The Wilt Family: Oatmeal and Veggies

Since around 4 months, Grant has been getting rice cereal every evening. At the end of July, we added oatmeal to our morning routine. Grant LOVES his oatmeal! He likes the rice cereal okay (don't get me wrong, the boy doesn't refuse any food!!), but he gets extra excited for his oatmeal. He immediately started asking for second servings every morning. He's up to probably about 1/2 cup every day.

Sunday before last, August 15, we started veggies. Grant had green beans in the evening mixed with his rice cereal. Although he makes some funny faces, he seems to like it because he opens his mouth and willingly eats it! After about five days of green beans, we started peas. So far, it appears that Grant prefers the peas to the green beans. The past 3 nights he has finished the 3.5oz container with rice cereal mixed in it. In the next few weeks, we have carrots, squash, and sweet potatoes to try before moving onto fruits!

I'm really enjoying feeding him "solids." He makes such funny faces and cute noises, and he gets so excited when I put him in his highchair and velcro on his bib! Over the past month, he's actually become quite a neat eater! He never tries to put his hands in his mouth anymore and hardly any food gets onto his bib. (I'm talking in the last few days...I know he's a mess in some of the pictures below!)

Grant's first few times eating oatmeal. So happy and excited for more!!