Chloe’s First Foods…

Recently Chloe has been showing signs that she is ready for solids… So, 3 days ago we thot it would be a good day to start her on her first rice cereal!

I was so excited! Hupps and I woke up early, prepared the cereal… Sat Chloe on her spongey chair, got the bib ready and we were ready to start….

We put some rice cereal on her spoon and aimed for her mouth… Her mouth opened slightly – so this was a good start/reaction! The spoon entered her mouth and as the tongue touched the spoon/rice cereal, her mouth shut! She pushed the spoon back out by using her tongue… The rice cereal that had entered her mouth, then slowly seeped out the corners of her mouth! Ummm… tried a second time and she wasn’t really having it! Everytime any rice cereal went into her mouth she would let it seep out the corners of her mouth and give a scrunched up face, as if to say “What are you giving me – this is gross!”

In protest to the rice cereal, her hands would block the spoon, hands would try and grab the bowl, she would shake/move her head to avoid the food, block the entry of food via tongue/mouth or spit it/let it seep out of her mouth… What a mess! It was either dribble or rice cereal! ummmm!

Day 2 was even worse… she wouldn’t have it at all!…. She would just block the entry of the spoon by using her tongue! However, on a good note there was less mess though!

Day 3 -Today was slightly better! Although there was still the hurdle of the tongue, the cringing, the regurgitation, the crazy hand movements, the seeping of the food out of the corners of the mouth – some of the rice cereal managed to get into and stay in the mouth!! Which I assume then trickled down her throat or either she swallowed it (which I doubt!!) Anyhows – Yay, even if it was only a few drops of rice cereal!!

Today I didn’t mind the mess that occured on the floor, on her face, on her clothes and her chair/table!