I have been wanting to write an update on the babies ever since they turned 6 months so that I can go back and read it, but that will have to wait until I have more time. In the meantime, we will talk about another exciting topic: solids. Somehow I had always dreaded starting solids with the babies because of the lack of time for research and the additional work that will be added to our already hectic schedule with twins. To my relief, our pediatrician suggested starting solids at 6 months rather than at the earlier end of the time frame at 4 months. I happily just waited until the suggested time. Prior to that, I snatched two free Ike.a highchairs with trays from another parent in the local parents of multiples club.
With the baby spoons and the bibs that we received from our baby shower, we were all set to go. However, I was a bit confused about the whole purees vs. Baby Led Weaning method. Without reading up on it, my head was a bit hazy about what to do. As first time parents, we opted for the way that would not as easily cause a heart attack for us as far as potential choking is concerned, which was to start with purees first. Our pediatrician suggested rice cereal for a week and then add other fruits and vegetables. Because of short of time, I didn’t get to go buy any rice cereal, but the desires to start feeding them were suddenly strong. My mom happened to have a ripe avocado lying around, so we decided to just go for it and feed them the avocado. I am so happy to report that they actually liked the avocado a lot! They were apprehensive at first but opened their mouth for more and more. It was truly a hit. After seeing how cute they were with real food, I became even more excited to try more. After three days of avocado, we ventured into the new territory of yam and carrot. Those two vegetables were not as well taken. In fact, the babies made some funny faces and pushed out a bunch of it with their tongues. They absolutely hated bananas. Just one bite, both of them made this sour face. They kept their mouth tightly shut and was fussing and crying when we tried to put more in their mouths. It was hilarious and a bit frustrating at the same time. I have to remember that it takes a baby 10 to 12 times of trying something to establish his/her likes or dislikes. I know we have to be patient. I finally went to Tar.get to get some oatmeal cereal and a bunch of baby food. We will see how they do. Fortunately the babies like to drink water and are getting more and more comfortable with using the Munchkin Miracle 360 cup.
I like this cup because it is spoutless and almost spill proof. It may make it easier to bypass the sippy cup and move directly onto open cup in the future. Although it is more work, eating is fun and I can’t wait for the babies to one day eat the food we eat at breakfast, lunch, and dinner. They feel so much more grown up now that they sit and eat. Where did those little tiny squishy babies go?!?