Thursday January 6 at 7:00 pm
This, my friends, is rice cereal. Now, were it up to me, my boy would be weaned on Cap'n Crunch. He does have two teeth afterall. And as far as I'm concerned, two teeth are all you need to nosh on some crunchberries. Alas, I'm going with what the silly little American Academy of Pediatrics suggests as babies' first food.
Now, let me back that ass up for a second. At Gabe's four month appointment, the doctor started rattling off all these new things he could now shove in his mouth. Rice, oatmeal, barley, yellow vegetables. Whoa whoa whoa, what do I do? I need these instructions in See Dick Run format. I hadn't even bought this rice cereal yet...mostly because I wasn't really sure what it looked like, or what to do with it. Turns out, it's not that hard. You just mix that ish with some liquid and make a soupy cereal. Ok, I'll start with that.
So we did. We bibbed up the little guy, sat him in his bumbo and tried to feed him this slop on a spoon. He wasn't really having it. He made the ick face and let it dribble out of his mouth. Ok, that's to be expected. But um, after the 3rd night of this, I was starting to wonder what the hell was going on. I was positive the kid would like the food because um, his parents? We're fans. So it had to be something else. The next night, I decide to try him out in the booster seat we have and sit him down with us while we eat, hoping that he would see us eat and think it was pretty awesome. 
Ehhhhhh
Mom, would you put that thing away already?
Hmmm, the soupiness of the cereal marries with the sloppiness of the rice and results in a cornucopia of flavor...
Enough already Ma!
Yep, I like it Dad!
I like it so much I'm gonna grunt about it!
then eat some more...hey, you guys got any hot sauce?
No? Then you mind if I chew on this spoon?
I'm having so much fun, I'm gonna close my eyes, throw out my arms and grunt about it. Again. I love grunting.
What? It's called a palate cleanser.
So, as expected, it seems our boy likes his food. I've slowly been thickening up his cereal and will be starting him on oatmeal cereal next week. Riveting, eh?
These...are the days of our lives.
20 comments:
Why is Gabe eating his cereal from a toothbrush?
Great pictures! He is soooo cute!
Love these shots and your play by play - such a fun time to experience with your little guy. Takes me back...sigh...
he's simply too cute! too cute I say!
I LOVE the play by play of Gabe's reactions and photos. This was so funny! Hubby and I are both snowed in, working from the dining room - and he looked at me kinda funny when I actually laughed out loud.
"Hmmm, the soupiness of the cereal marries with the sloppiness of the rice and results in a cornucopia of flavor..."
Hahaha. Man, your little dude is CA-YOOOT.
i don't know what is cracking me up more - the looks on his face, or your comments!!!
i'm glad you found a way to make him love it! i have to say, he looks so much like your husband in some of these pictures. he is like a little man - i love it!
Love this series of pics, I started Indy on banana puree..that stuff tastes GOOOOOOOD
haha I can't handle the cuteness of these photos.
Gabriel is adorable. I loved his expressions, especially the 2nd to last one.
totally unrelated .. but i saw your 'profile' ... you live in philadelphia!?
i used to live in philadelphia! for three years! small world. right?!
Adorable!
That kid has a face for blog-o-vision. Also, pimp out his Cream of Wheat like my mom used to do for me--it's a whole different ball game when you add a pat of butter, a spoon of sugar and a dash of milk!
Those faces are TOO much!
lol.... those faces are priceless. Everything becomes a big deal when you're a parent! (I would assume so, anyway:)
Umm, these photos are almost carbon (digital) copies of our rice cereal adventure last Saturday. Colin looks all sorts of "bitch, are you for realsies?". LOVE!
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I love this kid. He's hilarious. Even in photos.
And, the back this ass up comment, hilarious!
Ahhh.. a new milestone!
So cute - love the images. I did that with Nate when he had his first rice cereal meal. He is now moving on to sweet potatoes this weekend :)
Gabe makes me melt, he is too cute for words!
Love all his faces! Too cute!
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