I suppose there was no need for me to share all of that as lead in to the fact that the girls enjoyed a week of feeding Waylon bottles while I pumped and dumped, but oh well, there you go.
Waylon started solids a few days after his six month birthday, because that's how long it took to find a time when he was awake, hungry, and Joe was home to do the honors. I had originally hoped for everyone to be there for this momentous occasion, but I became concerned Waylon would never get a chance to eat if we waited for the stars to align perfectly, so alas, June was permitted to sleep through it. You're probably laughing at me for considering it a momentous occasion, but I have to say that to me starting solids always has been. After nourishing a baby inside my body and out for so long, it feels like sending him out into the world, the first teeny tiny cutting of the apron strings in a way.
So far, it appears that Waylon much prefers grabbing the spoon to actually ingesting food, and he's got quite the grip.
{This day was a nice example of why we call him "Anemone" sometimes; love that wispy sea anemone hair swaying in the breeze!}
Now is when I need you to tell me that this boy will actually eat someday. I vaguely recall it taking several weeks for June to get the hang of it, too, but memory fades, so I am currently in that paranoid period of impatience where I am wondering how to get from 3 spoonfuls all over his bib to 3 squares in his belly. How did we do that again last time?
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He'll get there - especially if he's already that good at grabbing the spoon! But meanwhile, how are you?!
Congrats! It is a big deal! I considered having a Hindu-inspired first solids ceremony for Mia until I realized that it's not really realistic to plan a time for such things. Sounds like he's doing well - spoon feeding already :). No worries - the goal at this point is for him to want to eat more, not for him to digest it all.
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