So much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. Yes, it sounds cliche, however it is true. I am blessed to have a happy, healthy boy, a wonderful husband, and a mother who was able to join us for our Thanksgiving celebration. Grandma is in town. How wonderful it is to have her here. Last time she saw TJ was when he just got out of the hospital and was in his recovery mode. . . that was three months ago. My, how he has grown and how he has changed.
This Thanksgiving was rather exciting, as we also had Samantha for the long weekend and we hosted two Cornell students for dinner. TJ was a perfect baby the whole day. He was cute, and talkative, and interacted with our guests very well. He even took a 2 hour nap during the most hectic time of the day: the final preparations for the meal and the meal itself. Now that is something to be thankful for: a baby that knows when to sleep.
Thanksgiving also marked the first day the TJ experienced solid foods. We thought that Thanksgiving, of all days, would be a great day to introduce TJ to solids. It's a day that revolves around a meal, so shouldn't he take part too? Baby's first meal: rice cereal. Result: a whole lot of mess, not much success. TJ was not so sure what to do with the creamy paste that was being shoved into his mouth. He liked to make faces and spit it back out. We met greater success when I let him suck on my rice cereal filled finger. He also enjoyed playing with the spoon on his own, passing it between his two hands and sucking on the curved end. It was if he knew what to do with it and wanted to feed himself.
I realized today that the entry into the world of solid foods is not going to be as easy as I thought. It takes a lot of energy, effort, and patience to feed a baby—and the willingness to get a little messy too.
Happy Thanksgiving.
This Thanksgiving was rather exciting, as we also had Samantha for the long weekend and we hosted two Cornell students for dinner. TJ was a perfect baby the whole day. He was cute, and talkative, and interacted with our guests very well. He even took a 2 hour nap during the most hectic time of the day: the final preparations for the meal and the meal itself. Now that is something to be thankful for: a baby that knows when to sleep.
Thanksgiving also marked the first day the TJ experienced solid foods. We thought that Thanksgiving, of all days, would be a great day to introduce TJ to solids. It's a day that revolves around a meal, so shouldn't he take part too? Baby's first meal: rice cereal. Result: a whole lot of mess, not much success. TJ was not so sure what to do with the creamy paste that was being shoved into his mouth. He liked to make faces and spit it back out. We met greater success when I let him suck on my rice cereal filled finger. He also enjoyed playing with the spoon on his own, passing it between his two hands and sucking on the curved end. It was if he knew what to do with it and wanted to feed himself.
I realized today that the entry into the world of solid foods is not going to be as easy as I thought. It takes a lot of energy, effort, and patience to feed a baby—and the willingness to get a little messy too.
Happy Thanksgiving.
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