Larkin has been eye-balling the Tosstito bag for quite some time now. She has much interest to move on to bigger and better things when it comes to eating- Watching everyone else eat, smacking her lips, puppy-dog eyes that say "Why am I getting left out of the fun?"
I must admit that I was apprehensive to add rice cereal to her daily routine. Reason #1- I love nursing and I don't want to give it up. Progression is a sign that I must soon close this chapter of my life and I am simply not ready. Reason #2- I'm an idiot.
Actually, Reason #2 should be restated: I'm a typical "new mom" that will only learn parenthood by trial and error.
When Larkin was just a little over 4 months old, I decided to give cereal a try. The first night went pretty well: add a teaspoon of cereal to about an ounce of milk. spoon feed. throw out the rest. clean up. nurse. put her down for bed. "Gradual introduction" is the key. A teaspoon per ounce is still pretty-well milk. So the next night.... as well as the next several nights, I SHOULD have used a teaspoon per ounce and then add 1/2 an ounce the next week and so on.
The second night I made the cereal with milk, only this time it was pretty much the consistency of soupy oatmeal. Larkin didn't mind. She thought this was fun. Great, even! At least until the next day when her large intestine had a traffic jam. I had to give my poor girl a suppository because of me! It took her about a week to become regular again.
Fast forward a month and I am reluctantly giving it another go. Larkin still enjoys the spoon and luckily she has no signs of irrational fear when mommy "does the airplane".
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