it's a girl, her dad, and some rice cereal

today we dove into a new tasty treat called rice cereal.  i tried to be a nice wifey and get the grocery shopping done, so we didn't have to fight everyone and their dog over the weekend, and i grabbed some Gerber rice cereal for E.  i figured now is as good a time as any to see if the girl can eat like her momma.  and.....(drum roll......).... she can.  makes me so proud.

i attempted her first introduction at lunch, four bites, not all that interested.  would rather take her bottle.  i didn't push it, since the handout from the doctor's office said it's good to ease into it.  whatever that means.  how do you ease into eating cereal as a 4 month old? anyway, i told myself i'd let her try it, if she was ready great, if not, oh well.  so after my attempt, i figured it wasn't her time and we'd have to wait a few more weeks.  i sent ryan a quick pic of his sweetness trying cereal for the first time, then curled up on the couch with my darlin' and took a siesta. what a great friday!

when the man of the house came home, he was eager to try the cereal with her.  i think guys like when their kids first learn to eat because it's messy.  he just wanted to see how messy she could get without me getting antsy and pulling out the steam mop.  for whatever reason, today i didn't care about a mess.  i think i'm too tired this week to even care about the tidiness, or lack there of, of my house.  i say this after i swept the kitchen, vacuumed the carpet and couches (thanks dogs that shed like there's no tomorrow), and did all our laundry.  guess i cared a little, huh.

but i recorded this 'real' attempt at rice cereal with her dad.  moms out there, ever feel like you do all the dirty work all day, and sometimes can't get your kiddos to do/try anything, then dad comes home and they are all for it?  that's how this new adventure went down.  dad had the magic touch with the cereal.  i see a new full-time job for ryan in the near future!!!  he will hear me say, "but she likes it when her daddy feeds her."

here's the video and some photos of our neighbor Sophie.  she's just a couple month younger than E and she's wreaking havoc and mayhem on her parents as well.  she's such a sweet little thing.

have a great weekend!

Sophie:

More E:

ps- i just set up a youtube account and this video was only 3 minutes, but it took forever to get it uploaded. sheesh, when E wants to do a music video to make it big like justin beiber, i'll be waiting forever to upload that.  

pps- i'm sacrificing good sleep for this post...what am i thinking.