Monday, September 22, 2008

Feed Me Mommy!

Will is ALWAYS hungry! He still wants to eat every 2 hours at the latest. If he has to wait longer than 2 hours you'd think he was starving to death. I weighed him today (I stepped on the scale while holding him, then I gave him to Jim and weighed myself again) He weighs 16 1/2 lbs! (I weighed Ellie the same way - She's only 12) Because I can't seem to feed him enough with just nursing I decided to start him on rice cereal. He's hit all of the "Is your baby ready for solid foods?" milestones:
  • Sits with support and has good head control
  • Has doubled his birth weight and weighs at least 13 pounds
  • Acts hungry after 8-10 breastfeeding sessions or 32 ounces of formula a day
  • Has lost the tongue thrust reflex and is able to swallow food
Here is how it went
He sure loved it.

3 comments:

Abby said...

Awesome! He sure looked like he enjoyed it too. Hopefully this'll help him feel like he can go longer between nursings. :) So funny to see the differences between him and Ellie.

Anonymous said...

I am laughing hysterically at picture of him shoving the spoon in his mouth!!! He loves it!! I hope it provides some relief for you!

Allison said...

What a stinker - tell him twins have to wait 3 hours to nurse. It's a rule.

He looks so big in the highchair. I hope the rice cereal helps!