Grace Meets Solids

When Jack started eating solids at 6 months he loved it.  He wasn't much of a talker, but even at that age, and even eating boring rice cereal he was a jubilant eater.  With every spoon he would ooh and ahh, he was Pavlovian in his responses.  He would see me pull down a ramekin, knowing that's what I mixed his food and begin flapping his arms like chicken wings.

Grace, not so enthusiastic.  It's so important to me that she have the same gusto for food, and everything I have offered her has been met with less than excited responses. I'm concerned she is already tainted.  

As an infant she had the dreaded acid reflux.  Years ago they considered this Colic, and mothers just toughed it out.  Now, because they can put a label on it, we can try to fix it.  I'll go into depth in another post about our reflux journey.  But, after restriction diets, lactations consultants and hours of tears, I finally put Grace on medication.  Baby Prilosec she got twice a day through a dropper, she was my little hampster.  I would take out the syringe, pull out the grape flavored medicine and she would lap it up.  So, nothing I make her will ever taste so powerful, so sweet as that medicine.     

There are a million opinions out there about what should be first foods to introduce.  Some say only rice cereal because its BLAND and EASY to digest.  Some say NEVER rice cereal because its BLAND and HARD.  Some say only vegetables so they don't get a sweet tooth.  I say, ease up - no big deal.  Your only feeding them a few tablespoons - give them whatever you want.  

So, I'll start cataloging the food combos and she's tried and how she's reacted.  I was so cocky with Jack - giving advice to parents with problem eaters, and wondering why they had a problem.  Now I know, we'll see if I can change it.