Yesterday Caleb had his first taste of rice cereal. Our pediatrician said he probably wouldn't like it too much but we needed to start introducing the concept of a spoon to him.
We only mixed up about a tablespoon and tried giving it to him in both the Bumbo chair and in Bryan's lap. Overall, I'd say our initial impression was that it was a success! He ate several spoonfuls although he clearly wasn't sure how to swallow the cereal and would just smack it around in his mouth a bit. Caleb eventually got tired of the whole idea so we called it quits.
All was well until I was changing his diaper about an hour later. He had his fingers in his mouth and I just thought he was doing that since he's teething. But oh no, he put his long fingers so far in his mouth that he gagged himself and let's just say all the previously eaten rice cereal was a lost cause, as was the outfit. Better luck next time.
Here are some more pictures below... A Rice Cereal Play-by-Play if you will:
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