So yesterday was the day of dread... 4 month shots. Blah! I don't know who its worse on, me or her. We headed to the doctors and it took about an extra half hour to get in. I don't complain because there are so few good doctors that take on new patients. Ariel was an angel, smiling and cooing. I think that makes it worse. Even the doctor was upset having to give her needles when she was soooo happy. Her check up was good, up to 25 inches long but her weight was only at 14.5 lb. That may seem good, and by no means did she say Ariel wasn't fine, but her weight somewhat tapered off in growth than what the curves have been in her chart. Either way, we are going to go back in a few weeks to reweigh and see were she is at. Ariel during this conversation was kicking rapidly on the table and the doctor laughed saying, like I said, no reason to think she isn't thriving.
Then came the hard part. Only 3 needles this time. First one, no issues, no cry... second one, a red face cry... third one, what the #@$* are you doing to me cry! She calmed down very quickly and nursed in the waiting room as we waited for the 15 reaction time to be up. All good! We went to see Nana and Papa who had just returned from Victoria on a fancy eating trip, needless to say Papa wasn't as interested and they were home earlier. Sometimes he is a party pooper, but thats just Papa!
Then we went to the store to buy Ariel's first cereal! I was giddy, something new! Whee. Then I was hit with the rows of boxes. Why isn't there one box that says, buy me for your baby. Apparently, I picked right when Nana saw it, the good ol' standard that has been around for years. Yay me!
Ariel had been sleeping soundly for a few hours after I gave her some pain med, poor thing had been good then like a ton of bricks was in serious pain. Sniff! She awoke all smiley again was ready for the cereal. I had her in the bouncy chair, since she was so comfy I didn't have the heart to move her. The expressions were hilarious. Thus I believe what the doctor said when I asked what cereal I should get, 'anything is fine, they all taste like crap!' LOL! So Ken filmed it and I took pictures and I think Ariel got half of it in her stomach, she didn't enjoy it from her face, but did manage a smile at the end. Huzzah!
Today we are going to the mall. My throat has a tickle, I am ignoring it. I am not getting sick.... Mikey better not have given me that bug... vitamin c... yes, I will survive. Nana, I am fine. Hehe. Enjoy some pictures of my cutie's first cereal!
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Just FYI, Extra Foods/Superstore has a good Organic line of baby foods that Cade enjoyed. When you read the ingredient list of some of them (Heinz, I think is the one I'm thinking of) they have dairy products and sugars added to it (prob to make it taste a little more palatable). We kept Cade away from dairy until this month, but it means being extra fvigilant when it comes to label reading! (Mum-mums has sugar too)
ooh good to know! I will have to check that. Both Ken and I have dairy allergies, so I wouldn't doubt that she will have them too. Thanks!
Hey Janet,
I'm working with a dietician in Kamloops who specialises in infant and child nutrition and she recommends the BC Health Files for up to date and accurate information. They've got a series of articles on infant and toddler nutrition and feeding tips. The article on babies' first solids can be found at
http://www.bchealthguide.org/healthfiles/hfile69c.stm
Have fun and good luck!
Katrina
Hi Katrina, thanks for the info. I do have a question regarding it, if you didn't mind. I read the page and it basically doesn't mention anything about solids for babies until 6 months. Does the dietician your working with not believe cereal should be introduced at 4 months? Most books I have read said babies don't really need solids until 6 months when they require more for their development, but cereal can be done as early as 4 months. My doctor said I should, but I was curious on other opinions. I haven't done formula, but it seems now she needs something more than what I have to give. Insight would be great from another. :)
My health unit advocates waiting on cereal and all other solids until 6 months too. But I was too excited and Cade seemed really fascinated when we were eating that I gave it a go. I started with rice pablum, but didn't really introduce any other grains until 5 months, then banana, I think was his first non-cereal thing at 6 months. If you have dairy concerns, it's recommended that you wait until Ariel's a year before introducing any dairy, as they are more likely to develop allergies the eariler this is introduced. (We had the same concerns.. but boy it was nice to be able to give him yogourt and cheese!) Another feeding tip for a few months down the line is soft tofu (it comes in lots of flavours) Cade loved it, I fed it to him like yogourt and he got all the protein benefits without the dairy.
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