We tried solids!

Well I really planned on waiting till the six month marks to try solids foods but Tula had been acting "hungry" the last couple days. Maybe she was just adjusting to being back at home from a few days at Grandpa and Grandma's but it just seemed like she wasn't satisfied after she ate in the evenings so we thought we would give it a try. I am planning on making all of her baby food myself and her first meal was rice cereal. I went to the store last night and bought her some organic brown rice and grinded some up in the blender today and made her a little batch. It looked a little thick for her so we mixed in a little breastmilk and VOILA! Tula had her first dinner! She didn't seem to mind it at all, made a couple faces near the end I think because it was getting cold but other than that she seemed kind of uninterested. Most of it came back out anyways, I am not sure that she swallowed any of it. I know that's all normal for the first time but her general uninterest in the whole thing tells me she is probably not in as much of a hurry as I thought to eat solids so I am not going to push it. We will try from time to time over the next few weeks and keep you all posted on the progress.

I had a little cry to John this morning. I just get weepy thinking about the fact that she will soon be eating all these foods and no longer fully dependant on my milk. Breastfeeding has been such a beautiful bonding time for us and as excited as I am for her to grow and try all these new things, I will miss this relationship we have where I am everything and all she needs. I am so glad I made the choice to breastfeed. It was hard work sometimes but it was worth every ounce of it. Some of my favorite memories so far are from times when she was or had just finished eating, and I am thankful to have those that I can cherish forever.

Who's kidding who, though. With a kid who still won't take the bottle (we've given up and are now just trying sippy cups) and is spitting out solids, I have a while before she doesn't need me for food. I am going to make a point of enjoying these last few weeks of "full time" feeding and be thankful for every moment I have doing so.

Here is our little angel with her Momma's rice cereal. Her first time tasting "my cooking" and she didn't complain!