The Adventures of Sawyer: First Food

Well, today was a first...we gave Sawyer a little bit of cereal to try. He has been on breast milk only to this point...and Dr. Haidar had told us the other week that he is ready for solids. I wasn't sure if I was excited about that or not because it meant that my little boy is growing up too fast! Keith and I had discussed it and thought we could give it a try...after both Grandma's made the suggestion too that Sawyer is ready for the big step. So, Keith got the high chair out and put it together and attached it to one of our chairs and we were ready. All we had to do was mix 1 Tlbs. of rice cereal to 5 Tlbs. warm milk...this created a consistency I thought was too runny...it was like soup! But, we did what the directions said. I put Sawyer in his high chair and that process was pretty smooth, then daddy came in with the cereal. Remember, we are EXTREME newbies when it comes to this stuff...Keith started giving Sawyer the cereal and immediately Sawyer started to gag!! Oh my, did this ever scare me! But Keith and Grandma (who came over to help if we needed) assured me he was ok. After several spoonfuls, Keith told me to try it. I was so scared! Why? Because I was so afraid of his choking... even though it looked like soup it still had a slightly different texture and then throw in the use of the spoon. He was hilarious...he would gag before the spoon even got to his mouth! Grandma Joyce then showed us how to let Sawyer suck off the spoon and get a better understanding of this new experience. She was very helpful in showing how to put the spoon in his mouth and holding his hands back...he's always trying to be such a little helper. Overall, the experience wasn't too bad...and I'm sure will get easier as he gets used to the different textures.