Getting the hang of it...

Whenever I talk to Gran about what Asante is doing, she is always so excited, and says "He is getting the hang of it!"  This statement could not be more true of Asante eating solid foods :-)

We started him on rice cereal on Tuesday, the 27th of November.  He didn't hate it, but just didn't know what to do with it.  After a few minutes of us trying to get him to "eat" he had had enough!  The next few days he did better, but still wasn't sure about what we were trying to do.  My mom suggested using our finger instead of a spoon, and that made a huge difference.  Asante isn't so good with change, and I think all of it was too much at once.  He did a lot better when I used my finger, because it was more like play time! He still only ate a little before he got tired. 

Ready to start eating!

Such a sad face

After Asante's 4 month check up (December 4th) we tried out regular baby food.  It was perfect timing, because Grammy sent us a baby bullet to make our own baby food.  We read about what foods are best for first time eaters, and decided we would start with bananas. He liked bananas much better, and after just a few times he ate a whole serving!

Baby Bullet!!

Trying bananas for the first time

 

We are taking it slow, and he is really "Getting the hang of it".



4 Months

Asante has changed so much in the last month! He is such a happy boy, always smiling and "talking".  It is so much fun :-) He also is very strong willed, and doesn't hesitate to let you know if he doesn't like something.  He is feeling almost 100% better, still has a little stuffy nose, but it doesn't seem to bother him! Now that he is feeling better, his appetite has gone through the roof.  He is up to 6oz bottles of formula in one sitting.  He usually eats around 30oz in a day! He almost always sleeps through the night, and if he does wake up, he usually falls back to sleep after a few minutes on his own.  We start bedtime around 9pm, and he is usually asleep in the crib by 9:30pm and sleeps until around 6-6:30am.  His new daycare has been wonderful, and I could not be more thankful for that! We do a lot of tummy time, and he is starting to move around.  He will turn in circles when he is both on his back and on his tummy.  He rolled over in his crib on the 26th! But hasn't done it since, so I'm hoping that will come soon.  Another new thing is cereal! We started rice cereal at nights on Tuesday 11/27.  He doesn't have it figure out just yet, but we are getting there :-) Next Tuesday is his 4 month check up, and we are going to talk about starting him on baby food…. its going to be a fun month!!

Koda loving on his brother