Cereal Experiment

I've been doing some research on starting solid foods. All of the 'experts' say 4-6 months; when your baby is ready.

According to BabyCenter:

Your baby will give you clear signs when he's ready to move beyond liquid-only nourishment. Cues to look for include:

• Head control. Your baby needs to be able to keep his head in a steady, upright position.
• Losing the "extrusion reflex." To keep solid food in his mouth and then swallow it, your baby needs to stop using his tongue to push food out of his mouth.
• Sitting well when supported. Even if he's not quite ready for a highchair, your baby needs to be able to sit upright to swallow well.
• Chewing motions. Your baby's mouth and tongue develop in sync with his digestive system. To start solids, he should be able to move food to the back of his mouth and swallow. As he learns to swallow efficiently, you may notice less drooling – though if your baby's teething, you might still see a lot of drool.
• Significant weight gain. Most babies are ready to eat solids when they've doubled their birth weight (or weigh about 15 pounds) and are at least 4 months old.
• Growing appetite. He seems hungry – even with eight to ten feedings of breast milk or formula a day.
• Curiosity about what you're eating. Your baby may begin eyeing your bowl of rice or reaching for a forkful of fettuccine as it travels from your plate to your mouth.

Moey is showing all of these signs. She technically is already 4 months old, even though I do not count the next month until we hit the 3rd of each month. :) Her 4 month appointment isn't until next Wednesday. With all of this info I decided to try some cereal with her tonight. SHE LOVED IT!

She was squealing in between bites, and she learned quite fast to open her mouth when the spoon got close. She also didn't gag or choke; two things I was worried about.  I want to introduce solid food very slowly, so I'm thinking we will do cereal every other day until her appointment next week so we can talk to her doctor more about it. At this age all of her nourishment should come from just her formula.  I think it is clear though, she is ready to eat more than just her bottle!