Yum, Yum!

As I glanced over my last post, I realized that I hadn't included any pictures of Lily. Since she turned four months old last week, I thought I'd post a few pictures of that all-important milestone--her first solid foods. (The lime popsicle Nathan let her lick doesn't count!)

"Mom? What is this stuff?"

When Lydia and Nathan started solids, they started solids! They both loved their first cereal and progressed quickly to eating fruits and vegetables. Lily has not been quite as enthusiastic about solid food. Most of her first (and second, and third) feeding ended up on her bib.

Part of Lily's problem with her first feeding may have been that she had some distractions. Two to be exact. Lydia and Nathan have been anxiously awaiting the day that Lily got to eat cereal. After all, cousin Kayla is already eating green beans and carrots, and it's high time Lily caught up with her. They waited patiently in the kitchen as I mixed up the bottle and pulled out the box of...wait...what is that? That's not cereal! When I told them Lily was going to eat cereal, they were thinking of their personal favorite--Raisin Bran. After I did a little explaining about what babies could and couldn't eat, they gathered around the high chair to watch the fun begin.

And what fun it was! You see, Lily has been working very hard on blowing little raspberries. She got one good mouthful of cereal and decided it was time to practice her new trick. You can make some great raspberries with a mouthful of mushy cereal. It wasn't fun for Mommy, but you can tell from the picture above that Lily thouroughly enjoyed it! Rice cereal is good for something after all!

Lily is doing great at four months. She's glad to be done travelling for a while, and seems to really enjoy sleeping in a bed instead of a pack-n-play. She's laughing--silly faces are especially funny. She's learned to reach and grab things--I'm seriously considering a haircut, since my hair seems to be her main target. She's learned to roll onto her back, thereby putting an end to the hated tummy time. At her four month check-up, she weighed 15 lbs, 10 oz. and was 26 1/2 inches long. Her pediatrician told me this puts her in the 95th percentile for length! She's such a sweet baby, and we thank God every day for blessing our lives with her!