life is good. Turns out, Madelyn simply didn't like cardboard ... but she loves her veggies! And green veggies at that! We are getting ready to introduce carrots and squash this week! Here's a photo of her eating her veggies!

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