November 19, 2006 - First Solid Food

Last week Maddie had her 4-month visit with the pediatrician. She measured 13.1 pounds, and 25 inches tall. That put her in the 40th percentile for weight, and the 90th percentile for height. Our kid is tall and skinny :) What could've predicted that? Seriously though, the good part is that she is showing steady growth, and her head circumference is on track as well (75th percentile), so her brain seems to be growing steadily as well. The reason for this post, and for mentioning the Dr. visit, is that she will now start trying "solid" foods. I put that in quotes because infant-formula rice cereal is about as solid as goose poop through a screen door (that one's for you, Dad). It's not exactly Snap, Crackle, and Pop.

Here we are mid-feeding. Notice the "this tastes great" expression she is making. Looks more like some kind of punishment. The Doc said that we're not trying to get her to take many calories this way, it's more to get her used to eating from a spoon. There were some frightened looks, but no crying, so we considered this a success.

Here we are post-feeding, all cleaned up and smiling at Mom from the high-chair. You might be able to see that her hair is starting to come in up top. Can you see it? Ok, so maybe you have to see it in person, but it's really coming out more and more. Really.