First Bites

Today Sophie got her first taste of cereal. She seemed to really enjoy it and ate the entire tablespoon I had prepared for her. She opened her mouth for every spoonful and although a good portion of it ran down her chin, I do think she swallowed quite a bit. She likely would have eaten more if I would have offered it. It looks like Sophie may be a good eater if this is any indication. With Brie even the first few bites were difficult.

Sophie has been eating alot more lately so I figured she was ready for the cereal. She still does not drink more then 5 oz at a time, but the last 3 days she has had 5 bottles while I am at work and nursed at least 4 times. She is going to very quickly deplete our freezer supply of breastmilk if she keeps this up! I am hopeful that the cereal will also help her with sleep. After almost 6 months of getting little sleep, I am ready for a good solid 8 hours. On rare occasions she will sleep for 6 hours giving me a 4 hour stretch, but on most nights she is still up every 3-4 hours.