We started the girls on rice cereal. Morgan thinks it's a great idea. Avery wonders what's wrong with her bottle. They have totally different reactions to it!
The girls have been very hard to feed right from the beginning. It's a preemie thing. Morgan struggles with acid reflux (very common in preemies) and they both struggle with having enough stamina to finish an entire bottle. At 6 months they are still only eating 5 oz per feed (every four hours). Avery will have one (maybe two) feeds a day where she'll have 6-7oz. Typical 6 month olds eat between 5-8 oz per feed. And, except for rare occasions, they both take a LONG time to finish their bottle.
They really haven't shown too many signs to want to try solids but recently started waking at night to feed again so I thought I'd try it. It's about as painful of a chore as bottle feeding and so I really look forward to the day when I tell them to STOP EATING and get away from the table. Sigh.
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| Avery does not dig it. |
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Morgan would nibble away all afternoon.
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My favorite realization after the first morning of cereal was when I noticed Reid eating a bowl of Fruit Loops and the girls were eating organic, brown rice cereal. Reid used to eat like that. Where did it go a-muck?!? Made me giggle.
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| Breakfast around these parts. |
(and for anyone concerned, Fruit Loops are a huge treat around these parts. It is not a morning staple.)
Here's a video of the girls first feed of cereal. I love Reid's commentary!
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