Solids!

We have been steadily increasing rhe amount of milk Drew drinks over the past few weeks.  He is currently at two 5oz and two 6oz bottles during the day. Our plan was to hold off on solids until fall break when I would have more time. Plus, we have Drew's 6 month check-up and I would get to ask the pediatrician all my feeding questions.  Well, Drew seems to be going through a growth spurt and his bottles just haven't been holding him over liike they used to....so we fed him cereal tonight. The directions said to mix one tablespoon of cereal with 4-5 tablespoons of milk. I mixed 3 tablespoons of breast milk with 1 tablespoon of cereal.  This was SUPER thin. Drew ate it but that consistency was very messy. I added one more tablespoon of cereal and that seemed to be better for Drew. He ate almost everything I made with  very little mess. I was quite impressed with his first try at food. Sam and I got tickled because Drew would eat a bite and then shove his thumb in his mouth. It looked like he was trying to push the food in further. So funny!