Rice Cereal

Olivia had her 4 MONTH well-visit this week (more details on that later!) and the pediatrician said she was ready for rice cereal.  Matt and I were hoping she'd say that because we are desperate for anything that will help this little bundle sleep more than 3-4 hours at night!  So, we bought some cereal, got out the bibs and bumbo, and tried it out.

To say she "liked" it would really be an exaggeration.  She basically tolerated it.  She will oblige us for a few minutes, but then she starts to fuss.  (Probably because she is starving, but she only swallows about 1 teaspoon of the entire bowl).

But we are going to keep trying!  At our last attempt, she started to open her mouth when I put the spoon in front of her -- I take that as a good sign!

Here is a video of her first time trying rice cereal.  (Notice "Single Ladies" playing in the background?  She had a mini-meltdown when we tried to put her in the Bumbo, so she needed some Beyonce to relax her!)

 As you can see, no rice cereal was actually consumed during that attempt.  So we waited a few hours and tried again.  I'm not sure she did any better the second time, but it made for  some cute pictures!

UPDATE (Jan. 19):  Five days in and I would say rice cereal is officially a hit!  Mimi came over today and helped me make it a little thicker consistency (I was basically just feeding her milk with a spoon!) and that made a world of difference!  She ate the entire bowl and then cried for more.  So, I made one more little bowl and she ate almost all of that too!  So....here's to a full belly and a full night of sleep!  Fingers crossed....